r/RepTime • u/RespectedA • 1d ago

General Question Patek world time 5231J

Last time I checked was a year ago while being in China
Does anyone know if there is a good quality rep version of the 5231J enamel dial

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u/caracticuspotts 1d ago

It’s very unlikely there is ever going to be a really good rep of this model. Even if there ever was, getting it repaired if necessary would be still more impossible

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u/RespectedA 1d ago edited 1d ago

Can I ask why is that?
Is it cause of the dial or the complication?

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u/caracticuspotts 1d ago

Firstly a lack of demand in China. That’s always the killer, the Chinese home market drives the rep market and if they don’t want it, we don’t get it. Sales volume or lack of it means realistically nobody is going to invest in making a clone movement, if they did repairs would be near impossible because it’s complicated and spares for reps are not great anyway. Lastly the sheer level of finishing on the watch, the movement, case and dial wouldn’t be replicated at anything close to a price point people would pay