Oris BC3 - Genuine or fake

[jmar2971]

Just a bit of help needed from anyone who knows Oris watches. I just recently bought the watch below for a cheaper price than most that are currently for sale. As the watch has never been worn I just wanted to check it wasn't a copy.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/a86greoa5af0vp6/IMG_1925...
https://www.dropbox.com/s/6fntghk57bg1v7u/IMG_1926...

Sorry I have shared the images through dropbox.

[Ynox]

Difficult one. I'd shove it on Friends of Oris.

I've got a BC3 and it's a black face one with a red rotor, but I bought it in 2010. The pre-red rotor ones are from early 2000 apparently. The rear of my watch also has different lugs to engage a tool to remove it.

I've never seen a white one - there's a thread discussing one here though http://www.friendsoforis.com/forum/index.php?/topi...

[jmar2971]

Ynox said:

Difficult one. I'd shove it on Friends of Oris.

I've got a BC3 and it's a black face one with a red rotor, but I bought it in 2010. The pre-red rotor ones are from early 2000 apparently. The rear of my watch also has different lugs to engage a tool to remove it.

I've never seen a white one - there's a thread discussing one here though http://www.friendsoforis.com/forum/index.php?/topi...

Thanks for the tip. I will have a look over there.

[SVS]

Do you think Oris is a common brand for fakes? I'd expect lots of fakes for Rolex and Omega, but Oris?

[lostkiwi]

SVS said:

Do you think Oris is a common brand for fakes? I'd expect lots of fakes for Rolex and Omega, but Oris?

There are fakes for a good many things. It just has to be popular, high value or highly desirable and the Chinese will copy it.

[GC8]

SVS said:

Do you think Oris is a common brand for fakes? I'd expect lots of fakes for Rolex and Omega, but Oris?

I would respectfully suggest that you don't know nearly as much as you think that you do. Neither about counterfeit watches, nor about Oris.

Don't confuse your opinion with fact.

[Nuisance_Value]

A google image search will help, this link has lots of zoomable pictures..

http://www.bernardwatch.com/Oris/BC3/ORI443

I'm no expert, and your movement pic is a bit blurred, but it looks pretty genuine to me.

[ruff'n'smov]

GC8 said:

SVS said:

Do you think Oris is a common brand for fakes? I'd expect lots of fakes for Rolex and Omega, but Oris?

I would respectfully suggest that you don't know nearly as much as you think that you do. Neither about counterfeit watches, nor about Oris.

Don't confuse your opinion with fact.

Kin' hell somebody dropped a quid and found a tanner

[SVS]

Yeah, I thought I just asked a question. But apparently I was expressing an opinion.

Incidentally, I know diddly squat about fake watches. Though I've owned an Oris (an excellent watch, IMO).

[lostkiwi]

First hit on a google search for Oris BC3 replica:

http://www.watchesen.com/oris-bc3.html

As you can see the copies aren't just restricted to the big brands....

Edited by lostkiwi on Wednesday 30th September 15:19

[SVS]

Interesting. I guess fakes are probably huge business. Not surprising, but very sad nonetheless

[jmar2971]

lostkiwi said:

First hit on a google search for Oris BC3 replica:

http://www.watchesen.com/oris-bc3.html

As you can see the copies aren't just restricted to the big brands....

Edited by lostkiwi on Wednesday 30th September 15:19

That was the site that I looked at hence the question. I was surprised of the price as I didn't pay a great amount more for the one that I bought.

[hairyben]

SVS said:

Yeah, I thought I just asked a question. But apparently I was expressing an opinion.

Incidentally, I know diddly squat about fake watches. Though I've owned an Oris (an excellent watch, IMO).

there's little people won't fake- there was a run of fake circuit breakers (for consumer units) some time ago - except whereas the genuine item contains electromagnetic and bimetallic components to operate the overcurrent trip these were in fact "empty case" switches - very much potentially lethal. Yet thats a £2-3 component!