dandan118 Posted March 19, 2012 Report Share Posted March 19, 2012 Have you ever been sat in a public place like in the pub with your mates & someone comments on your watch & asks you "is that a fake?" If so, what do you tell them? I personally would never buy a Rolex as nearly everyone will assume it's a fake! I was taking with friends over the weekend & they think i am mad buying a replica watch for £150 when i can buy a nice regular watch for the same money. Just wondering how everyone handles the question "Is that a real watch?" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelizer Posted March 19, 2012 Report Share Posted March 19, 2012 I have never been questioned myself, but if someone would ask in a rude way then the classic "I dunno to be honest - took it off a dead body at [dodgy street name]" would be my choice of answer.. Otherwise: "What do you think?" and if the answer is yes then I'd follow up with "..and why is that?" to flip things around (as most people can't point out the tells anyway and those who can would most probably never ask that question). Or just a simple "Yes, it's a just a nice looking $50 knock-off that tells the time". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asciwhite Posted March 19, 2012 Report Share Posted March 19, 2012 Person : Daaaamn thats a nice watch! Me : Yes I reply. Its a replica of a really expensive watch, it looks the same, it has the same weight, its just about as reliable and I love it. Person : Can I have a look? Me : Be my guest Person : Can you get me one, I cant believe this is a replica. Me : Surely I can!! *Sold a watch* This happens ALL the time.... EDIT : And if someone starts arguing about... Its fake its crap its this & that.. Its fairly easy to convince them that this is FAAAAAR better quality than your average holiday shopped replica... EDIT : And you can always reply to the question like one on this forum did. But I cant recall who..... Person : Is that a real watch?? Forum Member : No its a tattoo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxman Posted March 19, 2012 Report Share Posted March 19, 2012 Same here.... never been asked that question. I honestly dont think I ever will. If someone was to be so classless as to ask me If my watch was a fake. ..I would probably ask them If there shoes or shirt or gold ring/necklace was real...you know..whats good for the goose. Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dandan118 Posted March 19, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 19, 2012 Ha ha like the responses! Think i will go with the "I dunno to be honest - took it off a dead body" response! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelizer Posted March 19, 2012 Report Share Posted March 19, 2012 Person : Is that a real watch?? Forum Member : No its a tattoo. Nice one! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FDG Posted March 19, 2012 Report Share Posted March 19, 2012 If one asks, I reply: what do you think? And show it. That always shuts them off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxman Posted March 19, 2012 Report Share Posted March 19, 2012 Nice one! I would also go with that one...me likey. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gran Posted March 19, 2012 Report Share Posted March 19, 2012 never happened to me....ill just say that i got it from my stepfather as a gift Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Gotohavearolexnow Posted March 19, 2012 Report Share Posted March 19, 2012 I like the what do you think answer , I've always taken my watch of without answering and then just shown them ! That's normally enough Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adeodatus Posted March 19, 2012 Report Share Posted March 19, 2012 Most normal people never ask. Most of the time people have no idea. I've been asked twice so far. Once in a Omega AD shop, when I walked in with my IWC rep, which lead to a great conversation with the shop owner who happens to be a rep collector as well The other time was by a very annoying self proclaimed know-it-all fella in front of other people in a meeting, so I answered: "No, it's a figment of your deranged imagination". The people around us laughed and luckily it shut him up for the whole meeting, so we were able proceed without his usual constant blah-blah and smart-ass remarks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adeodatus Posted March 19, 2012 Report Share Posted March 19, 2012 Also: Annoying chap: "Is this a fake?" Rep owner: "No it's a genuine MBK 1665/NOOB Pam 390/OMSE57 Planet Ocean from Joshua" 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asciwhite Posted March 19, 2012 Report Share Posted March 19, 2012 Also: Annoying chap: "Is this a fake?" Rep owner: "No it's a genuine MBK 1665/NOOB Pam 390/OMSE57 Planet Ocean from Joshua" Best one you can give Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crater Posted March 19, 2012 Report Share Posted March 19, 2012 Also good answer would be: '' Yea.... it's a replica.'' And you roll your eyes, like in the way '' like I would wear rep?'' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rogerthat Posted March 19, 2012 Report Share Posted March 19, 2012 Some sharp wit in this thread, I like it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piskopow Posted March 19, 2012 Report Share Posted March 19, 2012 Really depends on the person who's asking. Random fella always gets "what do you think" and the show the watch with them as a judge whether its real or fake, always real in their eyes. Friends get the whole story. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woof* Posted March 19, 2012 Report Share Posted March 19, 2012 I think that's a myth, or related to the wearer. I've been wearing Rolex watches daily for the last four years. I wear both reps and a couple gens, from subs to explorers. I have close contact with over a hundred people from many walks of life every day and that includes the five or six people I work with.....not one time has a single person asked that. I have had many compliments and sometimes questions as to what model.... Maybe if your in high school and wearing a thirty thousand dollar Daytona while eating a sack lunch.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shirotenshi Posted March 19, 2012 Report Share Posted March 19, 2012 (edited) It depends where u live too. U can be wearing a gen rolex but taking public transports here where i live. Edited March 19, 2012 by ShiroTenshi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeeKa Posted March 19, 2012 Report Share Posted March 19, 2012 "Your watch is a fake" "Yes, same as your orgasms" "Your watch is a fake" "Yes, same as my whole life" "Your watch is a fake" "Which one? The one on the right arm, left arm, right leg or left leg?" Dee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grew Posted March 19, 2012 Report Share Posted March 19, 2012 Context is king. I've been trading watches since college. My friends have seen me with $100 seiko's and 15k patek's and the like. They don't even bat an eye when I rock my Dewitt Academia. Even when people comment on the Dewitt none of them mention anything about price just that they think its a super cool watch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redwatch Posted March 19, 2012 Report Share Posted March 19, 2012 Never been asked. And to be honest, people rarely ever even noticed the watch. I did get a compliment once at a bar in vegas. I was wearing my IWC Portuguese Regulateur and a guy down the bar noticed the watch and said "That's a nice looking IWC". I thanked him and that was the end of it If someone asked point blank, I would say it's a replica and show it to them if they wanted to see it. Not that big of a deal in my opinion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archierocks Posted March 19, 2012 Report Share Posted March 19, 2012 simple replay what size trainer does your teeth take Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texas1999 Posted March 19, 2012 Report Share Posted March 19, 2012 Never been asked, but I've certainly been complimented on my watches. I sometimes wear a Breguet tourbillon rep that is an obvious rep, but no one has ever said anything other than, "Wow, that's a cool watch!" Honestly, the quality of the movements in reps nowadays is as good or better than your average off-the-shelf $150.00 "real" watch from the mall department store. And the reps look a HELL of a lot better than a Casio or Fossil. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cib0rgman Posted March 19, 2012 Report Share Posted March 19, 2012 I do not get ask, but If i know the person I tell them right up front that is not a real Rolex or whatever I am wearing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronin Posted March 19, 2012 Report Share Posted March 19, 2012 Great responses so far. Context, age, and where you are located are all key. In my geographic location: Gen's are everywhere. My Age is greater than 35: By this stage in life, most anyone could afford/own/buy a Gen So, nope. I think I am passed being asked the question. Although,many friends I have handed GEN Rolex's to, that knew they were Gen, all responded with "I thought it would have been heavier and going by feel would have thought it to be fake!" (Gen Stainless, Hollow Mid's) Finally, the "It's a Rolex, it must be fake" is so statistically inaccurate that comment just shows ignorance IMHO. Rolex produces around 700,000 watches a year, and there are roughly 40,000 members of the Rep Community. About 1 in 6 Rolex's in the wild is probably fake. A betting man would bet on Gen. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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