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I don't believe I said anything about how you should feel.
I said I disagree with your views. I then offered an explanation on how wearing a fake watch as a means of insurance or protection only brings you cons with no benefits. Then I offered an alternative solution that in turn promotes watches that may be of lesser value, but still equally brilliant in its execution. If I have somehow brought your feelings into it (although I fail to see where I did that 🤣) then my bad and I apologize? lol
Copyright exists to protect the value of the creativity of the original creators, especially from big corporates that can basically come in and steal anything from the little guys. Sure there could be exceptions where it is not good, but I believe it is largely good. Not sure why you don't like it but happy to hear your reasonings.
Bro, not sure why you responded the way you have.
"this isn't a situation whereby you can tell me what I'm feeling and experiencing is wrong"
Based on the above, it sounds like you are trying to restrict my speech.
But then you go and say that it is ok for me to not agree with "your" statement. lol I'm quite confused... Are you saying that I am not allowed to voice mine, but you are allowed to voice yours? We do not have to agree with one another, regardless of who says what, surely. 🙂
There are plenty of people that have commented on this post in favour of purchasing fake watches. I never told them that they are not allowed to say those things. I just came up with my own arguments to rebut. I'd like to think that what we have going on is a constructive conversation. If I manage to convince people with my reasonings, or vice versa, then its a win for the watch community, right?
In any case, I personally believe it is unethical to purposely buy (or sell) anything that is a counterfeit (per my previous comments). Even if it is used as a means of protection, like your example, however strange and counter productive the strategy being employed is. Its also illegal in some (if not most) countries to knowingly sell or buy fake goods. My 2c. 💪
"Now to answer the age old question why would you buy a fake watch. Because I don't want to damage my £10,000 watch but I still want to be able to wear something that resembles it in public."
Disagree. It's literally getting all the cons of a luxury watch, with no benefits. Increase risk of being robbed, stabbed, shot, mugged, yet you don't get to enjoy your watch. Adrian Barker made a comment on this which basically hits the nail on the head.
"Its like walking down the street with a sign saying that you have 10,000£ in your back pocket, without actually having said 10,000£."
A better strategy would be to wear your expensive watches in environments that you know are safe (ie office, friends house, safer countries etc) and wearing watches of lesser value in places that are not so safe.
Plenty of cool watches that don't cost a bomb as well, from Hamilton Murphs or Khakis, Ball watches, Casio Edifices or Casioaks, Tissot Telemetre 1938.
Yep I get that there are fakes out there. And I get that you can do things on your own.
But the argument was that if you were out there looking for a particular watch, should you check if it is real?
So I was applying the same logic when looking for a Lawyer, Surgeon, Chicken burger, significant other / life partner lol
Like you said, you can do it yourself, but then you aren't technically in the market.
Agree that there a fakes everywhere. Trust no one. :)
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