Would you call out a fake?

[Lawman77]

Originally Posted by GB-man

Not unless they were asking for it. Would you call out a boob job?

Come on, Man. Some fakes are better than others!!

[Abdullah71601]

Originally Posted by Lawman77

Come on, Man. Some fakes are better than others!!

No fake is better than the real deal. Set your standards high and don't settle for substandard accoutrements.

[BNA/LION]

Originally Posted by arinsd

I have a buddy at work who likes to tell tall tales and everyone knows it. We've had discussions about Rolex since he often sees me on TRF. According to him he's had several over the years... I don't really mind him fibbing BUT today he came over and showed me his new 16610. One look and it was obvious it was a bad fake. When he took it off for me to hold it was really apparent how fake it was - weight, clasp, dial font, date numbers were not crisp. I simply congratulated him and said he had a nice watch. No need to call him out or burst his bubble. He even went as far as to say Ben Bridge authenticated it.

It got me thinking... Would you point out the fake or let it be?

If he reads your posts on TRF then you can consider this a done deal!

[Lordofrolex]

I would for sure called him out.

[Lordofrolex]

Originally Posted by BNALION

If he reads your posts on TRF then you can consider this a done deal!

He probably means from his monitor. Not on the forums himself.

[arinsd]

Originally Posted by Lordofrolex

He probably means from his monitor. Not on the forums himself.

This.

He's walked by and seen me looking at pics of watches.

[Fredrik]

I would only do it if it seems that the person has bought the watch believing it is real and needs to be informed that he was in fact scammed.

[Rebel]

No.

[Rock]

Only ever happened to me once and the guy owned up with good humor about 5 seconds after comparing watches. He had no intention of trying to pass it off as genuine and it was pretty obvious in a comparison.
I would not have called him out. Probably just have said "The black and gold is a nice combination".
People know what they pay and where they get these things. If they don't know whether it is genuine it's their problem.

[Orangejoe]

Originally Posted by Lawman77

Call him out. Absolutely. In fact, I'd tell him it's fake, show him my Platona, pull out my Goyard wallet, and show him my stack of 100's and Am Ex at the same time. Then I'd tell him the Am Ex is for points only. If I dare charge anything, I send Am Ex the full balance, plus a 10% kicker each and every month it's used.

Nuke them from orbit, it's the only way to be sure.

[MonBK]

Why even bother?

[herts9]

Personally, no, I wouldn't call somebody out. I would offer advice if solicited, but to be so forward as to call out a fake, is in very poor taste.

[daveathall]

I wouldn't call him out. He is only fooling himself.

[Orangejoe]

You're not fooling anyone, that's clearly a fake rubber band.

Originally Posted by Star Ferry

I took this photo in honor of your post

[themast]

I would not bother, unless it is a person close to you and you have reasons to believe he/she was scammed.

[Watch This]

Originally Posted by Lawman77

Call him out. Absolutely. In fact, I'd tell him it's fake, show him my Platona, pull out my Goyard wallet, and show him my stack of 100's and Am Ex at the same time. Then I'd tell him the Am Ex is for points only. If I dare charge anything, I send Am Ex the full balance, plus a 10% kicker each and every month it's used.

I like.

[Watch This]

Originally Posted by Danny83

2 years ago my wifes friend was dating this Real Estate agent in San Francisco. He swore up and down his watch was real .....He sat on the same table as me and I told him it was fake. I was so embarrassed for the ladies with the Daytona and Datejust taking a pic with him

Rare sub dweller. You missed it.

[Desibaba]

I have a guy at work who wears all kinds of fakes who knows I buy the real deal only. He asked me once why do I spend so much on authentic watches when I can get a fake that most people wouldn't know that it isn't authentic. My response was if there was a way to make a fake watch that was so realistic that no one could ever tell its not the real deal but I knew the truth then it would completely take the joy out of wearing the watch for me. He hasnt talked to me about watches since then.

[de66]

Originally Posted by swils8610

I would have called him out. Usually I wouldn't but If someone tried bragging about I'd blast him.
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I would continue asking questions about the place of purchase, when and how he came to the decision, why now, etc. Ask him to take me to the shop where he bought it as I would be intersted in purchasing such a beauty myself

Originally Posted by Danny83

2 years ago my wifes friend was dating this Real Estate agent in San Francisco. He swore up and down his watch was real .....He sat on the same table as me and I told him it was fake. I was so embarrassed for the ladies with the Daytona and Datejust taking a pic with him

Omg. Wow.
I would have said: you have a great sense of humor! ,ove the faxt that you make such an artistic statement to ridicule money/class/good tate/good manners by wearing such a wild "interpretation one-of-a-kind tribute" watch and confront others at the table with it. Then get up and refill my drink. Or something, to postpone having to return.

Originally Posted by arinsd

Great stories guys. I guess the reaction depends on how the other person is acting and the situation.

I'll check if any trusted seller has the Sub-Dweller more commonly know as the Surf & Turf - C.

Reaction absolutely depends ont he other person. Some people received theirs as gifts.
Some people buy a good fake to remind themselves of the target, I ran into more than one of those, some of who did eventually end up getting their own real deal. In fact I helped one of those realize his goal was much more reachable than he thought possible, helped him see the light so to speak, explained why purchasing fake isnt helpful to the original/producer.

Originally Posted by Abdullah71601

No fake is better than the real deal. Set your standards high and don't settle for substandard accoutrements.

You are right. I understand the various reasons people have for purchasing fake and I am not a supporter but for some people the real deal will always be out of reach.
I had a colleague who had a beautiful annual calendar midsized daytona....

[arexander]

Old buddy from hs was wearing an oversized looking subC with polished centerlinks...couldnt call him out even though he was bragging about how well his amazon merchant business was doing...

[AK797]

There are generally two types of these guys, those that really like the real watches and maybe are saving up for one but for now don't have the means to buy, and there are those who just want to show off and brag. If they are of the first kind they are usually discrete and I would not say anything, if they are of the second I would just to shut them up.

[GB-man]

Originally Posted by Abdullah71601

No fake is better than the real deal. Set your standards high and don't settle for substandard accoutrements.

That's the truth. I may never have tried a fake watch but I've tried fake accoutrements and those are for the birds.

[T. Ferguson]

Originally Posted by arinsd

...He even went as far as to say Ben Bridge authenticated it.

...It got me thinking... Would you point out the fake or let it be?

In this case, why bother. Even if it was real believe me, the guy has already been labeled a douche at work just by virtue of his bragging. I just tend to stay out of needlessly creating resentments at work, it can only end badly in that environment.

Now, if it was a friend and I was with him when he was looking at the watch and considering the purchase, uh heck yeah I'd tell him.

[Sublover2166]

Originally Posted by GB-man

Not unless they were asking for it. Would you call out a boob job?

Absolutely YES!! I am not bashful to speak my mind and don't mince words.
No political correctness here

[Lordofrolex]

I would never say any if they weren't throwing it in my face. If they said hey "nice rolex". Look at mine or if they came in talking about it. I would probably say something. I wouldn't say anything if i saw it and knew it was fake but they weren't bring attention to it.

[Flywheel]

Originally Posted by DeeTee

Your tripping!
You don't know about the super rare SubDweller?

Wtf kinda dinner was that where you keep calling the guy out, then everyone proceeds to take a wrist selfie!?!

Seriously. I'm reading through these stories wondering who has these conversations? I know lots of people with nice watches and rarely, if ever, is it discussed.

[RCrusoe]

I wouldn't normally but as you've described it I don't think I could bite my tongue!


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[Desibaba]

This is a good link to show to ANYONE who wants to buy a Fake/Replica/Junk watch

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WHgKMA6Bh6U

[superdog]

I would not.

I do not like making people embarrassed. I do not like to make people feel badly.

[Alexwwjd]

Just like Benito Juarez said : "Among individuals, as among nations, respect for the rights of others is peace."

They have the right to do whatever they want with their fake watches, why should I bother?