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13 July 2011, 10:03 PM | #31 |
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I just say: "well, I think so!"
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13 July 2011, 10:14 PM | #32 |
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I don't think I have ever been ask.
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13 July 2011, 10:21 PM | #33 |
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I have not been asked, however my friends know that my Rolexes are real. If a stranger asked me about it I would tell them its a fake.
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13 July 2011, 10:43 PM | #34 |
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It is an innocent question. Just answer and move on. This should not bother anybody. No big deal.
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13 July 2011, 11:04 PM | #35 |
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Well even the warranty card/papers don't always prove a watch is real in todays Rolex world.But myself have never been asked if it was fake/real, and in well over 30 years of wearing Rolex watches.Well you could count on one hand the number of times anyone has noticed whatever watch I was wearing.
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13 July 2011, 11:08 PM | #36 |
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same here
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13 July 2011, 11:12 PM | #37 |
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never been asked so i don't have expereince with a response. generally, i think people are curious and with good reason. been to a flea market lately??? don't take it personally-
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13 July 2011, 11:19 PM | #38 |
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It's all about context. So I disagree that it is a simple affair.
If my loud mouth / stuffed-shirt know-it-all brother in law asked, I would likely give him a snippy reply and make him squirm. If some knucklehead on public transportation asks loud enough for all to hear...Maybe I say something different. If a non-WIS friend asks and I may give yet another flavor of a reply...maybe a playful version of the "Are your teeth real" response ;-) |
13 July 2011, 11:36 PM | #39 |
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I would say why you care? It is not for sale anyway.
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13 July 2011, 11:38 PM | #40 |
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13 July 2011, 11:40 PM | #41 |
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Never been asked YET. I think I would just reply that its real and get on with whatever I was doing before being asked that question. I would never lie that its fake just to get the person off my back, I see it as an insult to myself unless its a mugger deciding whether to mug me based on the authenticity of my watch LOL.
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13 July 2011, 11:42 PM | #42 |
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I would say my Rolex is FAKE. Who cares what others think? Only myself know and enjoy the timepiece.
This reminded me one time when I was at Ben Bridge Jewelery, while looking at a Submariner, the salesman looked at the GMT on my wrist and asked me "Is it a fake GMT?", I just walked out of the store without saying a word. I said to myself I can not believe a Rolex's salesperson can not even tell if it's fake or real. I never do business with them again.
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13 July 2011, 11:54 PM | #43 |
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If it is close friends and relatives, i say yes. otherwise the answer is always no. those who know me will not have to ask in regards to authenticity.
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14 July 2011, 12:09 AM | #44 |
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Ignore them.
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14 July 2011, 12:12 AM | #45 |
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Not by a stranger
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I think if a stranger were to ask if it is real I would feign confusion and ask what they mean. If they were to then pursue the issue enough to give an explanation on counterfeit watches I would say that the jeweler I bought it from isn't in business to sell counterfeit merchandise and that they should be careful where they shop. |
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14 July 2011, 12:18 AM | #47 |
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I just politely tell them yes and just move on. I get asked quite a bit since I'm young and all.
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14 July 2011, 12:19 AM | #48 |
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14 July 2011, 12:26 AM | #49 |
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I was asked in casino (Mohegan Sun), playing 3 card poker, by a pit boss...if my Milgauss was real.....after he literally got eye level with the watch to look at it....yes his head was on the table.
I said yes, and continued to take their money.
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14 July 2011, 12:30 AM | #50 |
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In all these years I can't recall anyone ever commenting on my watches, positive or negative. If someone asked me if my Sub was a fake, I'd give him "that look" and ask "what do YOU think".
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14 July 2011, 12:35 AM | #51 |
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In my 22 years of wearing Rolexes I have only been asked once if it was real and that was by a friend/superior at work during the first week I had it. Perhaps I was wrong but I felt the implication was "you can't afford it" and I was offended. If I am ever asked again my response will depend on the situation, more often than not probably simply saying yes and moving on. I tend to agree with an earlier comment that it's just an innocent question.
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14 July 2011, 12:58 AM | #52 |
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If itsa stranger: I always - always say itsa fake, and raise my wrist up into their face close and say, 'shee,' and add, 'got fifty? and its yours pal' ~ !
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14 July 2011, 01:24 AM | #53 |
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Hasnt happened to me......yet!
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14 July 2011, 01:53 AM | #55 |
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Ironically, the only person who ever asked me that wore fake Rolex's. I kind of laughed at the guy and said what's the point of wearing a fake watch - heck, I'd rather wear a real Timex! :)
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14 July 2011, 02:07 AM | #56 |
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My answer would have been, "I do not buy fake bull ----."
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14 July 2011, 02:45 AM | #58 |
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I always say: I can not afford a real one
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14 July 2011, 02:47 AM | #59 |
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Maybe?
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14 July 2011, 02:47 AM | #60 |
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HA that's crazy! This reminds me of a post about a year ago someone said they were in Macy's looking at watches the saleswoman insisted the guys watch was fake. He said no it's real she said I highly doubt Rolex ever made a watch with a lighting bolt!
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