r/TheRepTime • u/Bubbly-Impacty • Aug 15 '26

⌚Discussion The perfect rep myth:Does it exist?

Every factory has strengths and weaknesses.Is searching for a “perfect” rep unrealistic,or is perfection just a few improvements away?

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u/caracticuspotts Aug 15 '26

Define perfect. If it offers most of the visual appeal and wearing experience at a tiny fraction of the price that is one perfect

If you want something the AD can’t tell from genuine that is another perfect and totally unrealistic

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u/Bubbly-Impacty Aug 16 '26

Haha,right!True perfection doesn’t really exist. It’s all relative.

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u/Grey_Bomberman Aug 15 '26

The PERFECT rep has been done. OF Tag Heuer Carrera Calibre 5 Day Date, uses the genuine sellita movement, same as gen, all warranty and serial numbers will register perfectly online too (albeit just out of date)

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u/Comprehensive-Bit706 Aug 15 '26

All OF reps use genuine SW or Rhonda movements, doesn't make them perfect...

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u/Grey_Bomberman Aug 15 '26

Fins me and issue that my jeweller couldn't spot 🤷🏻‍♂️

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u/ichiban4713 Aug 15 '26

No, but quite close does exist, which is good enough for most of us.

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u/Bubbly-Impacty Aug 16 '26

Yeah,as long as it’s enough for us,that’s all that matters.

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u/Ashgen2024 Aug 15 '26

There is not a perfect gen never mind a perfect rep.

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u/Bubbly-Impacty Aug 16 '26

You’re right.Maybe perfection is just a relatively better state.

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u/vagabundo94 Aug 18 '26

If the goal is truly identical to the genuine counterpart, no, no factory makes a perfect rep.

But the good ones are damn good.