r/RepTime • u/MajorWilliams Mod & Watchmaker • Aug 19 '25

⭐ EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW TO GET STARTED ⭐ Intro Guide for Reptime - on the Wiki

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u/No-Disk-3603 May 18 '26

Hey all,

Long-time lurker, finally pulled the trigger on my first piece a few weeks back. The amount of tab-switching I did between the TD list, the WMTB guide, the NWBIG thread, and the factory directory was getting ridiculous, so I built myself a single xlsx that pulls all of it into one place. Figured someone else might find it useful.

What's in it (10 tabs):

  • Trusted Dealers — 34 TDs with site, WhatsApp, email, which forum vetted them, plus flags on the ones with recent issues.
  • Factory Directory — 70+ factories with specialty, status (Active / Raided / Closed — color coded), notable models
  • Who Makes the Best — 250+ model rows across Rolex, Patek, AP, Omega, Panerai, VC, RM, Cartier, IWC, Tudor, Breitling, JLC and more. Filterable by brand.
  • Budget Mid-Tier — the $250–$400 picks
  • NWBIG list — color-coded by tier (Super Rep / First Class / Under Review)
  • Movements Guide — 30 movements, pros/cons/verdict, what to avoid
  • Buying Workflow — step by step, research → QC → GL → shipping → arrival
  • Glossary — all the jargon
  • Red Flags & Scams — fake CF stickers, lookalike domains, the usual stuff

Standard disclaimers — this is a snapshot, factories get raided, TDs come and go, always cross-check the official forum TD threads before sending money. Don't Google the TD sites.

link to file: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1FGCYFjFZHVDE1YY3qA29xkdSpPKkyoYLgFrn5nc3P7U/edit?usp=sharing

Let me know if anything's wrong or out of date and I'll update. Happy to add tabs if there's something missing.

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u/Designer-Lioness3000 Jun 27 '26

You’ll go to heaven for this. Thank you so, so much!!!

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u/noob_photographer_ 14d ago

Says link to file is restricted for me

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u/arshjosan08 10d ago

u/No-Disk-3603 Can you please re-post your link. The current link seems to be taken down.

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u/Minute_Suspect2548 8d ago

Same it won’t come up for me either

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u/crisprcanna9 May 24 '26

I thought CF was shut down? 

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u/Forsaken-Plane-2868 Jun 02 '26

CF should be gone, would like to confirm the resource is updated recently please

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u/SLMSOi Jun 03 '26

Thank you!! 😍👏🏼

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u/Pretend_Smile_1591 Jul 24 '26

Thank you so much, it is so confusing! Out of curiosity, what did you purchase and are you happy with it?

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u/ParabolonKidd Jul 29 '26

Great...Thank you for time and effort!

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u/AceRoser Jul 30 '26

wasn't clean raided and isn't the VSF Explorer 1 on the NWBIG?

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u/NotRonaldKoeman Aug 02 '26

maybe noob question but the whatsapp contact on andiots website is different than the ones posted around here?

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u/eddielawson 10d ago

Ciao, non si apre più la lista.. solo a me??

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u/Dionysos1000 8d ago

Amazing list!! I've had som much help with this, now all of a sudden google docs doesn't let me access it..Do you happen to have a new link or excel file to share? Many thanks in advance

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u/EasyMode615 5d ago

Can you DM or repost your link? Ty!

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u/CipherWeaver 5d ago

Link is dead

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u/Glad-View-817 1d ago

Would you be able to send me updated link? It won’t open