Are replica watches legal ?

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Hello All,
It amazes me to see the variety and quality of replica watches available
today. I pride myself in being able to tell a genuine watch from a fake,
and sometimes I find myself struggling. I guess it allows everyone to

wear

a Rolex, but it can be disastrous for the gullible person who is willing

to

pay for a genuine one.
Pranav

Replica watches that have the actual brand names on them are illegal in the
USA, make no mistake. Yes, sometimes it can be difficult for a layperson to
tell the difference between a real and a fake Rolex, but any competent
watchmaker should be able to tell the difference instantly by taking off the
back and observing the movement.
No, it does not allow the average person to "wear a Rolex." It allows them
to wear a complete fake and fraud. If that makes them proud, so be it.
I often see fake watches being passed off as the real thing to gullible
persons. I don't know which is worse - the crooks or the people who are
unwilling to do their due diligence before shelling out thousands for a
phony watch. Amazingly, I have read ads that pretty much all but state that
the watch is fake, and still the morons bid thousands for them on e-Bay.
I have no sympathy for crooks or those who knowingly do business with them.
End of rant.
Best Regards,
Bill Mattocks

When somebody buying replica of any famous paintings to have it at home - person doing that not to be proud that he is full anybody that he own this painting. People buying paintings because it is art. Can they buy original - no. it is so expansive or not even for sale. Same thing with replica watches. People buying them because not everybody can afford 20-100,000 watches. But they buying them as an art. And to judge anybody and blame for it silly at list. Who we are to judge.

Bruno

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Hello All,
It amazes me to see the variety and quality of replica watches available
today. I pride myself in being able to tell a genuine watch from a fake,
and sometimes I find myself struggling. I guess it allows everyone to

wear

a Rolex, but it can be disastrous for the gullible person who is willing

to

pay for a genuine one.
Pranav

Replica watches that have the actual brand names on them are illegal in the
USA, make no mistake. Yes, sometimes it can be difficult for a layperson to
tell the difference between a real and a fake Rolex, but any competent
watchmaker should be able to tell the difference instantly by taking off the
back and observing the movement.
No, it does not allow the average person to "wear a Rolex." It allows them
to wear a complete fake and fraud. If that makes them proud, so be it.
I often see fake watches being passed off as the real thing to gullible
persons. I don't know which is worse - the crooks or the people who are
unwilling to do their due diligence before shelling out thousands for a
phony watch. Amazingly, I have read ads that pretty much all but state that
the watch is fake, and still the morons bid thousands for them on e-Bay.
I have no sympathy for crooks or those who knowingly do business with them.
End of rant.
Best Regards,
Bill Mattocks

When somebody buying replica of any famous paintings to have it at home - person doing that not to be proud that he is full anybody that he own this painting. People buying paintings because it is art. Can they buy original - no. it is so expansive or not even for sale. Same thing with replica watches. People buying them because not everybody can afford 20-100,000 watches. But they buying them as an art. And to judge anybody and blame for it silly at list. Who we are to judge.
Bruno

Bruno, you are aware this thread is from 17 years ago?