Pugwash Posted June 17, 2007 Report Share Posted June 17, 2007 Shame about the lack of the embed command here, looks like I'll need to HTML it. My favourite CSI scene. The Rolex is as genuine as Jorja's heterosexuality. Click here for the movie ... Can anyone find all the faults on that Sub? They are mind-bendingly numerous. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FxrAndy Posted June 17, 2007 Report Share Posted June 17, 2007 But the other 99% of the population would say other wise because they have heard that rolex dont tick at all its just a smooth sweep. and those end links! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chubbchubb Posted June 17, 2007 Report Share Posted June 17, 2007 "It's gen cause it has no ticks..." what an expert opinion.... I was never crazy about her character in the show anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pugwash Posted June 17, 2007 Author Report Share Posted June 17, 2007 For those who don't want to click, here's the grab of the watch: I'm going to make myself out to be a bit of a geek, but I reckon it's the same prop Sub that Warrick Brown wore in the earlier seasons before switching to a more realistic digital. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chubbchubb Posted June 17, 2007 Report Share Posted June 17, 2007 No-oh-oh, they be stealin' my Rolex Crown... CSI to the rescue... You could be right about the props thing... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crystalcranium Posted June 17, 2007 Report Share Posted June 17, 2007 Love those pointy nipple hour markers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corgi Posted June 17, 2007 Report Share Posted June 17, 2007 Another great example of the general public's cluelessness towards verifying the authenticity of fine timepieces. I love it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HauteHippie Posted June 17, 2007 Report Share Posted June 17, 2007 That pearl aint bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
section8 Posted June 17, 2007 Report Share Posted June 17, 2007 looks like about 0 date mag too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
docblackrock Posted June 17, 2007 Report Share Posted June 17, 2007 Pug, why do I only get a blurred still image from your host site? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubiquitous Posted June 17, 2007 Report Share Posted June 17, 2007 Hey... It says ROLEX on the dial, so it HAS to be genuine, right? Afterall, don't the fakes look like this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
docblackrock Posted June 17, 2007 Report Share Posted June 17, 2007 So, you still have that "beauty" eh Ubi? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubiquitous Posted June 17, 2007 Report Share Posted June 17, 2007 How could I ever part with this one of a kind, doc? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pugwash Posted June 17, 2007 Author Report Share Posted June 17, 2007 Pug, why do I only get a blurred still image from your host site? Crappy version of Flash? Not enough bandwidth? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir-Lancelot Posted June 17, 2007 Report Share Posted June 17, 2007 Thats funny. Wouldnt Rolex give them a free watch if they needed one? Its an advertisment for sure. Why use that POS? Oh , because no ticks - its authentic. Who trys to impress strippers? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephane Posted June 17, 2007 Report Share Posted June 17, 2007 send the producers to jail !!! God, whith the money they make, they could borrow a gen, don't you think ? :yucky: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
docblackrock Posted June 17, 2007 Report Share Posted June 17, 2007 Crappy version of Flash? Not enough bandwidth? Nope, latest Flash player (9 point-something) for Mac OS X, have approx. 8MB broadband.....oh wait, hold on, now working took a while to buffer that's all Great clip - strange thing is I saw this episode only last week - the stiff was cheating at roulette with the three spike thingie in his shoe - yet I can't believe I missed that scene? Call of nature perhaps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pugwash Posted June 17, 2007 Author Report Share Posted June 17, 2007 Wouldnt Rolex give them a free watch if they needed one? No. They don't do Product Placement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KB Posted June 17, 2007 Report Share Posted June 17, 2007 Well I don't know Puggy that little scene there seems a very blatant product placement to me. Ken Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pugwash Posted June 17, 2007 Author Report Share Posted June 17, 2007 Well I don't know Puggy that little scene there seems a very blatant product placement to me. It's Las Vegas, they needed to show the guy spent a big hit the day before. Of course they'd use a Rolex: It's what most of us would do ... isn't it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pubus Posted June 17, 2007 Report Share Posted June 17, 2007 as was once said, in hollywood everything is a fake but this fake sub is far beyond anything Ive seen before. It beats in its rubbishness even those allmightys luminor urinas fakes nice catch Puggy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elprimerozen Posted June 18, 2007 Report Share Posted June 18, 2007 as was once said, in hollywood everything is a fake but this fake sub is far beyond anything Ive seen before. It beats in its rubbishness even those allmightys luminor urinas fakes nice catch Puggy Crazy!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archibald Posted June 19, 2007 Report Share Posted June 19, 2007 That's too funny. I bet they think their prop sub is real... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jumbie Posted June 19, 2007 Report Share Posted June 19, 2007 This is a copy and paste of my reply on RWI: Are you guys surprised? 99.9% of people out there will think the same. It's only people in here and other watch forums who obsess about all the little details that are magnified 3-5x in pics. Even in this CSI scene, while thye had a close-up of the watch, it was a fairly quick passing shot (just like it would often be in real life) and unless someone pauses the shot to take a more detailed look, they aren't even going to have much chance to even guess that it's not real. Before I found these forums, I would have accepted it as a gen Rolex myself. The biggest tell to someone who has a little idea of expensive gen watches isn't going to be the lack of AR or lume or crown guards or incorrect hand stack,etc., it's going to be that your movement is quartz (and ticking) when it should be automatic (and sweeping) and even then, some gens like Tag Heuer and Breitling include quartz watches i.e. the non-chrono Link and the Colt. Taking off your watch and handing it over or hanging out in ADs (many of whom are still gonna be clueless) or with watch-crazy people will increase the chance that they will notice the flaws because they might know what to look for and, more importantly, they might actually care enough to look/question. Everyone else is going to sum you up in 1 second and either decide that you should (or can) be wearing a gen so it is, or that you don't look like you can afford that watch so it's possibly/likely a fake. I'm sure we all know this although some may disagree with my last point about being "summed up" but felt like I had to get that off my chest anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chubbchubb Posted June 19, 2007 Report Share Posted June 19, 2007 This is a copy and paste of my reply on RWI: Are you guys surprised? 99.9% of people out there will think the same. It's only people in here and other watch forums who obsess about all the little details that are magnified 3-5x in pics. Even in this CSI scene, while thye had a close-up of the watch, it was a fairly quick passing shot (just like it would often be in real life) and unless someone pauses the shot to take a more detailed look, they aren't even going to have much chance to even guess that it's not real. Before I found these forums, I would have accepted it as a gen Rolex myself. The biggest tell to someone who has a little idea of expensive gen watches isn't going to be the lack of AR or lume or crown guards or incorrect hand stack,etc., it's going to be that your movement is quartz (and ticking) when it should be automatic (and sweeping) and even then, some gens like Tag Heuer and Breitling include quartz watches i.e. the non-chrono Link and the Colt. Taking off your watch and handing it over or hanging out in ADs (many of whom are still gonna be clueless) or with watch-crazy people will increase the chance that they will notice the flaws because they might know what to look for and, more importantly, they might actually care enough to look/question. Everyone else is going to sum you up in 1 second and either decide that you should (or can) be wearing a gen so it is, or that you don't look like you can afford that watch so it's possibly/likely a fake. I'm sure we all know this although some may disagree with my last point about being "summed up" but felt like I had to get that off my chest anyway. I do agree with you 100% - this issue (or a similar one) has been discussed several times in all the three forums I frequent... here people see the tiny details.. out there, barely anybody does. Having said that, I still don't understand why they are using a crappy fake Rolex (which still has to be sourced by the prop-guy) when you can bet your arm that at least three or four from the crew on set are wearing gen subs. All you do is ask "Hey Joe, can I borrow your sub for a sec?" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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