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Was reading George Clarkson thread. Omegas going cheap on Ebay aren't going to be real are they.

Better to buy a look a like from a respectable manufacturer.

I bought a Rotary Aquaspeed from Amazon for under £100. Take a look at the photo. Without my glasses on I would think it was an Omega Seamaster and if I was Omega I would not be happy.

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when you think about it, there are SO many knockoffs and homage watches that i can't believe that the (mainstream) watch industry can keep up. i checked out a website called wish. it is all chinese stuff. they have pictures of bell & ross watches with prices posted next to them of (going from memory here) 10 buck or something like that. i couldn't believe it. i can't imagine what bell & ross are doing to control the bleeding. other watches are clear knock offs of panerai stuff. personally, i like the looks of all of the high grade stuff and i would like to own some of it. it's almost worth it to get the watches for the cases and create your own watch.

just think about it - someone at panerai puts in all of the hard work to create something beautiful, and an entire industry copies it and sells it for pennies.

same for omega, bell & ross....the list goes on.

there's no stopping it.

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Was reading George Clarkson thread. Omegas going cheap on Ebay aren't going to be real are they.

Better to buy a look a like from a respectable manufacturer.

I bought a Rotary Aquaspeed from Amazon for under £100. Take a look at the photo. Without my glasses on I would think it was an Omega Seamaster and if I was 

 

I think you are confusing "homage" with counterfeits watches. The first are totally legal and I personally do not have anything against them.

 

The second have existed since many decades, are illegal to import, and supposedly not available on Ebay or other major platforms.

 

Watch forums have light years long threads about either or both.

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A respectable manufacturer would not sell fakes.

Again, I suspect your definition of "fake" is different from what other people use, perhaps you mean counterfeit, replica, or knock-off ?

An hommage watch like the one in OP picture is NOT a fake, both legally and in common watch parlance.

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I believe the person who sold the watch from Ebay has been removed. I bought a Omega case and dial from a guy on Ebay, supposedly ex stock from Omega! Probably ex stock from China l suspect. Anyway good fun. See picture. The one on the right is genuine. The left one is, as I would define "Fake" I know that because I made it up myself. As long as I don't attempt to sell it I'm not breaking any law am I ??e0d2db375887f76288182a244e6747da.jpg

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