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[El Presidente]

[NSXCIGAR]

So is a fake fake genuine? 

[asudevil08]

This is for all the dumbasses who think they're being sold something legit, only to come back home and have all their friends tell them their breitling isnt real.  

[SCgarman]

That is too funny!! Mine is genuine. A happy 50th birthday gift.

[Habana Mike]

2 hours ago, NYgarman said:

That is too funny!! Mine is genuine. A happy 50th birthday gift.

Nice humidor back there too!

[Drguano]

I still cherish my genuine SHRAP calculator.

[Fuzz]

I remember back in the late 90s, I was vacationing in Malaysia, staying with my relatives. A cousin (other side of the family, living in Aus) asked me to get him a Breitling watch, just like the fake one I had. So a trip down to Petaling Street for the night markets was warranted. As I was perusing the tables, a much older German couple were standing next to me, trying to haggle with the vendor for a "Breitling" (genuine Seiko parts inside!! ). Vendor wanted RM600 (about AUD200), tourist wanted to pay RM200. Back and forth they went for about 5 minutes, eventually settled on RM300. Tourist walked away happy, thinking he got a great deal. Vendor turns to me and asks which one I want. I point to a similar Fakeling and offer RM100, guy says that is too low, and counters with RM300. Back and forth for a minute, not budging on my offer, then I tell him, "No problems, I'll go see another stall". Price suddenly becomes RM100. I say, "You adjust the band right now?", "Of course!" was the reply.

So, RM100 later, I'm walking off with a Fakeling for my cousin. Watch fell apart after 3 years, where as my Fakeling kept ticking for another 4 years.

[Chibearsv]

I wore a fake Rolex for years and had countless people tell me it was one of the only real Rolexes they had seen. Used to crack me up inside. When I finally got a legit used one, it ran like crap and I had to send it to Switzerland with $500 to get it repaired. Got it back, it ran great and I wore it every day. I sold it to a friend eventually because I broke out in hives under the band. Weird, but maybe I’m just not a “real” Rolex guy 😂. Haven’t worn a watch since but I’m going to try with a cool looking one that I saw on the forum. We’ll see. 

[Meesterjojo]

Laugh, but I still have a few folex watches from my life in Manhattan. One of them rivals the nicest Rolex of the time and only cost me $20. 

The only half decent watch I owned was a bedat & co #7. After I ditched that I swore never to be leashed again. And so I haven't bothered since. It's very liberating.

[BrightonCorgi]

In my cousin's town in Biel, people who work at Rolex have been known to squirrel away piece by piece parts of a Rolex to eventually build their own with "liberated" parts.  Over the years there have been heists of watch cases.  I believe watch bands are done on a separate assembly line that just cranks out band pieces.

They keep a really tight lid on things as much as possible.  Occasionally, Rolex prototypes have come to market in locally.  

Rolex is also a customer of my company for cyber security.  I believe they are our first in the watch sector.  I am surprised Swatch group is not yet; you'd think they would have even more IP than Rolex.

[Nino]

6 hours ago, Meesterjojo said:

Laugh, but I still have a few folex watches from my life in Manhattan. One of them rivals the nicest Rolex of the time and only cost me $20.

Same here - I still have some 6 Faulex, IWC, Omega and PP from Beijing and they still work like clockwork, all mechanical, after some 15 years.

Bangkok's Pat Pong Rd nightmarket also had some very good pieces ...

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[Troels]

Saw a beautyfull Patek Phillip Watch in Istanbul at $2500 

dont wear watches, but If it might be that one.