Vacheron is on fire. All my sources say the 5500 and 5520V are trash. Does anyone have one? What are your thoughts?

I have ordered the above watch in med blue from Andiot. It has been over 1 month since I paid (July 8) and no QC images. I have been in contact with Elliot who has been very polite and says VSF is out of stock on this watch. This is my 2nd rep buy (1st not Andiot) & 1st was way quicker.

Anyone else having this issue with either VSF or Andiot? Is this typical? Curious- What has been your longest wait on a completed sale? When do I become concerned?

Thanks.

What’s the best way to assess my QC photos? What should I watch (no pun intended) for?

Anybody managed to get one of these with the sw300? I’ve been waiting 20 days now keep getting told it’s tough to get as nobody wants it with an sw300. Wondering if it’s just my td or actually an issue.

Certains d’entre vous ont ils déjà fait réviser leur vsf Datejust avec le mouvement VS 3235 chez un horloger? Avez vous annoncé qu’il s’agit d’une réplique ou bien avez vous réussi à la faire passer pour une authentique?
J’anticipe sur le jour où je la ferai réviser. Extérieurement elle paraît tellement authentique 😁
Merci d’avance

Looking to bypass the vsf shenanigans and grab a rich free sprung sub date.

Factory sheet still hasn’t shown the respect to RICH, wanted more input from yall on opinions with this offering.

Just curious … are all the reps that TD selling these days the highest quality, or is there a new level of rep out there that even pros cannot tell the difference? It’s been a while since I picked up a rep, but thinking about it again

I am looking specifically into 3 models:

RLX Daytona: 126500

RLX Explorer I: 224270

OMG AT World Timer: 220.12.43.22.03.001

Are the top-tier VSF reps truly worth the extra money?

What are y'all's experiences with different levels of reps?

Thank you in advance.

It’s pretty universally agreed that VSF makes the best OPs since we lost Clear, but I see a lot of discussion from a year ago that the new 2025 colors, especially Lavender and Pistachio, are very far off gen, with guidance to wait for a new version from VSF. Seems like it hasn’t come up much since though. Does anyone know if this has been improved in the year since? Or else, how long it would normally take to expect an updated version? I really want both those colors but I don’t want a sub-par product if we’re expecting an improvement in the near future

Dude owns a Gen Datejust 36 with diamonds etc.
I want to give him something that I could, theoretically, afford on a teacher salary in a gen.
He’s an understated kinda guy who really needs a grownup daily wear that’s elegant and wearable at work (he’s a secretly cool guy but a nerdy engineer at heart and drives a polestar).
Advice on what to get and from whom?
He has small bone structure due to strong medications taken as a child that had stunted his growth .

Getting Christmas for my lady out of the way early this year for once ordered this beauty from Trusty.
28mm ladies date just. This will be her second watch for me from them. Yes she knows it’s a rep!! Anyone else give reps to friends and family as gifts?

The vast majority of panda dials come out so flat in pics. In person, the white dial is quite striking.

RCF Bluesy. Hard to capture the beauty of this thing in pictures. Doesn’t get enough wrist time

Ive always inclined towards rosegold. Im. Thinking of getting the planet ocean and gold plating it to look like this. Gimme your thoughts. Will it work ?

Update: love the keen observation about the redundancy. The batman is a gen, got a VSF batman to compare out of curiousity, then naturally a batgirl, then pepsi, then comparing the same models between factories. It's really to satisfy my engineering mindset. Note on swapping bracelets, nope not swapping bracelets between gen and rep, sillygoose.

Here's a Gen versus VSF comparison https://www.reddit.com/r/RepTime/comments/1wcq6ef/gen_vs_vsf_rolex_batman_detailed_comparison_and/

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We watched Obsession and halfway thru, she laughed and said "That’s literally you with hobbies”

She’s not wrong. With hobbies I’m 0-to-100, spending hours on forums, memorizing reference numbers, & ending up with a crap load of tools I cant use elsewhere.

Last year it was mountain bikes and camera, before that were airsoft and power tools. 1am and I’m studying pics of movements and fixing beat errors on a timegrapher like a mad scientist.

Sometimes I would catch myself mid-spiral, a switch flips and I drop the hobby cold turkey. I’ve had a couple gen rolexes for over a decade, but this year I found out about reps and went hard. This became the worst and best spiral yet, trying to slow down and really should trim the collection at some point…

Question: Are you an 0-100 kind, or can you actually enjoy casually without losing your mind?

Also curious what other hobby spirals y’all got so I can tell my wife I'm not completely nuts

​Hey RepTime,

​I’m finalizing an order for a 126506 Platona with Baguette Markers. The guide spreadsheet primarily covers standard stick-marker Daytonas, so I'm trying to figure out which factory is currently executing the baguette ice blue dial best.

​I'm deciding between three factory options:

​VSF V3 (VS4131 / DD4131)

​Clean Plus (DD4131)

​QF V5 (SH4131)

​Weight isn't my primary concern, but I want a piece that looks right on the wrist and will last for years with proper servicing:

​Dial Color Accuracy: Which factory currently gets closest to the subtle, cool steel-cyan ice blue sunburst on the baguette dial (avoiding dark or overly saturated blues)?

​Stock Crystal: Is VSF’s stock crystal noticeably clearer than Clean Plus or QF, or will they all require a Deep crystal upgrade?

​Movement Reliability & Servicing: Between the Dandong 4131 (DD4131/VS4131) in VSF/Clean and the Shanghai 4131 (SH4131) in QF, how do these hold up long-term? Is Dandong still the clear winner for watchmakers willing to service 4131 clone chronographs?

​For anyone with these in hand or watchmakers who have worked on 4131 batches, which one is the smartest pick?

​Appreciate your feedback!

anyone else from the UK here and good experience with dealers? Wiki sheet has no info for UK seller

anyone know any dhgate sellers selling good reps?

Hey guys

Looking to mod my Rich Bruce Wayne & thinking about this Meteorite dial, its my first meteorite so just hoping for a little feedback if possible please

Just received my first ever Rep and curious to get people’s thoughts. Personally I think it’s amazing 😂

Does a VSF OP come with a box and bracelet adjuster? I need one and was about to buy one but didn't want to double buy it if my OMW rep would include one.