solicitor Posted September 20, 2006 Report Share Posted September 20, 2006 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craytonic Posted September 20, 2006 Report Share Posted September 20, 2006 wow, "real menace to society" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shimside11 Posted September 20, 2006 Report Share Posted September 20, 2006 " Excuse me sir, could you step over here, please. Those crown guards appear to be .05mm too thick!...I will need you to come with me...exactly as I thought...Either you've replaced the bezel insert or that watch is a FAKE!...Please remove the caseback, sir...we'll see soon enough if that's a REAL 3135 movement...please remove your clothing and put your hands against that wall while I fone Interpol." Yeah...they're gonna spot them, especially the PAM when they notice that the swan neck regulator is missing because you didn't pony up the extra cash to get the better one. Most French authorities can spot the weak Yachtmaster font from across the room, so you must leave that one at home. Ok, maybe the IWC GST Chrono, but with THOSE shoes?? Dead giveaway. Your only really safe bet is your Jacob rep, because nobody gives a sh** about that one. They will just smile at you condescendingly and laugh at you behind your back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pugwash Posted September 20, 2006 Report Share Posted September 20, 2006 Yup, replicas are illegal here. Still, you do see some around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gran Posted September 20, 2006 Report Share Posted September 20, 2006 So France wants to be a POLEX free zone now Maybe the easy solution is to wear reaplicas of the less well know luxury brands when visiting Paris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
babola Posted September 20, 2006 Report Share Posted September 20, 2006 All I can say is that I'm glad I live in New Zealand, the well known 'live and let live' kind of country...as far as replicas go - nobody gives 'rats a$$' anyway. cheers, babola Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
r11co Posted September 20, 2006 Report Share Posted September 20, 2006 " Excuse me sir, could you step over here, please. Those crown guards appear to be .05mm too thick!...I will need you to come with me...exactly as I thought...Either you've replaced the bezel insert or that watch is a FAKE!...Please remove the caseback, sir...we'll see soon enough if that's a REAL 3135 movement...please remove your clothing and put your hands against that wall while I fone Interpol." Yeah...they're gonna spot them, especially the PAM when they notice that the swan neck regulator is missing because you didn't pony up the extra cash to get the better one. Most French authorities can spot the weak Yachtmaster font from across the room, so you must leave that one at home. Ok, maybe the IWC GST Chrono, but with THOSE shoes?? Dead giveaway. Your only really safe bet is your Jacob rep, because nobody gives a sh** about that one. They will just smile at you condescendingly and laugh at you behind your back. Having said that, I did spot the recessed pin on the PAM base on the wrist of the guy sitting at the table next to us at a restaurant in Pigalle. Hmmm - was it you perchance Pug??!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pugwash Posted September 20, 2006 Report Share Posted September 20, 2006 So Pugs - if you order one from Asia and it goes through customs - and gets caught - are you f-ed then? Not if I refuse to accept it, no. This isn't a new law. I've been going on about this since I arrived here: It's been like this for years. This is one of the reasons it's hard to find anyone to work on reps here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubiquitous Posted September 20, 2006 Report Share Posted September 20, 2006 Think they'd spot this one if I wore it through customs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leitztozeiss Posted September 20, 2006 Report Share Posted September 20, 2006 Thanks Ubs. I just spit coffee all over my laptop LMAO! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V Posted September 20, 2006 Report Share Posted September 20, 2006 Think they'd spot this one if I wore it through customs? Definately not Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dabom Posted September 20, 2006 Report Share Posted September 20, 2006 Many things made in France have no value except for the brand name. Do you seriously think the French can make things as good as the Chinese? So France naturally has to protect their brand names because that's the only thing that has any value. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pugwash Posted September 20, 2006 Report Share Posted September 20, 2006 Do you seriously think the French can make things as good as the Chinese? Traditionally, it's not about manufacture but design. Are you going to tell me now that the French can't design stuff as well as the Chinese? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robertk Posted September 20, 2006 Report Share Posted September 20, 2006 Well.............they make the best white flags. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
docblackrock Posted September 20, 2006 Report Share Posted September 20, 2006 Well.............they make the best white flags. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddhead Posted September 20, 2006 Report Share Posted September 20, 2006 this time it was me that spit my coffee out onto my laptop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hk45ca Posted September 20, 2006 Report Share Posted September 20, 2006 this time it was me that spit my coffee out onto my laptop.i dropped mine!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
r11co Posted September 20, 2006 Report Share Posted September 20, 2006 Many things made in France have no value except for the brand name. Do you seriously think the French can make things as good as the Chinese? So France naturally has to protect their brand names because that's the only thing that has any value. Are you American by any chance? Even if you aren't, see that symbol of liberty that Americans hold so dear....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retep Posted September 20, 2006 Report Share Posted September 20, 2006 Many things made in France have no value except for the brand name. Do you seriously think the French can make things as good as the Chinese? So France naturally has to protect their brand names because that's the only thing that has any value. Please say this reaction was only to provoke. Otherwise think again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robertk Posted September 20, 2006 Report Share Posted September 20, 2006 Are you American by any chance? Even if you aren't, see that symbol of liberty that Americans hold so dear....... You mean Walmart? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankt Posted September 21, 2006 Report Share Posted September 21, 2006 [censored] FRANCE....AND EVERYTHING FRENCH !!!....They only get humble with a boot on their throat!!! I've got 2 uncles and a cousin in military graves there who died to save those ungrateful [censored]...At least most of their military rifles remain in unfired condition.... BTW how many divisions are required to defend Paris???....no one knows, since it's never been tried!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OiRogers Posted September 21, 2006 Report Share Posted September 21, 2006 [censored] FRANCE....AND EVERYTHING FRENCH !!!....They only get humble with a boot on their throat!!! I've got 2 uncles and a cousin in military graves there who died to save those ungrateful [censored]...At least most of their military rifles remain in unfired condition.... BTW how many divisions are required to defend Paris???....no one knows, since it's never been tried!!! I'm just guessing this young fellow is one of those that orders "freedom fries" at the local McDonalds... I will admit that in my time I have made a few remarks about the French that I regret "Speed Bump of Europe" comes to mind... but after discovering that I actually like red wine the French and their culture has gained many a step on my ladder. I also have family that gave their lives in the defense of England and France... but I do not share the hatred of the French above me here. Survival is a hard thing to do, the French made some hard decisions in that time period. I cannot question them for at the time, not many other options existed. Forgive the young man above... he speaks out of anger, not rational thought. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shimside11 Posted September 21, 2006 Report Share Posted September 21, 2006 I'm just guessing this young fellow is one of those that orders "freedom fries" at the local McDonalds... I will admit that in my time I have made a few remarks about the French that I regret "Speed Bump of Europe" comes to mind... but after discovering that I actually like red wine the French and their culture has gained many a step on my ladder. I also have family that gave their lives in the defense of England and France... but I do not share the hatred of the French above me here. Survival is a hard thing to do, the French made some hard decisions in that time period. I cannot question them for at the time, not many other options existed. Forgive the young man above... he speaks out of anger, not rational thought. Very well put OiRogers, you are a true gentleman. My grandfather was in France in WWI (yes, I) and came back with a questionable attitude toward them. That was something that I had to get past. Having studied the language and culture/literature, etc. I understand a bit of why the French outlook annoys many American sensabilities, but with some maturity and education we can learn to appreciate the differences. A good start is "Democracy in America" by Alexis DeTocqueville. Some of these guys would be well advised to chew on that for awhile, just to have a little background before they spout off and embarrass themselves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pugwash Posted September 21, 2006 Report Share Posted September 21, 2006 [censored] FRANCE....AND EVERYTHING FRENCH !!!....They only get humble with a boot on their throat!!! I've got 2 uncles and a cousin in military graves there who died to save those ungrateful [censored]...At least most of their military rifles remain in unfired condition.... BTW how many divisions are required to defend Paris???....no one knows, since it's never been tried!!! Welcome to my shitlist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddhead Posted September 21, 2006 Report Share Posted September 21, 2006 [censored] FRANCE....AND EVERYTHING FRENCH !!!....They only get humble with a boot on their throat!!! I've got 2 uncles and a cousin in military graves there who died to save those ungrateful [censored]...At least most of their military rifles remain in unfired condition.... BTW how many divisions are required to defend Paris???....no one knows, since it's never been tried!!! Look, I can understand the emotion in light of losing loved ones and friends, but obectively, i think sometimes americans (and i am one) lose a bit of perspective on the topic of the French and their role as our ally We are apt to keep reminding the French about WW2 but we sometimes forget about the role the French played during our own revolution. Post war relations with the US have been strained at times, but they certainly had a at least as much of a vested interest in the suprerpower struggle of the coldwar era.. clearly continental europe represented the great divide ... as for the freedom fry thing, let's face it... they were right about Iraq.. unless something drastic changes soon, we are destined to spend the next 40 years policing the place at a cost of multiple trillions of dollars. At legnth tthe US and France have been stratgic (if not unstrained) geopolitical allies for 250 years and will likely remain as such. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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