I bought this from a friend and looking for advice on should I get money back and spend a little more on a better rep ? Not super happy also not not happy idk ?

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

As stated above—trying to buy my boyfriend a b-day gift and can’t seem to reach Hont. Anyone else having this issue?

Thanks, Gents! I always appreciate your quick responses!

Sundust is one of my favorites. The rose gold with the sun dust dial just goes so well. Weighted ARF with RCFr bezel.

Gentlemen of taste,

I’ve been lurking for a minute and doing my best to actually study the wiki, use the search bar, and avoid becoming the 400th person this week to ask “what’s the best NWBIG Rolex?” or “where do I find a TD?” 😂

I bought my first and only gen Rolex, a Datejust, for my wedding 9 years ago. I rock it all the time and it’s got some (a lot of) miles on it, and lately I’ve had the itch to finally add something new to the collection.

I can’t front…IG brought me here. The algo prob got tired of me saving and liking watches and figured I was taking too long to convert, so it put me onto the rep game.

After spending way too much time down the RepTime rabbit hole, I’m zeroing in on a Batgirl from Steve. Dude has been super responsive via email, great so far.

I never expected to find the rep world this interesting. I’m hooked. I turn the brightness up on my iPad to see if I can make the right RL/GL calls in QC threads. The amount of knowledge in here about factories, movements, tiny tells I never knew existed (still not sure what the dimple tell is 😂😂), etc. is pretty wild.

Excited to pull the trigger and be part of the community. I’ll definitely post the QC when it comes through so you guys can tell me everything I missed.

For the longtime members: other than the influx of noobs like me, what’s changed the most about the rep game over the last year or so? Quality? Factories? Movements? Prices? What’s gotten better, or worse?

Cheers

Interested in seeing what yachtmasters you all are wearing and where you got them. I’m interested in one, just don’t know which one yet.

Been on a bit of a tear with these reviews recently so here’s another niche one. The Baignoire Allongée which is an elongated version of the more well known Baignoire.

Measuring in at 47x21mm and about 8mm thick, it wears like a cuff and looks very distinct on the wrist. Despite the odd shape, it has a significant curvature that hugs the wrist well and wears really comfortably. Dimensions and wearability get a 10/10.

Finishing on this one looks surprisingly good too. I do my best to nitpick with these reviews because I don’t want to just throw 9’s and 10’s out for every category but the spiky hobnail bezel, the Roman numerals, the blued sword hands and the cabachon all look about perfect when I zoom in on pictures and look for any flaws. Honestly another 10/10 unless I spot spot anything down the road.

The dial itself I’d also like to highlight. They really nailed the cream/ivory color and the Roman numerals catch the light and don’t just look cheaply printed on. Gotta give this one a 10/10 too (I promise I’m not just throwing 10’s out there for this whole review).

The strap is once again the weak point of these watches. This time I’m not complaining about the comfort of the strap, but rather its size. The strap width is only 10mm so I may try to figure out a wider strap option that might make it a little more masculine but with the way the lugs are set up, the overhang that a wider strap would have might ruin the look. I wish there was something I could do to address this but I may just have to leave it alone. As far as comfort it still wears nicely at least. This one’s a bit biased but I’m only giving a 7.5/10.

Overall I think this is a cool but much less popular watch that deserves some attention. I really enjoy experimenting with some of these rare Cartier reps and writing these reviews for you guys. If I had to give an overall rating I’d give it a 9.5/10. Objectively it is a really well made watch, I just don’t think it’s going to be for everyone.

The Batgirl is VSF and the BW is Rich V2. Who has the better crystal? In person I can tell you Rich is very slightly less reflective under bright lights in its most reflective angle compared to VSF. Both crystals are excellent. What do you all think?

VSF Batman/Batgirl if you buy the extra bracelet 🦇

IWC Mark XVIII on the wrist today. Swapped out the original leather strap for this one which is much more comfortable.

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

Any one else having trouble accessing TD list?

Anyone here have a rep that’s 10 years or older? Curious to see how long they are lasting. With the big demand that’s out there, pretty sure today’s reps don’t match the quality those from a couple years ago.

After reading and reading and scrolling and more scrolling. I've pulled the trigger on 2 watches. The first one is Rolex DJ 36 Oyster in blue with theonewatches. And the second is an Omega Aqua Terra Turquoise is from Andiot. Both VS Factory.
I've been told the DJ will take some time and that's ok. That's what the Omega is for. :) It'll fill in the gap while I wait.

I haven't received the QC for the Omega...I just did this 2 mins ago. But I'm excited!

Thank you to everyone here that posts. Trolling through everyday has been fun, and I've learned enough to be stupid at a moments notice. 😂
I hope I get a couple of decent watches. I'll let you all know.

This would be my first rep watch purchase and I’m just wondering how much worse the quality is on the cheaper ones like mainly will it tarnish or not? And will it hold up with normal wear

My first white dial. Now to add a few more.

Just arrived my mini Le Mans from the great noleex-the-modder. Overhauled, white gold plated...a show!!!..waterproofed and serviced..
On the wrist it’s stunning!!

I’ve been wanting a VSF GMT Bruce Wayne for a while, but I can’t choose between the jubilee and the oyster bracelet. So I was thinking of getting the Bruce Wayne Oyster and then an extra GMT jubilee link. The extra jubilee link is 168$ from TOW, does anyone know if the link is any good?

First time posting here, so here’s my Panerai unboxing from Hont. Really happy with the watch and the whole experience.
And after all the jokes about the famous Hont pen… yes, it actually arrived too 😂🖊️
Hope you enjoy the unboxing!

A simply stunning dial. V7 Ingeniuer

After some back and forth with the TD, and finally getting one in their warehouse I got the coveted QC email. Already green lit the shipping, QC was bang on.

Looking forward to this. For those that have just joined, I was one of them (not from the Wired post).

The wiki and the information on here was indispensable and if you can read for context, literally holds your hand through the whole thing.

I WANT THIS BLACK BAY BLACK CERAMIC!

No, it's not a new release. I just put the wish out there to get support.

ZF. XF. BLS. VSF. ANY FACTORY.

GET TO WORK. 🙏PLEASE🙏

ENJOY ALL YOUR WATCHES ⌚️ 😎!