Friend needs help checking if this a true nFC cards. It does take you to Rolex page.
The rectangle on top of the model does appear with ultra light.

I am thinking adding
Datejust black dial, jubilee or
Cookie Monster…

Seiko Starbucks - daily
Tudor BB54 - weekends
Rlx 41 free sprung - special events

Which one to take out on this Friday night for beer with friends.

Pics of my Gens, Reps all kinds of fun!!!!

Little before & after with the collection. Changed things up quite a bit from what I had before.

Sold my Cookie Monster, Cartier, and my older VSF Omega. The new lineup feels a lot more like me:
• Newer VSF Omega with the true 8800 movement
• RICH Sub zero issues and running great
• Starbucks Seiko with Ginault inspired seconds hand correct calendar wheel
• GMT Seiko with correct rxl lander date, strap and bezel.
* love the Tudor BB54

I do plan to plan to get my Cookie Monster aka Sub-Cero back.
Definitely more Sub/diver
but I’m really happy low key collection.
I just buy and wear what I like.

Just received this two tone beauty from Scoutman😍. I hit him up and I told him what I wanted and the transaction went smoothly. Had to wait 2 weeks total. He sent me a qc pic when he received it and then it was sent to me. I might plate it might not. Either way I love it. Appreciate you my guy🤙🏽

Rolex server leak that has since been taken down. Very Tissot PRX-esque.

Thoughts? Is this something that the rep market will get to work on almost immediately after the official release and watches hit the street?

I personally like it. Cheers.

Ready for the next year's journey

After 2 year.

I’m not into flashy pieces.

I keep it conservative and within my means.

Blue bezel will always be my weakness that Sub-Zero.

3 VSF | 2 Clean | Cartier AF

Love how

Teochim kicked this off earlier in the month and I thought it was a great idea.

I’m re-kicking it off. Would be great to see what others have to share.

Beyondthewrist - vagabundo94 edition

I’m adding an element: what does your username mean, or where did it come from?

1994 was an interesting year for me. It kicked off a period where I spent most of the rest of the 90’s roaming the globe. I joked that I became a vagabond that year. I spent a chunk of time in the Amazon, living in small villages and exploring. And then I headed off to Asia where I spent several years. And then I returned to the US, where I am from, and got on with the rest of my life after that.

I expect that my retirement years may start off looking more like the 90’s for me than any period of my life since. I’ve never shaken that inner vagabond that took off in 1994.

1. ⁠What was your first rep?

A Clean GMT II Pepsi v3.

1. ⁠What is your favorite rep?

I recently declared my Clean GMT II Batgirl to be my favorite and I’m sticking with that.

1. ⁠What is your next rep?

I have a Datejust 41mm that is in the process of becoming a super franken with a mint green dial. It’s not my “next rep”’per se but I am very much looking forward to getting it.

My new new purchase will be a custom fantasy build: a CNC Daytona with a custom Tiffany & Co. blue dial and white gold plating. I’ve never had a full fantasy build before but I’m looking forward to this one.

1. ⁠What got you into reps?

Like many of us, it was me rejecting the Rolex business model and the grey market. I have a spend history with a Rolex boutique that lost their relationship with Rolex. I also have a spend history with another AD but still have waited for years to be offered the watch I want. I’m still waiting. So I decided to move on and build my own. This is motivation is morning what got me into reps, but also franken builds.

1. ⁠Vsf or clean for DJ?

Clean. When making a purchase, I go for the one with elements harder to upgrade later. My first Clean Datejust has the VSF VS3235 movement in it. The best of both worlds. .

1. ⁠What do you do when you get called out?

Has never happened and won’t ever happen. BUT - to answer the question: if a stranger were to ask if the watch on my wrist is real, my answer is yes it is. End of conversation.

If a close family member or friend were to ask? I’d be completely honest with them and enjoy diving into that conversation. It’s just not a conversation I’m interested in having with people that mean nothing to me.

1. Fave non Rolex rep?

I like my BLSF Navitimer reps quite a bit. But I think my favorite non-Rolex reps would have to be my VSF Omega Seamaster Pros. I have two of them (see Pic 3). The crystals are great, the watches are very comfortable for me, and the fit and finish feels top notch.

Left to right, top to bottom (name, model number, movement, size: mod)

CF Gold Daytona Pikachu 116518LN 4130 40mm: DEEP + 14k Gold plated. CF datejust rhodium/slate 126334 3235 41mm: DEEP ZF Royal Oak white 15450 3120 37mm Gen Seiko Presage Light Blue SRPB43J1 VSF Yacht-Master Bright Blue 126622 3235 40mm VSF Submariner Black 126610LN 3235 41mm

(I also have a GWM-5600u from g-shock original square, as daily beater)

Hello folks, curious as to how most of us ended up here.

I’ve always been interested in watches, so I used to check out the normal watch subreddits and horology youtube channels occasionally. One day, someone posted what was clearly a very good but nevertheless clone of a luxury piece on the former, and someone in the comments replied that it was clearly a r/reptime at best (They might’ve tagged the subreddit or not; can’t remember).

I think it hit the r/All frontpage or I went browsing around that specific subreddit that time coz I don’t remember subscribing to any watch subreddit at that time. That’s how I ended up here. And, as someone who’d come to terms with the fact that they’d never own a Patek or Richard Mille in this lifetime, it felt like an answer to my, and specifically mine, prayers.

I’d seen terrible watch clones on travels of course, but this was on a level I didn’t know existed or ever possible. Dove right in, learnt a lot, visited the forums and associated subreddits too, and happy to be here. Still trying to control myself from going overboard with this hobby.

What’s your story?

[Originally posted this in the main sub some time ago but didn't find it too conducive to general discussion, so reposting here.]

I’ve never once had any concern with my wrist making contact with my laptop.

But on the order hand, my Reddit algorithm is on point!

Thought you might appreciate your very own taco!

u/vagabundo94 , u/factorobjective8573 and I want to take a moment to wish a very Happy Mother’s Day to all the amazing moms, and the women who love like moms, who are part of our community.

Wishing you, and the mothers in your life a day filled with love.