luvmytoolz said:
smithneil said:
Oh, and speaking of watches, I recently came across some impressive
replica watches that could save you a bundle.
They don't look bad from the pics and as a watch lover I'd very much like to see some of the models, but I'd probably be a little too dubious on seeing and feeling the build quality in person to spend that much on a fake. I've bought copies over the years and invariably they remind me of the mail order bride meme! Especially when there's some really nice brands that aren't really that expensive.
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I have 2 replicas. Very nice.
These are “replicas”.
A longish amusing story about fake watches.
Back in the late 1970s, a gym buddy of mine was importing counterfeit watches. These watches were exact in all aspects except for the movement. So the gold watches were pretty expensive because they used real gold, but the stainless steel versions were reasonable. They came with “authentic” boxes, instructions, warranty cards, etc. These could fool watchmakers until they opened the case and saw the movement.
Another friend of mine had bought himself a real Rolex. When he saw my counterfeit and heard the price he wanted to get one for his wife.
I said, “Mike, don’t do that. It is going to end up disappointing her. You get a real Rolex and she gets a fake one.”
He said, “I’ll tell her as soon as she starts to unwrap the box.”
Of course he didn’t. She gushed so much and gave him kisses. He did not have the heart to tell her it was fake.
Fast forward a couple of years and Mike had some “marriage fidelity issues”. He and Rita were going to a marriage counselor to little effect.
They had gone on a local trip on his motorcycle and were in an accident. Mike was on the 3rd floor of the hospital and Rita was on the 5th floor. Separated by two floors, Rita decided divorce was the right answer.
When she got out of the hospital she contacted a lawyer.
She also needed some ready cash. She knew that the “Rolex” had some value. She went to a Rolex dealer and tried to sell it to them. They did good business in used watches.
The salesman brought it back to the watchmaker who opened the case and declared it a fake. The salesman told Rita that he was supposed to confiscate the watch, but he was going to let her walk out with it.
In the divorce case, the “Rolex” was cited by Rita’s lawyers as “just another instance of his duplicity”. La mort du juste.
In any case, I found that I was embarrassed by the pretense. I always confessed that the watches were fakes, but I liked how they looked. I especially liked the Breguet.
But be advised, while the replicas and counterfeit watches could fool people, the watch bands were problematic. The bracelets would unlatch frequently and spill the watch. Even the leather Rolex-style used that same latch. So that was not a fix. The “Breguet” had a conventional buckle and that worked fine.
I had forgotten how much I liked the appearance of the Breguet. I might wear it again some time.
