Watchfinder 'spot the fake' game

[bigandclever]

If you value your sanity, don't play the https://spotthefake.watchfinder.co.uk/ game.

I'll tell you why ... at some point you'll get to an image of an IWC Mark XVIII. Looks pretty good but the tells are, apparently, "The hand setting – it’s not responsive, feels a little ‘loose’ and there is too much movement in the crown. The engraving on a genuine case back will be stamped and not laser finished. A laser will leave behind lots of little dots."

IT'S A fkING PICTURE. AND A PICTURE OF THE bd FRONT AT THAT.

Breeeeeeeeathe.

[Doofus]

The Omega Seamaster has distorted engraving on the clasp.

Yeah, I spotted that.

[dimots]

That was pointless.

But as someone who wears a Hulk from time to time, have noticed a lot more people wearing them recently. I mentioned it to one guy, 'Nice watch!'. 'Yeah it's a fake!'. 'Oh' I said, 'yeah mine too!'.

I actually think it's a good thing if more people wear fakes. Less chance of getting mine nicked

[McMoose]

dimots said:

That was pointless.

But as someone who wears a Hulk from time to time, have noticed a lot more people wearing them recently. I mentioned it to one guy, 'Nice watch!'. 'Yeah it's a fake!'. 'Oh' I said, 'yeah mine too!'.

I actually think it's a good thing if more people wear fakes. Less chance of getting mine nicked

He might have just been saying that though. If I owned an expensive watch and somebody unknown commented on it I would have said exactly the same thing.

[dimots]

McMoose said:

He might have just been saying that though. If I owned an expensive watch and somebody unknown commented on it I would have said exactly the same thing.

Yeah I'd probably say it too, and there are definitely a lot more indistinguishable fakes out there now which make it all the more believable!

[Super Sonic]

I remember when people used to wear fake watches pretending they were real.

[BIRMA]

I got 7 out of 11. Having watched a few Youtube videos on fake watches it just goes to show how near they are getting.
I've a nice collection of real watches and wouldn't buy a replica as most of the watches I desire aren't made as replicas.

[Doofus]

BIRMA said:

I got 7 out of 11. Having watched a few Youtube videos on fake watches it just goes to show how near they are getting.
I've a nice collection of real watches and wouldn't buy a replica as most of the watches I desire aren't made as replicas.

I got 7 out of 11 by just clicking Fake every time.

[BIRMA]

Doofus said:

BIRMA said:

I got 7 out of 11. Having watched a few Youtube videos on fake watches it just goes to show how near they are getting.
I've a nice collection of real watches and wouldn't buy a replica as most of the watches I desire aren't made as replicas.

I got 7 out of 11 by just clicking Fake every time.

Fair enough, some of the Youtube content on these replicas I've seen need to have the real thing next to it to tell. As these retail at about £300 I wonder how close they could get at double the retail cost.
This the the next watch I have my eye on, no chance of a replica I guess but as I said I don't think I'd buy the replica anyway

https://www.watchcentre.com/media/catalog/feature/...