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[Question] Does anyone else use low cost homage watches to help decide between 2 high-dollar watches? (alien.top)

submitted 10 months ago by enzo32ferrari@alien.top to c/watches@style.land

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I think Chinese homage watches have their place especially when needing to decide between 2 high-dollar watches and when buying both is financially out of reach. I’d buy the 2 watches from Pagani Design and wear them and see which one I gravitate toward over time and use that experience to purchase the real thing.

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[–] ThePlaidypus@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago

It's not as simple as homage=fake. Replicas with the genuine branding are 100% fake and illegal to buy/sell. If they have their own brand name clearly labeled, it's legal. It's not trying to deceive anyone on close inspection.

Are Smiths and Steinhart fake watches too? Or do they get a pass because they have "heritage" and use Swiss parts and are assembled in UK and Germany?

It's a gray line but it's an important distinction.