d4v1d Posted November 27, 2012 Report Share Posted November 27, 2012 (edited) So I went to my local watchsmith to get something smalls done and he noticed that my IWC Top Gun was a fake when he looked at the movement. No problem for him but he just couldn't give me any warranty on his work. I'm wondering if there are any replica watches that can even fool a watchsmith? What are the tells for a watchsmith that's it's a replica? Is it the quality and finish of the movement or more? Edited November 27, 2012 by d4v1d Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rogerthat Posted November 27, 2012 Report Share Posted November 27, 2012 You would need a same as gen movement to fool a watchsmith If your iwc rep had a gen iwc movement which many people have done as partial or full franken builds 4 things would have happened 1. Your watchsmith would likeky think the entire watch was gen 2. He would have warrantied his work 3. He would have charged you triple 4. You would not have to bring your iwc movement for him to work on cause nothing would be wring with it For some watches a Swiss eta movement would be the same as the gen uses so could fool a watchsmith, it all depends on the brand and the model Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freddy333 Posted November 27, 2012 Report Share Posted November 27, 2012 Many of today's reps are good enough to fool the average watchmaker or gen owner as long as they cannot open the case. Once the case is opened, most professional watchmakers can easily tell the difference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxman Posted November 27, 2012 Report Share Posted November 27, 2012 There are some reps out now that are very very good. If someone's going to try to convince a watchmaker that Is's a gen.....good luck. But on your wrist In everyday situations....not going to be a problem. Check out some of the newer Pams and the Breitling Seawolf to get some Ideas. Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Watchgeek Posted November 27, 2012 Report Share Posted November 27, 2012 I've got a few watches I think would fool a watch smith unopened but opened a different story maybe an omega copy I have with a full marked omega eta movement also got some quartz watches with eta movements as genuine , they would be hard to spot as movements are right but as for automatics you would need a top spec panerai I think to fool a watchmaker or a franken . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtiis Posted November 28, 2012 Report Share Posted November 28, 2012 My very experienced watchsmith thought my (unopened) Speedmaster Date was gen (black/red version). When I told him he just said, "Wow, very well replicated!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kramerica2 Posted November 28, 2012 Report Share Posted November 28, 2012 No watchsmith has ever identified my reps without seeing the movement. My Swiss ETA SOSF was regarded as a gen, even after seeing the movement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.