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Fake chrono, anvil, safety glasses and sledge hammer...

Duracuir1
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Fake busters fake schmusters... look at this piece of crap! From an estate. Weird glass, pushers are for show only, sub register hands do not move, do these come with a Constellation style medallion? Bracelet markings are crooked, so is the safety clasp. So... sledge hammer? (My big one is on a job site) or donate to @Dan S who must be a scientist). Vote below with likes. (Yes, I do this for LIKEs).
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Duracuir1
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This?
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Oh, and any request for a movement shot will be a vote for this option. This is my case opener.
 
janice&fred
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I'm not sure about this. I would rather donate the thing to Goodwill so they can sell it for $5 to a kid before I smash it. We get loads of fake crap along with Michael kors and invictas from neighborhood tag sales in box lots and simply take them up to the donation center once in a while. At least they can be fun trinkets for the teenagers and benefit a good cause.
 
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janice&fred janice&fred
I'm not sure about this. I would rather donate the thing to Goodwill so they can sell it for $5 to a kid before I smash it. We get loads of fake crap along with Michael kors and invictas from neighborhood tag sales in box lots and simply take them up to the donation center once in a while. At least they can be fun trinkets for the teenagers and benefit a good cause.
My wife and I donate thousands each year. This is more fun. I’ll drop five bucks off at Goodwill.
 
Duracuir1
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Well after a couple hours of voting, and a few recounts, it looks like the watch is being donated to science. Thanks to @janice&fred @apsm100 and @Utheman for your valuable thoughts. Hey Utheman, we’ll Hulk something else!

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This case can now be considered closed...
 
rcs914
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I think we can kill two birds with one stone here on the "science" front. All we need is some powdered aluminum, iron filings, and a thin piece of magnesium.
 
OmegaP99
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Please don't ever donate fake watches, that just keeps them in circulation and we already see how many people here get screwed out of their money buying fakes. I think we have a duty to destroy counterfeit watches.
Here's some screen caps of a "Cartier Roadster" that got this exact treatment from me at the end of June. It was left in the dressing room of a store a friend managed and they kept it for 2-years waiting for it to be claimed.
(I would post the video but I don't have it hosted on youtube which I think is a technical requirement to repost here.)

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Dan S
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rcs914 rcs914
I think we can kill two birds with one stone here on the "science" front. All we need is some powdered aluminum, iron filings, and a thin piece of magnesium.

The thermite reaction never fails to deliver some excitement. 👍
 
janice&fred
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OmegaP99 OmegaP99
I think we have a duty to destroy counterfeit watches.

Speak for yourself. I have no such "duty" and regularly donate crap I don't want. If you want to protect people from getting screwed there are much more pressing issues than cheap trinkets in a goodwill store.
 
DaveK
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I agree, counterfeit watches ought to be destroyed. Maybe OF could open a YouTube channel where we could all post videos of fakes being dissolved in acid or liquefied in a blendtec.
 
OmegaP99
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Speak for yourself. I have no such "duty" and regularly donate crap I don't want. If you want to protect people from getting screwed there are much more pressing issues than cheap trinkets in a goodwill store.
I will proudly destroy every fake watch I come across. Much more pressing issues certainly, but it actually takes more effort to go and donate an illegally-produced fake than to simply discard it and take it out of circulation. I'm actually rather surprised to hear a watch enthusiast take such a position that it's fine to keep these floating out there, I guess I just don't see the benefit that you do.
 
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OmegaP99 OmegaP99
I will proudly destroy every fake watch I come across.

Do you wear a mask and cape while performing this urgent "duty"? gimme a freakin break 😁
 
roman9662
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Am I the only one that hasn't gotten around to acquiring an anvil for the house? In 45 years of home ownership I've acquired a myriad of stuff I only used once but somehow the need for an anvil has never come up until now. 😀
 
OmegaP99
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Do you wear a mask and cape while performing this urgent "duty"? gimme a freakin break 😁
I don't engage in internet tit-for-tat with complete strangers who enjoy hostility for the sake of it, so you can have this one, but this is a very odd hill to die on as a watch guy. Clearly you don't have any issue with spreading fake watches, whereas I do, so we just have different ethics.
 
DaveK
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A lot of fake anvils out there, but from a trusted source
 
Duracuir1
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roman9662 roman9662
Am I the only one that hasn't gotten around to acquiring an anvil for the house? In 45 years of home ownership I've acquired a myriad of stuff I only used once but somehow the need for an anvil has never come up until now. 😀
I understood the importance of an anvil at a young age.
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As for the spirited exchanges above with @janice&fred ... you’re awesome Fred, and let’s not forget that we all share this common passion - watches. It would be so great to sit down with all the participants here, @OmegaP99 @DaveK etc over a nice dinner and enjoy the friendly argument! Ah! That would be awesome!
 
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Duracuir1 Duracuir1
It would be so great to sit down with all the participants here, @OmegaP99 @DaveK etc over a nice dinner and enjoy the friendly argument! Ah! That would be awesome!

I would gladly accept, and bring the beer! Cheers!
 
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