Shadow wrote:Since the words of Leo Maximus = 99% of watches (the mechanism) are copies (if doubt calls you made and disassemble control his heart) many will fall down
No no, fortunately not, 99% of the watches are not fake!
If you buy a watch through the official network of the brand, then it will be true to 100%.
But do not dream, a watch that costs (for example) 4000 € at the brand and that you find on the net for 399 € will necessarily be a fake.
And again, there is false and false. There is the completely false false, very badly made, sold a few tens of dollars on the net. They are really naughty. Then there are much better fakes, still entirely fake, but sold between two and five hundred dollars. I recently saw a fake Panerai which was very well made, even if easily recognizable by a passionate amateur like me. These two categories are sold for fakes, the customer is aware of what he is buying.
Then there are the fake ones sold for real ones, there are even some that are equipped with a real Swiss movement (Eta or Sellita). These watches are often very well made, and it takes an expert eye to detect the deception.
I recently saw a fake Rolex on the arm of one of my suppliers, but I only saw the deception once the watch in hand. It was really well done (that said, the Rolex is one of the easiest watches to copy due to its appalling simplicity). The problem is that the guy bought it for a real one, during a visit to Spain, and that he paid 1000 € less than the real one. Here, we are clearly dealing with a scam.
There is no miracle, for 100% true, you have to go through the official network.
Did67 wrote:I think I would have a bad opinion of myself if I had a Rolex and the feeling of having been a hell of an asshole, a rot, an opportunist, a venal and mercantile being ... This only concerns myself. Do not take it badly, those who have beautiful watches. I express my feelings, about me.
I'm not at all fond of Rolex, it's just a name, but there is technically nothing interesting in these watches.
But I do not think that the bearer of this mark is not automatically a "venal and mercantile opportunist asshole" as you say, you are a little harsh.
But you are still not completely wrong. There are actually different categories of watch wearers.
There is one who wants to be seen, to give the impression of existing, and that one will wear fashionable watches, which have names of designer, perfumers or others, these are real Chinese crap that have absolutely no interest in watchmaking, which are worth a few dollars in production and are sold for hundreds of euros to these people in search of image. The latter are particularly ridiculous, indeed. The richest will choose Rolex for the same reasons.
Then you can also buy a watch simply to have the time, without being passionate about watchmaking (as you buy a car to move, not necessarily out of passion), there the choice is very vast and there has something for everyone and all budgets.
Then there is the enthusiast, the one who offers a watch for a particular complication, a special case, etc., etc. These watches may seem expensive to normal people, but buyers are not show-offs who seek to display themselves.
I have a friend who has a Piaget worth 35400 CHF as an everyday watch. I can assure you that he is a good guy who does not seek to appear (he does not need it), he is just a passionate ...
In short, do not judge too quickly the one who has a few thousand € around the wrist, it is not necessarily an asshole ;-)
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And the majority of Casio sold outside the distribution network are too!
