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Indeed

 

I was wondering the same - usually, "is this a fake?" threads get canned right away... this one got a master class...

I'm rather amazed VP didn't spot this right away too. As Graham points out, even the feel/weight is enough.

Odd.

Having said that the argument that the information provided would help a faker doesn't really hold for such a low quality piece - it's not as if these watches are industrial secrets - if one needs to have a good comparison and isolate what needs to be "improved" on a fake, all it takes is to check out the high quality shots on various websites... Some manufacturers even provide comparative shots of high quality fakes and real watches (Hublot for example)...

Nervousness on this topic is rather understandable but maybe it's worth avoiding over-reaction - I'm actually more curious about the whole story behind this 2009 gift!

 

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Watch For 2009

 
By: VPREGULATOR : January 13th, 2009-23:59
An old friend of mine gave me this for the New Year: Boy am I lucky?...  

I don't want to be the bad guy but...

 
By: AllThingsWatches : January 14th, 2009-02:00
that watch is a replica and not an authentic audemars piguet watch. Sorry to be the bearer of bad news. I am sure your friend had the best of intentions.

Hahaha, how did u spot its a fake?

 
By: kkhazen : January 14th, 2009-03:08
I guess its the intention that counts. The AP ROO is i think the most replicated watch ever. There is all kind of replicas out there, and some good ones. Add to that the zillion LE's there is, its a complete chaos. Wonder how u spotted its a fake. K.

The dial numerals doesn't look correct. Here's a pic of a real one

 
By: AnthonyTsai : January 14th, 2009-08:17
for comparison sakes. The 5 numeral is cut off. (picture by spencer) compare it to the below pic:...  

AP Watch

 
By: VPREGULATOR : January 14th, 2009-03:30
Thanks for the info. I would like to learn from you how to tell if its a replica.

very hard to tell that its fake...

 
By: Pau : January 14th, 2009-07:28
The differences are the rubber material on the pusher and crown that seems to be off, the "AP" logo on the crown, and the date indicator that suppose to have white background. But again, its the intention that count, cheers!

Intention?

 
By: Park : January 14th, 2009-14:58
Some of the commentators in this thread imply that its the "intention that counts," and that this somehow excuses the misconduct. As I see it the intentions include: (1) Supporting counterfeiting as a criminal enterprise (2) Showing utter disregard for in... 

Consequence more than Intention....

 
By: MTF : January 14th, 2009-18:55
Park, VPRegulator has a long-term collection of 'quality' watches so it is surprising that he/she did not spot this fake just by feel alone. The consequence of this thread, irrespective of intention, is that the faking fakers now know what to "improve" fo... 

Indeed

 
By: AFSG : January 14th, 2009-19:07
I was wondering the same - usually, "is this a fake?" threads get canned right away... this one got a master class... I'm rather amazed VP didn't spot this right away too. As Graham points out, even the feel/weight is enough. Odd. Having said that the arg... 

interesting read

 
By: ping3288 : January 14th, 2009-19:23
hi, guys. got this article by richard brown from a replica related site, The Audemars Piguet Royal Oak has long been a favorite watch to counterfeit. I have seen examples dating back to 2001 for the Royal Oak Offshore. Back then the state of the art was p... 

It does help fakers

 
By: MTF : January 14th, 2009-19:32
afsg, It does help fakers to know what their deficiencirs are. Just looking at pictures is not enough as they need to know the important visual cues to copy. Of course, if they made everything 'perfect' as real pictures, there would be no need to get the ...