Fake Rolexes made in the US?

[BobDog]

Anybody see this news story:

http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2010/apr/27/7000-fake-rolex-watches-are-steamrolled-in-philly/

[HauteHippie]

"Binh Cam Tran, who pleaded guilty last year to charges including trafficking in counterfeit goods."

He wasn't manufacturing the parts in his house, but rather receiving them and assembling the finished products I would think. Some of our dealers do the same here in the USA.

[BobDog]

I agree with Chieftang that he assembled them. 5th paragraph reads: "Authorities say Tran fabricated hundreds of thousands of fake Rolex watches in his home near Philadelphia" Still, that's a lot of watches.

[Dizzy]

seized 24,000 watches, and enough parts to make a million more?

WOW thats a LOT of parts

[nakortheblue]

If the parts cost even $10 per watch, that's a $10M inventory!

[HauteHippie]

If the parts cost even $10 per watch, that's a $10M inventory!

Yea, something doesn't quite add up IMO. This is probably journalism at it's "best" here...

[kbh]

Probably a total of a million parts turned into a million watches.

Kind of how they price out large drug busts at street level prices. Makes for a better story.

[plaifender]

A million watches..??? I mean come on. I don't even think rolex makes a million watches in a year.......

[zzipy]

That is why everyone asks, is that a fake?

[Ronin]

Probably the east coast Canal Street crap provider...

[ubiquitous]

Probably the east coast Canal Street crap provider...

I agree. Probably an easy target to make an example out of as well for the authorities...