Genuine website or fraud?
Genuine website or fraud?
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Welshbeef

Original Poster:

49,633 posts

229 months

Wednesday 9th November 2011
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SeventyThree

97 posts

180 months

Wednesday 9th November 2011
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Well the watch certainly isn't.

marshalla

15,902 posts

232 months

Wednesday 9th November 2011
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Everything you need to know about them is on their "Contact Us" page. The quality of that, should tell you plenty about the likelihood of you receiving anything at all from them.

http://www.cheapwatchesuks.com/customer-service

bigrich4

713 posts

188 months

Wednesday 9th November 2011
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marshalla said:
Everything you need to know about them is on their "Contact Us" page. The quality of that, should tell you plenty about the likelihood of you receiving anything at all from them.

http://www.cheapwatchesuks.com/customer-service
laugh

Capt Bravz

344 posts

191 months

Wednesday 9th November 2011
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marshalla said:
Everything you need to know about them is on their "Contact Us" page. The quality of that, should tell you plenty about the likelihood of you receiving anything at all from them.

http://www.cheapwatchesuks.com/customer-service
Latin?

C&P'd into google translate gives this. (?????)

Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, LLC. Availability: In stock. You're currently on. Availability: In stock. Welcome to you, there was no lump. Store multiple Apple Dell Gateway IBM Sony, Toshiba. Use the gate more here. Click the Advanced button for. Click on the Privacy selection in and, the time really worth it. See image below. Add to Cart. Add to Wishlist. We lump. Subscribe. Resources Keep your old age and administer, and is quality made ​​easy. Now prophetic. We just is not but a lion vehicles here. Learn More Add to Wishlist | time addresses,


Very odd. Lion vehicles!!!

marshalla

15,902 posts

232 months

Wednesday 9th November 2011
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Capt Bravz said:
Latin?
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Well known in typesetting circles, though.
http://www.lipsum.com/

Capt Bravz

344 posts

191 months

Wednesday 9th November 2011
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marshalla said:
Capt Bravz said:
Latin?
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Well known in typesetting circles, though.
http://www.lipsum.com/
Interesting. YLSNED.

andy_s

19,857 posts

290 months

Wednesday 9th November 2011
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Capt Bravz said:
Very odd. Lion vehicles!!!
Yes, Lion vehicles, you know, for when vehicles aren't exciting enough...



Zingari

947 posts

204 months

Wednesday 9th November 2011
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I've recently noticed a lot of dubious websites flashing up through google with a 'UK' in the title. A lot of premier brands are affected by our Chinese chums.

I camer across a Barbour site that offers over 50% off their clothing - albeit the list price was incorrect. It got better they even added fake reviews/feedback in pigeon English.

Spelling and grammar gives it away. Try asking a technical question - ROFL

Welshbeef

Original Poster:

49,633 posts

229 months

Wednesday 9th November 2011
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Amazing prices but it does seem too good to be true

Dominic H

3,289 posts

263 months

Wednesday 9th November 2011
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Welshbeef said:
Welshbeef said:
Amazing prices but it does seem too good to be true
I'm not quite sure what you mean with your questions.

Is the website real? I guess you'll find out when you try and buy a counterfeit watch made to an unknown quality from an unknown seller. What sort of customer service are you expecting?

Amazing prices, too good to be true? What is the accepted 'going rate' for a counterfeit watch? Again, you've no idea what you're buying in terms of quality. How can you gauge value?

Welshbeef

Original Poster:

49,633 posts

229 months

Wednesday 9th November 2011
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Well you cam buy a Rotary which looks like a Seamaster for £100 and it's genuine.

So how much worse are these?

I'm asking as I cannot justify £3G on the lovely omega so a watch for a tank of diesel seems great value.

andy_s

19,857 posts

290 months

Wednesday 9th November 2011
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Welshbeef said:
Well you cam buy a Rotary which looks like a Seamaster for £100 and it's genuine.

So how much worse are these?

I'm asking as I cannot justify £3G on the lovely omega so a watch for a tank of diesel seems great value.
The Rotary doesn't steal the brand name.

Just because they are cheap and nasty counterfeits don't be fooled, they last days sometimes, if you you actually get it, which I doubt...


Seriously WB, If you need a £50 watch, there's plenty of good ones - you don't have to spend stacks. See the "Which watch for £50" thread...

Welshbeef

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49,633 posts

229 months

Wednesday 9th November 2011
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http://www.millersjewellers.co.uk/Gents_Watches/Ro...


Think this is a really nice honest watch which will last years and not break the bank. I do really badly want a speed master or planet ocean or Seamaster 600m

SeventyThree

97 posts

180 months

Wednesday 9th November 2011
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Just buy one FFS, with all due respect.

As a long-term reader I remember you banging on for what seemed like years about what diesel BMW to buy, before you actually bought one.

Decision making not your strong point?

Slagathore

6,225 posts

223 months

Wednesday 9th November 2011
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£150 + an Ebay Reputable seller = Seiko a million times better than any Rotary.


Welshbeef

Original Poster:

49,633 posts

229 months

Wednesday 9th November 2011
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Slagathore said:
£150 + an Ebay Reputable seller = Seiko a million times better than any Rotary.
Does any seiko model look as good as an Omega or similar? I'm not up to speed on seikos

PowerStation

3,728 posts

234 months

Wednesday 9th November 2011
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Why the infatuation with Omega? Do you really need the brand that much?

Chicane-UK

3,861 posts

216 months

Wednesday 9th November 2011
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In the same boat as you. Only punching in the Seiko price ranges and was admiring this:

http://www.creationwatches.com/products/seiko-chro...

But think I'm going to get saving and get my foot in the door of Omega ownership with a Seamaster. Will be a while though, but I'd rather have something really decent that if looked after won't lose a tonne of money.. seems the only way forward.

tertius

6,914 posts

261 months

Wednesday 9th November 2011
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Welshbeef said:
Slagathore said:
£150 + an Ebay Reputable seller = Seiko a million times better than any Rotary.
Does any seiko model look as good as an Omega or similar? I'm not up to speed on seikos
IMO this one or this one do. Certainly better than any Rotary.

Plus of course, many of the Spring Drives and Grand Seikos look amazing, but are considerably more expensive.