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Old 22 September 2013, 08:54 AM   #1
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Did anyone at this years Basel see this happen?

New ad Stauer. Did anyone actually see this happen? BS????
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Old 22 September 2013, 08:58 AM   #2
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See what happen? Scores of copycat brands use Rolex designs, not to mention known brands like Seiko. It's not illegal, and the newspaper ad in the picture is just a sales come-on.
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Old 22 September 2013, 09:00 AM   #3
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Wow, that's a good deal. There's more than $99 of gold in that watch.
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Old 22 September 2013, 09:03 AM   #4
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I thought you were gonna say Lord Lucan was seen riding Shergar

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Old 22 September 2013, 11:02 AM   #5
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All I can say is a bought a lot of watches at an estate sale for almost nothing. I was gambling on what was in there. I came up with a bust. Including a Stauer. That Stauer is a pos. It's a YG Daytona/pearl dial knock off. Everything about it feels cheap. Not worth what was paid for it. Needless to say, Stauer does nothing for me.

Don't get me wrong, I like quality inexpensive watches too. Give me a Seiko 5 or Orient all day long over that crap from Stauer.

At least there was a decent Citizen Eco Drive in that lot that my dad liked.
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Old 22 September 2013, 11:35 AM   #6
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What happened??????
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Old 22 September 2013, 01:41 PM   #7
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What happened??????
read the 1st paragraph of ad
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Old 22 September 2013, 01:46 PM   #8
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Old 22 September 2013, 01:49 PM   #9
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It might have happened, but not for the reasons cited.

I'm sure the Swiss would rather that the Swiss name be reserved for quality timepieces, so when some nut produces a Swiss watch that is obviously, even in the advertisement, pure junk, some might have become a bit annoyed.
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Old 22 September 2013, 01:58 PM   #10
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You gotta love Stauer's marketing, cheesy and hokey but they sure are funny. I especially like the ad in flight magazines that talk about the guy getting out of a exotic sportscar and giving the Stauer guy "the look" because he thought they had the same expensive watch......
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Old 22 September 2013, 03:13 PM   #11
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I would love to hear an account of actually what happened if it even did.
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Old 22 September 2013, 07:28 PM   #12
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Well, whatever "the case", you have to give them credit for original design!
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Pure marketing, if such a thing did happen I'd sure that we's have heard about it, as far as the "Swiss made" Stauer... if it looks like a duck, walks like a duck and quacks like a duck... (insert your favorive word for duck )...
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