Replica items.... is it wrong to buy them?
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It all started when i was looking around for a watch and wanted an Omega, but I have a nasty habit of breaking and scratching watches and most rings i wear, so I started thinking about a replica one, for circa £150-200 I can get some pretty good replicas from:
So getting past the buying it to show off about something I cant afford... blah.. blah... blah.
Would anyone do buy something that is a replica knowing full well that if it gets damaged they can simply buy another one safe in the knowledge that they havent just damaged a £4k watch, etc.
They seemed to have moved on from the easily identifiable fakes and onto something that looks nigh on identical as the real one, only an expert or yourself would know the difference.
So would you?
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So getting past the buying it to show off about something I cant afford... blah.. blah... blah.
Would anyone do buy something that is a replica knowing full well that if it gets damaged they can simply buy another one safe in the knowledge that they havent just damaged a £4k watch, etc.
They seemed to have moved on from the easily identifiable fakes and onto something that looks nigh on identical as the real one, only an expert or yourself would know the difference.
So would you?
Mod Note: Links removed, as they break PH posting rules
Edited by Kinky on Saturday 19th September 20:12
Dupont666 said:
Would anyone do buy something that is a replica knowing full well that if it gets damaged they can simply buy another one safe in the knowledge that they havent just damaged a £4k watch, etc.
They seemed to have moved on from the easily identifiable fakes and onto something that looks nigh on identical as the real one, only an expert or yourself would know the difference.
So would you?
If its not about buying something to show off etc, why not buy something like a Seiko, which comes in your budget, and is backed up by a warranty if it does break.They seemed to have moved on from the easily identifiable fakes and onto something that looks nigh on identical as the real one, only an expert or yourself would know the difference.
So would you?
Never understood buying counterfeit watches.
Nyphur said:
Dupont666 said:
Would anyone do buy something that is a replica knowing full well that if it gets damaged they can simply buy another one safe in the knowledge that they havent just damaged a £4k watch, etc.
They seemed to have moved on from the easily identifiable fakes and onto something that looks nigh on identical as the real one, only an expert or yourself would know the difference.
So would you?
If its not about buying something to show off etc, why not buy something like a Seiko, which comes in your budget, and is backed up by a warranty if it does break.They seemed to have moved on from the easily identifiable fakes and onto something that looks nigh on identical as the real one, only an expert or yourself would know the difference.
So would you?
Never understood buying counterfeit watches.
Im just a little clumsy and its not like i can change and the amount of watches I have been through by me damaging them is quite bad.
Brite spark said:
Yeah great post a link to fake watch sites in the watch forum. Good luck with that. 
TBH I don't think it's allowed to link to illegal fake watch sites on PHs anyway.
I'm ambivalent about this. If a £2000 watch can be faked convincingly (to the extent that you have to take the back off in order to verify its authenticity) then it suggests that the product may be very overpriced in the first place. That said, you'd feel a right knob wearing the fake - the only reason to buy a fake is to show off, and that strikes me as slightly sad. I'm a student so wear a Citizen EcoDrive; for the same price I could have bought a convincing fake Omega. But, I'd feel like a failed plutocrat wearing a fake 'expensive' watch. If people want to buy fakes then fine - it will keep the manufacturers on their toes and will encourage them to innovate so the designs can't be faked. But, it's not for me.
so they dont scratch and get damaged very easily?
just asking as my ring the oh got me for my birthday is already riddled with scratches and dont like the idea of having to take to get polished over and over again.
Thats the only reason I ask, I like the omegas, etc.... just dont like the idea of having 1.5k-2k on my wrist getting easily scratched.
just asking as my ring the oh got me for my birthday is already riddled with scratches and dont like the idea of having to take to get polished over and over again.
Thats the only reason I ask, I like the omegas, etc.... just dont like the idea of having 1.5k-2k on my wrist getting easily scratched.
Depends on the finish.
Brushed stainless steel (generally) doesn't mark as easily as polished stainless, either can have fine marks removed with things like fibre glass pens/scotchbrite/cape cod polishing cloths or send it back to the manufacturer every couple of years and it should come back good as new for a couple of hundred quid (maybe a bit more tbh).
Brushed stainless steel (generally) doesn't mark as easily as polished stainless, either can have fine marks removed with things like fibre glass pens/scotchbrite/cape cod polishing cloths or send it back to the manufacturer every couple of years and it should come back good as new for a couple of hundred quid (maybe a bit more tbh).
el stovey said:
Brite spark said:
Yeah great post a link to fake watch sites in the watch forum. Good luck with that. TBH I don't think it's allowed to link to illegal fake watch sites on PHs anyway.
Shhh had the popcorn ready.Though this is more of a "watch thread" than "should I buy a replica thread"
posting fakes/counterfeit isn't allowed for computer progs,software, etc- sure watches will be the same, that's one for the mods though.
No, you shouldn't buy replicas / copies.
I work in an industry riddled with copies and replicas and their just not as good and I find they get damaged more easily / break due to inferior production methods and materials used.
I'm the same with watches as you, seem to be very hard on them. I've a G-Shock that I've had since leaving OZ 5 years ago and apart from a few battle scars and a couple of new bands it's been solid as a rock!
I work in an industry riddled with copies and replicas and their just not as good and I find they get damaged more easily / break due to inferior production methods and materials used.
I'm the same with watches as you, seem to be very hard on them. I've a G-Shock that I've had since leaving OZ 5 years ago and apart from a few battle scars and a couple of new bands it's been solid as a rock!
wiffmaster said:
I'm ambivalent about this. If a £2000 watch can be faked convincingly (to the extent that you have to take the back off in order to verify its authenticity)...
I dunno... I had a mate with a genuine Rado and he'd grab a coin and rub it on the glass of the face and it wouldn't do a thing. I doubt the fake could do that, the components on the genuine are much higher quality.
I get them from here.
Friend took the top swiss movement Breitling to a service centre in Wakefield. They didn't know it was a fake until they opened it and were told it was fake by him
They said they wouldn't have noticed if he didn't say anthing and were shocked at how much of a proper quality replica it was.
All the swiss movement ones on that replica site are excellent. I can't justify shelling out 4 figures on just one watch and risk losing or breaking it ! However I do love the styles of them hence buying the replicas.
I have a Patek Phillipe, Panerai, Mont Blanc and a Breitling. All have lasted over 3 years now and are still going. Patek is 5 years old and still working fine
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Friend took the top swiss movement Breitling to a service centre in Wakefield. They didn't know it was a fake until they opened it and were told it was fake by him
They said they wouldn't have noticed if he didn't say anthing and were shocked at how much of a proper quality replica it was.
All the swiss movement ones on that replica site are excellent. I can't justify shelling out 4 figures on just one watch and risk losing or breaking it ! However I do love the styles of them hence buying the replicas.
I have a Patek Phillipe, Panerai, Mont Blanc and a Breitling. All have lasted over 3 years now and are still going. Patek is 5 years old and still working fine
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Edited by Kinky on Saturday 19th September 20:13
Yoshiwaan said:
wiffmaster said:
I'm ambivalent about this. If a £2000 watch can be faked convincingly (to the extent that you have to take the back off in order to verify its authenticity)...
I dunno... I had a mate with a genuine Rado and he'd grab a coin and rub it on the glass of the face and it wouldn't do a thing. I doubt the fake could do that, the components on the genuine are much higher quality.
Try a Tissot on a titanium bracelet, I give my watches a really hard life, and I've never broken a Tissot, only got replacements as presents
AdeTuono said:
A decent watch shouldn't scratch anyway.
It depends on the screen, I wear an Omega Speedmaster Professional (the moonwatch) which has Hesalite (plastic) screen (chosen for space work as if it broke it wouldn't leave loads of shards of broken glass floating about in the spacecraft) and it scratches quite easily.Love to know the mods train of thought sometimes.
By moving this thread into "Watches" by definition it's going to be looked at by a bunch of people who are into watches so hey, guess what, will most probably be anti-replica whilst going ignored by everyone else who may actually have a cheap replica but have no significant interest in watches so simply won't look at the thread and share their views.
Sometimes this sub-forum thing really does seem an own-goal.
By moving this thread into "Watches" by definition it's going to be looked at by a bunch of people who are into watches so hey, guess what, will most probably be anti-replica whilst going ignored by everyone else who may actually have a cheap replica but have no significant interest in watches so simply won't look at the thread and share their views.
Sometimes this sub-forum thing really does seem an own-goal.
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