Your thoughts on fake watches

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sidicks said:

It certainly makes me wonder about the sort of people you / your friend deal with - 90% of them must be idiots.

NO, at least 90% of people know nothing about watches

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Francois de La Rochefoucauld said:

Rolex aren't exclusive anyway. We've already had the used car dealer cliche bandied about during this discussion.

If the faker only appreciated the style of a watch they'd buy a cheaper, similar one from another brand. They haven't though. They want the expansive brand stamped on the front. It's no different to all those fake LV bags you see on every woman's arm in an airpot.

True. I wonder how many Rolex owners actually know the first thing about watches ?

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Jayho said:

That's not the only issue with this thread though is it? It's the OPs insistence constantly on all his threads that the cheaper copies are just as good as the real deal and that his insistence that everyone who purchases the real deal are getting ripped off. Snobbery really goes 2 ways. The value at which he prices things are also very hazy and he doesn't seem to grasp the real costs once you factor in all the intangible factors.

One of my favourite watches I own is a orient ray which I bought to curb a divers itch. Surely that would be the sensible thing to do other than buy a fake?

Art is a different matter though as they are genuinely 1 of a kind and there is zero supply unless getting a reprint.

Rubbish, rubbish rubbish. At no point have I ever said a cheap homage is as good as the real thing, and I never would. Yes, I do believe that people who pay thousands of pounds for a watch are getting ripped off, but I appreciate that it is their choice. My argument has always been about value for money. A watch that is 10 times as good as another, shouldn't cost 100 times as much.

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sidicks said:

Plenty will, plenty won’t. What’s your point?

The point is that some people buy luxury watches because they love the quality and attention to detail, whilst others buy them for image. The latter are sad people, but that's just my opinion

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EddieSteadyGo said:

You are dancing on the head of a pin with this argument. I've already linked to some of the numerous articles which show the link between counterfeit goods and organised crime. Whilst the situation you are describing is conceivable, it is nuance which doesn't blunt the main point being made.

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TiggerBits said:

The organised crime you speak of is probably in China, and I live in the UK. Why the hell should I care, if I can buy a nice looking watch at a bargain price ?