vintage/preowned/new/replica?

[dailydose]

oh my god))) why are you, being so in love with replica watches (as you are on a replica forum), recommending everything but reps? you discredit reps completely. if you are so eager for vintages, new, and pre-owned watches, why don't you just leave this forum??

back to the root question: replica obviously, buy a rep watch. for the money you got, you will have a perfect imitation and a resounding brand o your wrist. and no one will know it's a rep, because 1k imitations look really fabulous!!!

I also didn't understand much of your reply, really.... sorry of course, but don't think it's ok to influence so badly someone's decision in buying a watch... all of the 4 options have benefits and disadvantages... personally, I'd go for a genuine piece, even if I don't have anything against reps and I have plenty of them. after all, we all buy reps because we like the genuine model, right?
so if u have the money, then I don't see why buy a rep and take all the associated risks when you just can get the gen one and enjoy it!

 

[ArnoldTHEgreat]

the only disadvantage about a rep for about 1K is the risk of getting a trash. if you have a TD in which you are completely sure, I see no probs in getting the most damn fabulous Rolex ever in its replica version and boast with it all around

 

[sundoryrock]

idk, I'm still not ready for a 1K rep. that's what reps are for, to help you save money. but 1K is a pretty big number.... I think I would look for some new watch, maybe not from luxury popular brands, but I think I'd give a try to less popular ones. to me, 600$ is the maximum I cn give for a watch D

 

[PpiroJookK88735]

idk, I'm still not ready for a 1K rep. that's what reps are for, to help you save money. but 1K is a pretty big number.... I think I would look for some new watch, maybe not from luxury popular brands, but I think I'd give a try to less popular ones. to me, 600$ is the maximum I cn give for a watch D

on the same page here.... too much too pay for a rep I think... a new "less-braded" will totally do. I think it's too much rush after big brads around, not everything needs to be Rolex and Heuer... give a chance to minor brands, they make great job as they they are hungry to get noticed

 

[igivente]

on the same page here.... too much too pay for a rep I think... a new "less-braded" will totally do. I think it's too much rush after big brads around, not everything needs to be Rolex and Heuer... give a chance to minor brands, they make great job as they they are hungry to get noticed

"less-BRANDED"- YOU WANTED TO SAY probably

so many options here, and each one with pretty convincing arguments indeed))
without a single doubt, all options have pros and cons so it's a pretty tough situation. personally, I align with those who refer to the new piece. for the 1k available money, you can have it all: a brand new watch, warranty on it, reliable functionality, and dealer's responsibility on it. the other 3 options have gaps, if looking from these perspectives

 

[bagaBOO57335]

1k- too much for me for a rep. with that money, a gen beautiful piece would comfort me better.

 

[Cacktoos]

one of my cousins wanted to get himself a vintage Rolex. he almost went crazy because of the so many dealers trying to sell fakes as vintages. good for him that he had a good friend helping him to check the authenticity of those watches. otherwise he would have spend pretty much money on a rep, thinking it was a gen vintage.
so, with that risk, I think I'd go for a new watch.let it be from a more common brand, not a luxury one, but it's a pre, with no problems related to potentials scam risks.
maybe preowned and vintage are more valuable, but because of the risk, I wouldn't get them. I'm a newbie in the field and couldn't risk that money for a watch I know nothing about

 

[BenjaMIN867]

I had the chance to have both of new luxury watch (an Omega de Ville Prestige) and a preowned Omega Constellation. My subjective conclusion on the matter is to know where you buy them and from whom. with new watches, things are easier, yet carry a certain sort of risk. But with the pre-owned, things are much harder as you never know how dealers price them (correctly or not) according to their real value.

The biggest names in the auction field know the value of the watches and are more prone to tell you the truth bout the watch’s condition, quality, history, etc… you just have to ask. Christie’s and Phillips are among them and you can trust them. Buying from unknown dealers just because the price is more attractive is a huge mistake… the ironic part of all is that I had to repair the new watch first))) so u never know) perps, the same conditions go for the vintage and reps, it’s important to know whom you buy from…

 

[DoctorWHO]

I had the chance to have both of new luxury watch (an Omega de Ville Prestige) and a preowned Omega Constellation. My subjective conclusion on the matter is to know where you buy them and from whom. with new watches, things are easier, yet carry a certain sort of risk. But with the pre-owned, things are much harder as you never know how dealers price them (correctly or not) according to their real value.

The biggest names in the auction field know the value of the watches and are more prone to tell you the truth bout the watch’s condition, quality, history, etc… you just have to ask. Christie’s and Phillips are among them and you can trust them. Buying from unknown dealers just because the price is more attractive is a huge mistake… the ironic part of all is that I had to repair the new watch first))) so u never know) perps, the same conditions go for the vintage and reps, it’s important to know whom you buy from…

so true...
from all the versions, I'd exclude the vintage version. I know nothing about vintage watches and I suppose it takes lots of knowledge about them to make the right purchase. only watch connoisseurs can probably get a really good and worthy vintage watch...
from the rep/gen/pre, the new one will be my option... only knowing that's brand new and I'm the first owner comforts me a lot

 

[CuriousGeorge]

@tOOkano$$$
have you made a decision already, or can I still put in my 5 pennies?
replica watches are a good option for when you can't afford a good original watch.
a replica watch is welcome when you madly love a popular Swiss brand and do not accept micro-brands.
a replica watch is welcome if you are not too faithful to your watches and keep changing them every half year, without holding on to them emotionally.
and a replica watch is ok when you are ready to answer the question WHY DID YOU GET A REPLICA WATCH? Because when you get a ROLEX replica, or any other imitation, be sure that people will jump into your head with questions and speculations.

if you are ok with these aspects, you can freely spend the 1K on an imitation.

Alternatively, if guaranteed quality prevails for you, and a popular brand is NOT a priority for you, why don't u get a new watch with a guarantee, even if it is not that popular?

I would not recommend you to get into vintage or preowned, because there is a whole science about how to do tings right with them. these domains are more for connoisseurs, not for beginners.

 

[WatchOut]

I had the same question recently, only that I was vacillating between a high-end cess replica or a pre-owned one. vintage and we didn't really attract me.
I opted for a new replica in the end. I bought a Hublot Classic Fusion Racing Gray Titanium Swiss Replica Watch - 1:1 Mirror Replica and I don't regret it for a second. For the given model, a pre-owned one costs me 10 times more. as for the cleats, I am very satisfied with the reply, it meets all my needs and requirements. why would I pay more, for the functions performed by both this watch and the preowned one?

it's important to know who you're buying it from, if it's someone you trust, don't worry too much about quality

 

[WatchOut]

1k- too much for me for a rep. with that money, a gen beautiful piece would comfort me better.

wouldn't b so sure about it. 1K reps look like gens, identical for an untrained eye.... met such models, remained impressed by how good they look and how precisely they work

 

[Suchispost]

1k- too much for me for a rep. with that money, a gen beautiful piece would comfort me better.

yeah. maybe, but if you go for gens for 1k there are going to be brands that are not that valuable and considered not that cool in this world. I mean you can find such an amazing clone for 1k that nobody can ever know that is not original. They are practically the same, some of the have quite the same materials except for some of those that were changed for the least expensive ones. The second difference is that it wasn't created by other manufacturers, not those that work for the original brand. This doesn't mean that they are bad or not qualified.
It is a good deal to go with AAA reps or clones if you want the best of the best. For a 1k you can find a really good deal.

 

[MinervuS]

you guys, I see that you don't understand anything about watches. too few prompts about vintage watches. you just keep talking about the new ones, pre-owned or reps. but the vintage ones are actually the ones with the greatest value, both historically and in terms of quality. most vintage watches were produced using techniques that no longer exist today. and even if the budget is limited, it's worth all the effort to save some money and have a vintage like no other. Yes, it takes a while to find a reliable dealer, but the process itself is very exciting, to look for mechanisms that are more available in the market, dials that are no longer found today. You have to be a great connoisseur of watches to enjoy the process itself. Out of all 4 options, a vintage is the best choice for anyone who is good at watches

 

[Suchispost]

you guys, I see that you don't understand anything about watches. too few prompts about vintage watches. you just keep talking about the new ones, pre-owned or reps. but the vintage ones are actually the ones with the greatest value, both historically and in terms of quality. most vintage watches were produced using techniques that no longer exist today. and even if the budget is limited, it's worth all the effort to save some money and have a vintage like no other. Yes, it takes a while to find a reliable dealer, but the process itself is very exciting, to look for mechanisms that are more available in the market, dials that are no longer found today. You have to be a great connoisseur of watches to enjoy the process itself. Out of all 4 options, a vintage is the best choice for anyone who is good at watches

god damn it again you with your money to save and your level of standards back off Misssy! ( i saw you previous comments don't worry)
Aren't you pissed about it? about all the comments that you write here. get real
Who said that it is not worth going for vintages or that is better to choose a good vintage than a rep or smth like this??
nobody! Vintage is another fucking category!!!! If you go for vintage is like going for genuine but more expensive because it is vintage and it is expensive. unless you want to go just with the case and a lot of broken things as vintage go for it...
is not just shut up and go for reps or clones...
vintage is something special, you need to have time to take care of and it is not that easy to save all those money for a good vintage.
If you want a watch and you dont care about past watches, but just want a watch, vintage is not for you.
vintage is smth else, you have to love this, to have time for this and to know the market.
please stop saying all this bullshit here!

 

[Matias]

I am now oscillating between a Vacheron watch or a Patek. I still haven't decided which one to opt for. I saved some money, but it's definitely not enough for me to buy a completely new version. and I suppose I will go with the pre-owned idea. I care too much about these watches to take a risk with a replica, even if I have quite a lot of trust in imitations. simply, I would like to exclude any possible risk when I buy one of these 2 watches. and an authentic watch is an authentic watch, even if it was worn by someone before.

a replica watch would be more suitable for when it is a watch that you can part with easily, in case you are not satisfied with its quality.

I exclude the option of vintage options. I'm not good at this category at all and also, I'm not very attracted to it.
if I had the money, I would buy a new authentic watch. since I have little money, I also go for an authentic watch, just not exactly new

 

[DomPerignon]

oh, I don't see that solving this problem is too simple. I see more problems here:

-if we are talking about an original watch, it depends on how long it would take me to get one. if I have to wait about 2 years to get the model I want, I would probably go for the replica version, which is much more affordable to buy.

-if we are talking about an imitation, it depends on its quality and how trusted is the dealer from whom I buy it. so, I would probably do a research of dealers that would suggest the best possible watch option. it would be quite difficult for me to decide on a replica of bad quality. but it would be even more disappointing to pay a handful of money and receive trash. however, a replica watch seems like a good idea to me, because nowadays, factories make very good executions both in terms of quality and design;

-if it is a vintage, I think it would take me at least a year to get into the essence of what "vintage" means. I know that this category is one of the most hunted, desired and loved. but, as I am not a professional connoisseur of vintage watches, it would take me some time to understand HOW to buy it correctly, and from whom

- and if it is about pre-owned, the same question arises: from whom should I buy it. well, it's a little simpler here, because there are only a few houses of pre-owned watches and it's easy to come across a trusted dealer. but the conflict is with the watch itself, more than with the dealer. What is the history of the watch? how many times has it been serviced? how many times it broke, etc...

pre-owned and vintage seem to me to be the most complex options. I would stay with the new one or a replica. I would take a new one, only if I receive it quickly, without waiting for it for years...

 

[Eddie]

I don't know why, but it seems to me that @tOOkano$$$ already bought a watch a long time ago)

but the topic continues to be very trendy actually, because many face difficulties in choosing a watch, depending on the budget. in my opinion, pre-owned watches are not sold for no reason. they are being sold for either they were broken, and the owner wants to get rid of it, or simply because something is not right with it. if it was supposed to be a really good watch, the owner would not have sold it, I think. hence the reason why I think it's not fairly ok to get into pre-owned.

about vintage, I disagree with most here!!!!!!!!!! everyone says that it's complicated to choose, that it's hard to understand vintage!!!!! not true!!!! as in other fields, there are specialists who can help you choose a suitable and correct vintage. At the same time, no other watch has the same value as the vintage watch. They have a design that you will not meet again in your life, it is also a good investment, just in case, and it is a reliable construction!!!!! today's watches do NOT have the same attention to detail as a vintage watch. Today's ones lack "soul", I don't know how to express myself......
Who watched the recent earthquake in Turkey, in which the NEW and MODERN houses crumbled as if they were made of sand..... the architects promised that they were resistant to impacts... but the old houses and buildings resisted.... so that's what happens with watches also ....the vintage ones are safer from all perspectives. the modern ones are only "beautifully covered".

I would go for vintage!!!!!!!!!!! you can buy a new one anytime, you can buy a replica for less money, but a vintage has no alternative in value!!!!!!

 

[YupyLuk]

if it's so hard for you to make a decision, maybe it's time to change the angle from which you look at your whole question. all the options proposed by you have pluses and minuses. so try to see what you are missing in your watch collection. what are the watches you already have? gens? reps?? vintage? if most of them are knockoffs, get a new one. or if you have both new and imitations, have yourself something vintage. and don't be afraid of the process, because you have to enjoy the journey of looking for a vintage. you will learn a lot about them, talking to different specialists in the field and you will be very interested. in short, my recommendation is to buy what you don't have in your watch collection yet, and to supplement what you lack. with 1k, you can buy very nice accessories. it was more difficult if you only had $100

 

[$BarHat$]

to have a vintage watch you have to understand this style. it's not worth spending money on a style you don't understand. it's like the art-deco style, you either like it or you don't. respectively, a vintage watch can be bought by those who really resonate with the style.
for that kind of money, I would buy a new watch. you can get imitations even for little money. I have never had pre-owned and it is unlikely that I ever will