Can replica watches be exactly the same as genuine ones? Refuse to be fooled!
Many people always hope that replica watches can be exactly the same as genuine ones, without any difference. In fact, this is impossible.
Because nothing can be exactly the same, even genuine products from different batches will not be exactly the same.
For example, the Blancpain 50 Fathoms of Factory N, known as the “king of replica watches”, cannot be exactly the same as the genuine ones. It only looks the same, but the movement is still different.
You may be disappointed when I say this, but this is a fact. Many merchants always tell consumers that their watches can be inspected at the counter. For replica watches, the emphasis is on simulation. For example, if the appearance simulation is less than 80%, I will tell you “it’s fake at first glance”, if the simulation is more than 90%, I will tell you “it’s more similar, need to be carefully distinguished”, and if the simulation is more than 95%, I will tell you “it takes professionals to see it”, that’s all! If an expert can’t tell the difference between a replica watch, then what kind of food does he eat and what kind of expert is he? Is there any need to explain the principle that the devil is one foot high, the way is ten feet high? If no one can tell a fake watch is fake, then it is not a fake. You can’t buy a fake worth tens of thousands of yuan for two or three thousand yuan. If such a fake is sold directly to a second-hand genuine merchant, the price may be several times higher. Why sell it so cheaply and bargain with you?
Imagine if I put a genuine watch and a top-level replica watch (commonly known as “super A replica watch”) together, and I tell you that the genuine watch is a fake and the top-level replica watch is real, you will find that the genuine watch also has many flaws. This is a problem of people’s mentality. Because you know it is fake in advance, you will desperately look for flaws. In fact, the reason why you ask for it to be exactly the same as the genuine one is just because you are worried that others will see it; in fact, you think too much. Why do I say this? Let me help you analyze it, based on my experience of selling watches for so many years. For watches, especially mechanical watches, women and men under 20 years old almost don’t understand it, and men over 20 years old also have a small number of understandings. Generally speaking, if 5 out of 100 people who come to buy watches understand it, it is considered good, and those who can reach the expert level It is difficult to meet such a person among hundreds or thousands of people, and this probability is for the targeted group of people who come to buy watches. In daily life, it is estimated that there is only one expert among thousands of people. Let me ask you, are all the people around you experts? How many such people are there in the city where you live? At most, there are a few hundred people. If you don’t insist on identification, you may never meet such a person in your life. Even if you meet one, will he hold your hand and carefully identify it? In fact, it is all psychological factors. If the watch you wear is not much different from your identity, few people will suspect that your watch is fake, unless your watch is really poorly made and looks too fake. In this case, people will not suspect that it is a fake, but everyone can see that it is a fake; on the contrary, the workmanship of the watch you wear is very good and the appearance is fake. The authenticity is very high, and it is more suitable for your identity. I don’t think anyone will doubt that your watch is fake! So please don’t ask me “Can I check the goods at the counter?” The capabilities of counters in different places are different. No one can guarantee that the capabilities of counters in every place are relatively poor and cannot be detected! Just like a customer of mine before, he bought a top-level replica blue balloon. Someone in the counter in Wuhan told him that it was real, so he came to thank me very happily. Later, he went to Shanghai, and the counter in Shanghai said it was fake, so he came to me to argue. I asked him how others could tell? He said “Look at the packaging box and the manual.” I was speechless. Such a level can also identify watches!
I simply divide imitation watches into three levels: ordinary high imitations, fine imitations, and top-level replicas.
Ordinary high imitations The replica watches are made of poor workmanship, poorly polished movements, and the materials are often inconsistent with the genuine products, so it is easier to identify them as fakes;
The workmanship of replica watches is much better than that of ordinary watches, and the materials are roughly the same as the genuine products, so most people will not suspect that yours is a fake, unless they are more knowledgeable; the probability of identifying fakes is more than 5%, but this kind of watch is not really made of genuine molds, but is made according to the drawings of genuine products.
The top replicas have excellent workmanship. Generally, regular watch factories purchase genuine products, disassemble parts, and make molds according to the original 1:1; the materials are consistent with the genuine products, and the polishing is fine, which can achieve the effect of being indistinguishable from the real thing, so no one will suspect that yours is a fake, unless they meet an expert; the probability of identifying fakes is less than 0.1%.
To play with fake watches, you must first have a correct mentality. For many people, they may like many watch models, but it is unlikely that they can get all the genuine ones. Many people have genuine products, and buy fake watches only to play with them at home to detoxify.
If you simply like the style and design, you can temporarily consider buying it to detoxify, play with it yourself and don’t show off. After all, not everyone can spend tens of thousands of dollars on each of the several or even dozens of watch models they like. Maybe you buy a real watch and regret it after a few days because you don’t really like it, then it’s not worth it.
If you take it out to show off, although the possibility of being recognized is very small, it is not recommended. But more people do it to show off, this is not recommended, because in fact, the watch is still a tool to set off people, and the key to the style depends on yourself.
So don’t ask questions like whether others can see it when you wear it on your hand. You can’t tell the top imitation watch without taking it off and analyzing it carefully. The shell, strap, engraving, polishing and grinding are not difficult processes.
Of course, if you take it apart and look closely, or look at it with a magnifying glass, even the top imitations and the originals still have subtle differences in various inconspicuous details. We will slowly disassemble each watch later and give you a review. You will know the difference between the top imitation, ordinary imitation, and original of the same watch.
Again, for truly powerful people, a fake watch is a real watch, and for those who are not as capable as they are, a real watch is a fake watch.
There are also many people who look down on imitation watches. The channel websites and Taobao that you can access are full of movements worth dozens of yuan, and a dazzling array of “Swiss assembled” imported Patek Philippe and Vacheron Constantin. These low-end imitations have no ingenuity at all, which is an insult to watch culture for watch lovers. However, you must be clear that the cost of making a genuine brand mass-produced watch (not to mention pure handmade watches such as PP) will never exceed 8% to 13% of its price. In other words, this genuine product is a huge profit, which is why it gives top-level imitation watches room to survive.
Real top-level replica watches will not have much profit. No matter what factory they are, they all make them with respect and dedication. They buy real watches from counters for each model, disassemble and model them to study every detail, and continuously improve the details to produce new versions to achieve the purpose of complete simulation. It only took three years to reach the craftsmanship of Swiss manufacturers except for the movement, which makes domestic manufacturers such as Seagull ashamed. I personally think that the replica industry can promote the industry. Learning from the barbarians is the real truth. Everyone in the replica watch industry from top to bottom is doing it with ingenuity, which is why the replica watches can really “enter the counter” in just three years.
Many people buy imitation watches just to play with them. Watch friends call it “detoxification”. I have seen many wealthy people buy fine imitation watches to play with, because they don’t look at those illusory things, they only look at your craftsmanship quality. In fact, the sales of fine imitation watches abroad are better than those in China. Foreign friends went to Guangzhou, China and bought a lot of imitations and returned home satisfied. Foreigners are not like you think that everyone protects intellectual property rights. It’s just that the laws of their countries are perfect. When Chinese people hear about high imitations, they jump up and down and say that they look down on them and will never buy them. They don’t want to understand them at all, nor do they look at them carefully and study them. Foreigners like to discuss and compare real watches with N factory imitations, calling them RepWatch instead of simply fake. Foreigners respect domestic craftsmanship so much. Although imitations are wrong after all, it is not a glorious thing, but I also ask everyone to respect the ingenuity and domestic craftsmanship of Chinese people and give corresponding understanding. Don’t buy fine imitation watches with the intention of pretending to be cool. You should be able to control the watches you take out. If you can’t control them, even if they are real watches, others will say that they are fake watches. The best ones are the ones that really suit you.