rag9fx Posted March 14, 2007 Report Share Posted March 14, 2007 This past couple of months i have stumbled into two places in one in Kensington and the other in Notting Hill ( Portobello Market to be exact) that are overtly selling incredibly crap fake rolexes surprizingly in up market areas! The first place i stumbled into was on Kensington High Street . There is a newish 'General Store' which seems to me to be a bit of an indoor market that sells really cheap clothes , shoes, and mobile phone parts. in the mobile phone stall is a small selection of rolexes and cartiers mostly very garish date justs , a couple two tone subs and fantasy models... i was taken aback ... since i have never seen fake watches being overtly in this manner in the UK ( or in most of the EU for that matter). Anyway ... i left amused ... Only to discover while antique prowling a stall in one of the Portabello Rd's Antique Galleries where a guy was selling a really weak sellection of vintage wrist watches only to be supplemented witha larger selection of very [censored] fake rolexes ... and he was wearing one himself ( with pride) !!!!... it really made my stomach turn ... eaaak.... anyway ... enougth of a rant... hope everyone is having a good week! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archibald Posted March 14, 2007 Report Share Posted March 14, 2007 Same thing my way, although they tend to be at flea markets/resale shops and usually stashed under the table. My wife and oldest son are avid collectors (not of watches, sadly) but I willingly get dragged around to dozens of flea markets and resale shops a month with the longshot hope of finding some usable parts (a gen PAM dial or 3035 movement that some guy doesn't know he has would be nice) & I'd say about 5% of the time, when I ask if a vendor has any watches or watch part a little tray of street-corner quality reps is produced, although I have also been shown what look to be noobmariners, #2052 111's w/ the old non shaped bridges, and even bought a half decent quatz PP ultra thin for $35 after I laughed at the $100 asking price. I think the idea is probably: I make a decent profit on these. When I get caught I'll get off w/ a warning and then stop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jfreeman420 Posted March 14, 2007 Report Share Posted March 14, 2007 I very rarely see reps anywhere in south florida anymore. About three years ago I thought I had hit the jackpot. I was at a flea market in lake worth and saw an asian guy standing in front of about 5 6 foot long tables covered with watches. As I walked by I had to do a double take. There must have been 500 watches from seiko to Rolex. I bought several from him one being an automatic vintage Seiko replica for $30.00. After two weeks he was gone. I would venture to guess he got busted. It is fun to run into this once in a while and pick up a souvenier just for kicks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Award Posted March 14, 2007 Report Share Posted March 14, 2007 When I went to London with my girlfriend, I found a store pretty close to our hotel who sold fake jewlery and watches... among other piles of crap... we stayed at a hotel right next to Kinsington Gardens. Maybe it was the same store? I'm not very familiar with the city, since it only was my third visit, so I can't say how common it is to see such an "open" sale of reps... /Award 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.