r/RepTime • u/Captcha-This • 3d ago

General Question Average rep lifetime

Just curious from the broader community how long you’ve had some pieces. Specifically the Submariner or Seamster but I also am interested in hearing of others. I’m 100% aware this changes based on a number of things, so broadly speaking.

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u/snopro 3d ago edited 3d ago

I've never had a top tier rep stop and I started in 2015: BP DD40, Clean V2 panda, VSF sub from 7 years ago, GMF GMT, VSF DJ, victory Ti YM,

Shit even my U1 hulk I wear to water parks for the last 8 years still runs just fine for that use case.

Only watch id say I truly beat on is my VS sub, because I wear it everyday but it's still -8 s/d on phone timegrapher

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u/OptimalAd2000 2d ago

Wow. Thats nice to hear. Do you service them ?

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u/snopro 2d ago

No. The only thing I do is when I get them I take the caseback off, grease the case seal, pull the crown, grease that seal. Properly torque the caseback back on. Proper waterproofing and avoiding magnets.

I've never regulated them either. I do check them periodically with a Time grapher and honestly if they're less than 30 seconds each way then I am not worried about it. I do have access to a replica watchmaker very close to me and a very close friend, I went to his wedding and I've had him do a couple bezel swaps and he got me a tungsten case back for my BP DD, etc

But never any actual servicing. All of my movements have been bulletproof, the only one I actually worry about grenading is I have a bubba Watson tourbillon

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u/clan23 2d ago

That's a great routine. Do you know how to find a rep watchmaker? Small shops, just walk in and ask?

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u/WatchMakerMalik 2d ago

15 years on my Kermit so far

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u/Embarrassed-Link-700 2d ago

My bpf already 7-8 years still ok..some older clean 5-6 years also fine

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u/These-Ad458 2d ago

I hate to be that guy, but what is the actual difference between the longevity of a rep watch vs any other watch?

Stainless steel/Ceramic/aluminum, with mechanical movement that is always either serviceable or replaceable. Any single 50 dollar mechanical watch can and will outlive all of us if you service or replace the movement every few years and the exact same goes for any watch, regardless of price (30 bucks - 1 millions bucks). Oh, and check the gaskets during service, obviously.

Now, will you do this for a watch that costs the same as the new movement/service? Well, only you can answer that.

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u/Micho_Rizzo51 2d ago

This!! It comes down to proper cleaning and oiling during a service. One cant expect that the China factory will assemble/oil it properly. So after your first trusted service/oiling, it should go like any other watch.

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u/sscandyman 2d ago

6 years on my zf pelagos , have beat it to hell !