gte217e

Since my original post in 2009 I have since moved on to authentic and genuine products and have been a Microtech dealer for 9 years. One thing I have to say about replicas (both watches and knives) is that it was a cheap way to get me excited about the hobby and now I only own genuine watches (rolex, AP, Hublot) and knives (mostly Microtech). So it is a weird and conflicting feeling; I may not have ever pursued the genuine products if I hadn't purchased replicas first, but I also see that the existence of replicas can hurt the industry (especially when people try to sell them as genuine products to unsuspecting victims). Double edged sword for sure.

Oh that's what you'd say? I'd say pull the trigger. These AP watches are bulky and grab people's attention. Even if you know nothing about watches, your sub-conscious knows something is wrong. Those watches look like you'd find them in the plastic egg containers you'd find on the way out of a drugstore (do they still have those dispensers? I do all my shopping online). Truthfully, you can accept the gift (the last watch) so you are not rude to your friend; but I wouldn't recommend wearing it.

Just got this last night:

I've never had a folding knife fail on me. And that includes a $3.50 lockback with plastic handles. I HAVE, however, had an out the front knife fail to fire and fail to lock up. And that was my brand new Microtech Daytona with red handles and carbon fiber scales (not a cheap knife at around $300 retail). This is what I mean about not being able to use an out the front knife. I currently use a Microtech UTX (retail value around $200) as my keychain / box cutter / letter opener. Personally... i would have rather purchased a $40 replica of the same knife for that purpose. But I'm a sucker for out the fronts as you can see in the picture.

You'd be surprised just how well done these rep knives are. The same way there are genuine watches, fake watches, and replica watches... the same thing happens with knives. I have several genuine knives from Microtech, I have one fake knife from 'mikrotrek', and I have a replica from Microtech. The difference between the replica and the genuine is the type of steel used in the blade. The replica uses 440c (typical steel on every knife out there included sog and kershaw unless it is a specialty knife), while the gen uses S330v which is a specialty steel. Further, the handles are both made of aluminum but one is anodized aluminum and the replica is painted. For these out the front automatics, the internals are exactly the same after I opened up both the gen and replica. You can't USE an out the front automatic knife whether it's a genuine or a replica. They are just not made for that. So it is not such a good idea to spend 400+ dollars on a knife that you have no intention of collecting. Also... I have a dealer account with several knife distributors so I do get discounts of 50% or so off retail but thanks for pointing me in that direction. Though as of now I'm very much interested in the replicas (which is why I'm here). This is just for fun, I don't plan on stabbing anyone or using the knives as a tool. I have other knives and guns for that. My guns are genuine though.

Hi. I was wondering if anyone here knows where I can get the replica knives (particularly the Microtech replica knives) listed on the website www.dao188.com The knives I am most interested in are models #1175 & #1202. I translated the order page and found that it does not ship to the US. Any help would be appreciated. Also if there are replica watch stores oversees that can access those replica knives and ship to the US I would be very grateful. Thank you.