Replica Watches-Where to buy or iOffer no longer viable

[marcl]

A few hypocrits here. I have never seen so much fake/replica/cloned stuff as I have here and you’re all happily buying it.

Marc

[marcl]

@presterjohn

@marcl

I think some people need to understand that replica watches are not fakes. Fake watches are $15, replica watches are $300+ for a reason. First off I have several replica watches, very high end, one has the exact same movement that comes in the original. All parts are interchangeable with original parts. It is a very beautiful watch. I say this as I own 3 Omegas, Speedmaster moon watch, Seamaster and a solid gold Seville, all gens. I also own many Seiko’s including a tuna 015. I love all my watches including the reps.

Some time ago my dad asked the difference between a fake and a replica. The best way I could explain was a fake watch is like that Ferrari you see on a vw chassis with a body made of fibre glass and a bad paint job. Everything is wrong. A replica is exactly that it should be, a replica. Think of an Eagle E type. Would you call it a fake?

Marc

I think you need to understand that you are completely 100% wrong. What you say only works if they don’t use the brand name. Even then the design will be copyrighted but at least it would then not be considered a fake. A perfect replica of a Rolex that is precise down to the last atom is still a fake if it has not come out of the Rolex workshop.

So, if a car company replicates the new Mercedes C class but doesn’t put a Merc badge on the front, it’s OK? Get real!

When you illegally copy something it does not apply only to the name it applies to the element of design.

If however anyone wants to wear a replica watch without the name on the face, I have no problem if it makes you feel better. But don’t think you are morally superior. All of the ‘homage’ watches are from the same factories. That is 100% correct.

[Ormbett]

@cabfrank

If someone builds something, and puts the name of another company on it, a company that did not build it, it is fake. Counterfeit. Not cool. Illegal. Simple.

Yep, simple as that. Some people fails to understand that