rachaelcheddie Posted December 9, 2013 Report Posted December 9, 2013 hi all, this is my first time here. i recently bought a supposedly Original Stuhrling watch - Stuhrling Original Women's 391LS.02 Regent Lady Majestic Quartz Swarovski Gold Tone Watch, but i am not sure it's genuine, i own a few other notable brands, and somehow the material doesn't feel sturdy....i bought it on amazon though, this is actually my first watch purchase online, i was skeptical, but a friend convinced me to buy it. Is there anyway i can tell if it's a fake or not...? Please help...
jpz5142 Posted December 9, 2013 Report Posted December 9, 2013 Stuhrling is such an inexpensive brand it is hardly worth the effort to make a counterfeit in the first place. Second, Stuhrling is not know as a high quality or a excellent fit and finish watch. It is a Chinese made watch with the intention of misleading people into thinking it is a high priced swiss made watch. Don't get me wrong, it is a nice watch and will likely last just as long as other watches in its price range. It's just not a Rolex at a Timex price.
rachaelcheddie Posted December 9, 2013 Author Report Posted December 9, 2013 (edited) . Edited December 9, 2013 by rachaelcheddie
rachaelcheddie Posted December 9, 2013 Author Report Posted December 9, 2013 Stuhrling is such an inexpensive brand it is hardly worth the effort to make a counterfeit in the first place. Second, Stuhrling is not know as a high quality or a excellent fit and finish watch. It is a Chinese made watch with the intention of misleading people into thinking it is a high priced swiss made watch. Don't get me wrong, it is a nice watch and will likely last just as long as other watches in its price range. It's just not a Rolex at a Timex price. thanks for the reply, and the info.....i am quite a novice with watches, but i do love them. i have just started getting myself familiar with the GOOD brands as you say, but honestly, my finances quite prevents me from buying the 'big guys" if you know what i mean. i've never bought a stuhrling before, which is why i was/am kinda disappointed when i felt the hardware, it feels "flimsy"......thanks though. just hope i didn't waste my money on it........next thing the hands fall off.........
panerai153 Posted December 9, 2013 Report Posted December 9, 2013 Probably will last a fairly long time. Cheap watches that try to look like an expensive watch.
fraggle42 Posted December 10, 2013 Report Posted December 10, 2013 I don't know how long you have had it, but Amazon let you send it back if you're not happy with it within 14 days of receiving it in the UK.
jpz5142 Posted December 10, 2013 Report Posted December 10, 2013 It's probably on par with many other fashion watches afa durability goes but as said can return it and spend a few more bucks and prob get a better watch.
Mike on a bike Posted December 10, 2013 Report Posted December 10, 2013 Rest easy as stated above not a Rep for reasons mentioned .
ada898 Posted December 10, 2013 Report Posted December 10, 2013 I think you don't need to worry about,Not sure took it seriously.
rachaelcheddie Posted December 10, 2013 Author Report Posted December 10, 2013 (edited) thanks guys, but to be honest, i dont like the watch..........the band is quite "light" and feels hollow. i have learnt my lesson about buying from amazon, and to return it will be just too much hassle. I am really glad i joined this forum though..thanks. However, you all will get alot of questions from me before i buy a watch..... Edited December 10, 2013 by rachaelcheddie 1
chris5264 Posted December 10, 2013 Report Posted December 10, 2013 actually,,,IMO,,,some of the older stuhrlings were great catches.....there was a highly unlikely story that the same person who makes Frank Muller dials also made dials for stuhrling...In any case,,,some of their dials are pretty cool...I have this one on today by chance... 1
rachaelcheddie Posted December 10, 2013 Author Report Posted December 10, 2013 actually,,,IMO,,,some of the older stuhrlings were great catches.....there was a highly unlikely story that the same person who makes Frank Muller dials also made dials for stuhrling...In any case,,,some of their dials are pretty cool...I have this one on today by chance... this watch is gorgeous.......
rachaelcheddie Posted December 10, 2013 Author Report Posted December 10, 2013 this is the watch.........
automatico Posted December 10, 2013 Report Posted December 10, 2013 "...there was a highly unlikely story that the same person who makes Frank Muller dials also made dials for stuhrling..." Dials? Probably not but FM got busted for this... "INDUSTRY NEWS Franck Muller Russian Movement Admission! Dec 19, 2003 - 02:18 PM Not withstanding the fact that both Mr. Franck Muller and Vartan Sirmakes (co-owners of Franck Muller Watchland FM, Pierre Kunz, ECW) are suing each other in court for breach of trust, now the saga of the Russian movements has turned a new page. After the Geneva newspaper Le Temps reported that FM Watchland ordered thousands of Russian made movements, Vartan Sirmakes denied it and sued the newspaper for libel. Now, according to the research done by another Swiss newspaper, Le Matin, documents have been unearthed that show that indeed Mr. Sirmakes purchased from Poljot, 1,500 movements. A contract dated 1994 and signed by Mr. Sirmakes' other company, Technowatch, shows the purchase order to Poljot for the movements states that these will be deprived of any engraving marks that will identify them as Poljot! Vartan Sirmakes denies vigorously that these movements ended up in Franck Muller cases, and gives an other explanation for their use: "Yes, it sometimes happens that we order Russian, Japanese or Chinese movements. But we used them for research, to know what the competitors are making. There is nothing but Swiss movements in the watches of the Franck Muller group". Watch specialists found it astonishing that 1,500 movements were purchased simply to study them. Me too.
sirdiesel Posted December 10, 2013 Report Posted December 10, 2013 this watch is gorgeous....... actually,,,IMO,,,some of the older stuhrlings were great catches.....there was a highly unlikely story that the same person who makes Frank Muller dials also made dials for stuhrling...In any case,,,some of their dials are pretty cool...I have this one on today by chance... That's a flying tourbillon isn't it? That's actually more pricy than most replicas our members own lollll. I think it's pretty. How does it run? How long have you had it for? Sent from my HTC One using Tapatalk 1
fraggle42 Posted December 10, 2013 Report Posted December 10, 2013 I think there is only one or maybe one solid and one skeleton gen chinese tourby movement. They seem to sell for about $600~$800.
chris5264 Posted December 10, 2013 Report Posted December 10, 2013 i just got it from shophq for a little over 500 ..looks very nice in person. runs great but two year warranty...just wanted a warranty w Asian tourbillion..
fraggle42 Posted December 10, 2013 Report Posted December 10, 2013 Does look nice.What size is it? Most of these things look lovely but are tiny!
chris5264 Posted December 10, 2013 Report Posted December 10, 2013 44mm with 24mm lugs...which is nice to have a dressy watch with a wider strap... Here's another with a nice dial... 1
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