Rolex replica watches and the effects of counterfeit and replica watch market

the Swiss customs administration brought estimates between 3 to 40 fake watches replica and circulation are annually. These counterfeit watches significant cause damage, the watch industry, both financially and lost due to potential sales and also mark degradation as a result of the market with counterfeit copies of the original clocks flooded.

The annual fair of the watch industry known affecting BASELWORLD many visitors from China, who spend their time photographing the latest models of the top luxury watches brands displayed. The photos of this new prototype and watches find their way back to the manufacturer in China, where quickly copied and made replica watches. The counterfeit watches are on the market, often ran in advance of the authentic clock.

It is of Swiss customs estimates that 40% of the replica watches come from China Although counterfeiting are elsewhere, including the United States produced. In October 2006, the Florida police arrested a woman, the operation was over 8.000.000 a fake watch, business, $ generates revenue. It is estimated that fake watch, sales worldwide cost-effective Swiss watch manufacturers more than $ 600,000,000 per year lost sales. Once this fake watches have been seized, it is the duty of the Swiss customs administration to destroy it. Surprisingly allowed Switzerland to individuals hold up a fake watch per person, unless they personally import it in the country. In addition the clock be introduced, may forged precious metal plates.

Two types of counterfeit watches fake watches are divided into two groups:


The first group together cheap imitations of the clocks. A cheap fake watches features a renowned brand name, but it lacks the design and functionality.


The second group includes fake watches developed, see binding to the original (a trade dress violation) similar to. Some high-priced counterfeit watches are made higher quality materials and have golden parts and Lederriemen.


Replica rolex watches one of the most popular clock models forged are Rolex replica watches - illegally produced copies of Rolex watches are authentic. How many of the expensive brands luxury watches on the market can Rolex watches often found forged and sold illegally on the Internet and on the road. The fake rolex watches are usually in countries, Taiwan, Korea, India and China (statistics from 2004 show that 54% of counterfeits in China beschlagnahmt incurred ua) produced and retail for as little as $ 5 and as high as $ 1,000 or more for high end replicas in gold made, although the majority of the fake rolex watches gold electroplating. Trade in replica rolex watches has demanding, made with Vollfarb glossy brochures and catalogs counterfeit watches in China and offered for sale at retail manufacturers complete.

Man hear often features of a counterfeit watches that you you tell a fake watch from an authentic by the smooth movement of the second hand. This is a myth due to the fact that many fake watches cheap quartz engines the treacherous start / visible movement once per second of sweep-stop to produce. If you observe you see exactly that even an authentic Rolex not have movement a smooth, Second-Hand sweep, but actually eight movements per second. The single clock mechanisms that had a second hand with a true continuous sweep the Seiko spring drive and Bulova tuning fork were movement. Having said that some of the better counterfeit watches on the market have automatic movements and Rolex has produced some models with quartz movement produced tick different quartz movement.

Another feature which is a replica rolex watches, if it is a transparent body again so that to see the movement. Rolex never as a clock, an exception to some models from the 1930s the extremely rare and the new models are price Cellini. You will never see an authentic Rolex watch engraved logo, design, or Rolex name on the outside of the chassis ground. Exceptions are some of the models, the Lady on the back, have case engraving, and the Sea Dweller models, the in say black on the back of original Rolex Oyster gas escape valve, together with two Rolex logo. Other than that authentic Rolex watches have a smooth chassis ground free of stitches.

Recently Rolex has encoded started shipping previous models with a 3-dimensional holographic sticker on the bottom of the case that a floating Rolex Crown logo at the top of the clock reference number of the case, the in black print, has. Most of the sticker on fake rolex watches are either green or a repeating "Rolex" pattern, but a hologram. Some replica rolex watches manufactured in Laos, Vietnam and China have 2006 on a solid green hologram on the bottom of the chassis. The number in gold was printed prior to 2002 and the hologram on the Rolex Crown logo. Today the counterfeiters try ever closer to the actual hologram stickers. Rolex stopped the hologram to 2007 new Rolex watches have delivered with it.

Another feature of authentic Rolex watch is almost invisible laser ge?tzten Crown logo on the inside of the Crystal at 6 o'clock. Some replica rolex watches have this etching, but it is often small and fainter than on an authentic Rolex watch.

Also, an authentic Rolex magnification 2,5-fach full-size which almost visible should fill the glass bubble has a date. Some counterfeiting have a larger font to mimic the effect wheel, although to come look of the date an authentic Rolex watch away.

It's always good when investigating a suspicious Rolex in addition to a genuine Rolex to counterfeiting. Compares this way shows often small color shifts on the dial and watch band, the laser printing on the face and other variations that could identify authentic Rolex from a fake. In addition, all edges on an authentic Rolex and his band are smooth, not sharp or rough as many counterfeiting.

Fake watches are sometimes so good that even an expert for special equipment needs to verify their authenticity made by Swiss customs officials. An expensive price tag for a clock is no guarantee of quality, because they can simply very well made counterfeiting evidence. In addition logos, seals and other legally protected designations can be forged to deceive to believe the purchased, the clock is real solid gold when it in fact counterfeiting the gilded's do. Clocks must be, made gold from solid gold to be authentic because there are timing are authentic gilded manufactured. Is plotted counterfeiting, Golden use of much thinner Goldauflage quickly begin.