Is it wrong?
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James
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Do you mean to ask is it wrong to dislike homage watches? If that's what you mean, the answer is no. buy and enjoy what you like, and leave others to do the same.
Like, buy, wear what ever you like.
If you want to dislike the original designs, that's your prerogative. You would be in the minority, but you can if you want to.
If you want to dislike the copies of the original designs, you can do that too.
I think I'd stop short of defending the original designs from homages & copies on forums though. Unless it's your intellectual property, that's energy you can use elsewhere.
Anyone who owns a Rolex can assume 5% of people think it's a fake. 95% don't think anything at all.
Anyone who owns a Rolex can assume 5% of people think it's a fake. 95% don't think anything at all.
I hope it’s only 5%. I would think its the first question asked.
During the 90s no brand was knocked off more than the Breitling Chronomats and Navitimers, didn’t bother me then doesn’t bother me now.
Everything is fine until I see a fake. Then I sprint towards JLC, Tudor, & others.
Unless you're wearing a sun dial on your wrist, assume that the design was copied or "inspired" by a watch that came before it. There's nothing new under the sun, even the aforementioned sun dial.
If you're talking about fake watches, why feel the need to assure others it's not fake? People will think what they want to think. As long as you know it's not fake, or that you did not intentionally buy a fake, be happy with what you own.
If you do know that your watch is fake and feel the need to say it isn't, you have deeper issues to resolve. Work on that instead of focusing your energy on screaming authenticity.
I hope it’s only 5%. I would think its the first question asked.
Only 5% would know a Rolex from a Timex.
Unless you're wearing a sun dial on your wrist, assume that the design was copied or "inspired" by a watch that came before it. There's nothing new under the sun, even the aforementioned sun dial.
If you're talking about fake watches, why feel the need to assure others it's not fake? People will think what they want to think. As long as you know it's not fake, or that you did not intentionally buy a fake, be happy with what you own.
If you do know that your watch is fake and feel the need to say it isn't, you have deeper issues to resolve. Work on that instead of focusing your energy on screaming authenticity.
Nail meet head...
Especially about nothing new, watches, dials, handsets, etc have been around a while. More than likely, despite brands assuring us they are 💯% new, it's prolly been used. YMMV.