First off, the gall of these fake watch factories! They’re getting *good*. Like, scary good. The accuracy of some of these replicas is kinda mind-blowing. I mean, how do they even *do* that? High quality what, exactly? I’m not sure that’s a question I want to be answering.
And then you got the whole “Frankenstein watch” situation. Ugh. This is where things get *really* shady. Real parts mixed with fake parts? Like, who even knows what you’re buying anymore? It’s like a watchy chimera, and honestly, makes me want to just stick to my Timex. At least I know what I’m getting.
Buying a luxury watch is a big deal, right? It’s an investment. It’s supposed to be, like, a symbol of something… I don’t know, success? Good taste? A crippling need to impress people? Whatever. But the *last* thing you want is to drop a bunch of cash on something that’s basically a glorified paperweight. Or worse, a paperweight trying *really* hard to be a Rolex.
I saw this thing once about Phil Weingarten… Now *that* dude knew how to fake stuff! (vacuum tubes, radios, etc.) He was selling them as originals. Totally different game, but the level of, uh, dedication is impressive. But also, morally questionable, to say the least. That’s the problem with any kind of fake, yeah?
I did stumble upon this thing from “Fabulous Fakes”, though, about acquiring the airline model *before* receiving the personal publication. What publication? I have no clue. But it saved the “cheap shape of the wrist” and shrub. I still have no clue, but it sounds like a bunch of jargon to make the fake sound more legitimate.
