r/RepTime • u/kennry0 • 8h ago

Discussion Watch obsessed

Where do you think this obsession stems from? Is it a dopamine rush? Maybe from reaching a mental achievement by obtaining the next watch?

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u/Fine_Analyst_4417 7h ago

For me, it’s the dopamine hit combined with the value proposition. I just can’t justify paying 10x the price for a genuine when high-end reps get you 95% of the way there. I’d much rather throw that extra cash straight into the S&P 500

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u/bears-beat-bsg 3h ago

This is it for me, but I can also add: If you really look into other hobbies you end up spending way more and most times you don’t get to keep the product.

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u/Fine_Analyst_4417 2h ago

Haha yup can relate! 😂

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u/Ethgawwd 8h ago

Dopamine and hyperfixation.

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u/Distance-Hairy 7h ago

Really thought you were extolling us to watch the movie 😂

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u/Jazzlike-Ad-7325 5h ago

Hahaha!🤣

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u/Ashgen2024 8h ago

It's also having the ability to own and use watches from such a different array of manufacturers for such relatives low cost.

The trick being able to be objective and sell ones which do not suit or do not get worn, otherwise it becomes hoarding and not collecting.

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u/noreonme 5h ago

New into the hobby . Are you looking to rehome any watches ?

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u/russwestgoat 6h ago

I’m personally so impressed by the manufacturing capability of the rep makers and the lower maintenance costs. Not so much in chasing perfection but how they are able to get so close and how by not making a perfect rep they keep ownership costs lower than the real thing. I previously got flamed for asking how much people spend maintaining their watch collection and now that I have reps I see it’s also much cheaper in that aspect too

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u/2011_Newbie1228 24m ago

I think many can agree it’s the value proposition, dopamine hit, and ease of acquisition. You don’t have to wait months or years to get the watch you want. If you don’t like it once it arrives or taste changes you can repost here and move it rather quickly then on to the next one. I would think it’s much harder to sell a gen than a rep. You can turn and burn these things pretty quickly if it’s not your jam when it arrives.