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Thrasher36
·I always look at the sub dial spacing first
When you fail to spot a fake...
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vbrad26
·Any time I see a chrono with a subdial that goes to the number 24, I almost immediately assume it is fake lol.
Although I do realize that is probably not always the case, but I feel like more often than not, it is...
Although I do realize that is probably not always the case, but I feel like more often than not, it is...
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pdxleaf
··So on and so on and scoobie doobie dooSometimes it's just downright funny. I found a post from someone (not on here) bragging about their rep that they bought. They were only disappointed that it looked "too new" for its "age." They boasted of their efforts by scratching it up with sandpaper and are "super proud" to have a vintage sub now. if I had been drinking anything when I had read their post, it would have been a spit take all over my computer. Below is their before/after (for clarity- these are not my pictures. I would never buy into this shit).
I would expect Rolex to aggressively pursue these fakes for infringement. It's done for handbags and blue jeans, why not watches?
Perhaps Rolex does pursue them. But wouldn't someone bragging on a forum lead them to the guilty party and also lead them to take it up with the platform that encourages this? Or is this only illegal if you try to sell it?
These are not model planes they are making. They are not making exact replicas of Invictas to demonstrate their skill at deception. They are not odd sizes different than the original. This should not be legitimized in any manner. The car analogy is often brought up, but building a complete replica racer is infrequent and even then, there is a title and serial number.
Watchmakers need to catch up with some sort of block chain. I wish the major corporations would set aside some of their profits to establish a process for authenticating their vintage pieces. Granted, Rolex and Omega do not get a piece of the action on the resell of a vintage piece. However, they benefit from the marketing value by people's expectations, driving up the value of their brand and hence their new products. A bunch of crappy (no matter how realistic appearing) fakes (not reps) will diminish that trust.
Perhaps I just don't get it, but I don't get it. It's just wrong. Just because you can do something doesn't mean you should.
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redpcar
·I would expect Rolex to aggressively pursue these fakes for infringement. It's done for handbags and blue jeans, why not watches?
Perhaps Rolex does pursue them. But wouldn't someone bragging on a forum lead them to the guilty party and also lead them to take it up with the platform that encourages this? Or is this only illegal if you try to sell it?
These are not model planes they are making. They are not making exact replicas of Invictas to demonstrate their skill at deception. They are not odd sizes different than the original. This should not be legitimized in any manner. The car analogy is often brought up, but building a complete replica racer is infrequent and even then, there is a title and serial number.
Watchmakers need to catch up with some sort of block chain. I wish the major corporations would set aside some of their profits to establish a process for authenticating their vintage pieces. Granted, Rolex and Omega do not get a piece of the action on the resell of a vintage piece. However, they benefit from the marketing value by people's expectations, driving up the value of their brand and hence their new products. A bunch of crappy (no matter how realistic appearing) fakes (not reps) will diminish that trust.
Perhaps I just don't get it, but I don't get it. It's just wrong. Just because you can do something doesn't mean you should.
Oh they do it. I follow one replica supplier just to keep up on all the new fakes. They have to change their site address about every other month.
I get a giggle out of the fact that they say: "Beware of Scam Sites Pretending to be Us"
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pdxleaf
··So on and so on and scoobie doobie dooThat is definitely worth a giggle.
One take away is if your website admin is constantly changing, perhaps what they are doing might not be okay. These guys are not innocent hobbyists or dupes. Perhaps self-deluded at best.
One take away is if your website admin is constantly changing, perhaps what they are doing might not be okay. These guys are not innocent hobbyists or dupes. Perhaps self-deluded at best.
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EauTerre
·I wasn’t buying it. Someone was asking about that reference and asking about it. I own one of them and was going to give my thoughts. The poster accidentally posted a fake one.
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Foo2rama
··Nowhere near as grumpy as he used to be...I always look at the sub dial spacing first
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Petroleum
·The Omega Chrono is very easy to spot as a fake, if you compare it to the real one, the fake one has way too many errors and things that don't lign up.
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