Greetings to everyone,
i have some questions and they are the reason i mainly was registered in the forum, since i do not have really large amount of time to be actively discussing watches.
Well, i decided some time ago to purchase a digital watch. I have NEVER owned a digital watch before! The features i was interested in, are the barometer/altimeter, thermometer, digital compass kind. So, since i knew almost nothing, i did some research online for at least 2 weeks. I ended up deciding to buy a Casio Protrek/Pathfinder 120T with a titanium bracelet from Ebay. I must admit, that i was a bit relieved to see that there is so much fuss going on about replica watches, but it concerns solely specific brands, like rolex mainly and some others, like omega. I was relieved because i thought that no one would be interested in replicating digital watches, where functionality is the key and not the fancy looks or the brand name.
This, i thought minimizes the chances of me buying a fake, shoping online. For any case, i found what i thougt to be the most cool looking seller on ebay, a german one, the only seller i ever saw having a 100% positive feedback from buyers! Even is he was a 10-15% more expensive than others selling the same product! So, i was peacefully browsing, after paying the dude online, thinking how good i have resolved things and eager to receive my authentic technology casio watch..... when i stumbled upon a website, called something like 'wholesale replica watches', from CHINA, which claimed they sell ALL the Protrek/Pathfinder series!!!!!! I browsed their products, am not sure if the pics used where their own or the original ones from casio website....! I was surprised and my trust shaken. Of course, i still believe that my german seller is above suspicion concerning his authenticity, but nonetheless i was surprised to find that website. I even wrote an email to them, pretending i am interested in buying wholesale, asking about the functions of these replicas they say they sell. I asked if they have the same functions and water resistance as the original models. It is known that in other replicas, looks tend to match the original but functionality and durability are far from matching.
So, i am just curious and would like to hear your opinion. What the hell are these Chinamen doing?! Do you believe they are able to copy the technology and provide an absolutely similar digital watch? What do they do, buy an original, tear it apart, and study its technological feats and inovations?! I would like to hear anyone's opinions on these. As i said, i am new to digital watches, untill now, when these extraordinary functions had me get really interested.
i have some questions and they are the reason i mainly was registered in the forum, since i do not have really large amount of time to be actively discussing watches.
Well, i decided some time ago to purchase a digital watch. I have NEVER owned a digital watch before! The features i was interested in, are the barometer/altimeter, thermometer, digital compass kind. So, since i knew almost nothing, i did some research online for at least 2 weeks. I ended up deciding to buy a Casio Protrek/Pathfinder 120T with a titanium bracelet from Ebay. I must admit, that i was a bit relieved to see that there is so much fuss going on about replica watches, but it concerns solely specific brands, like rolex mainly and some others, like omega. I was relieved because i thought that no one would be interested in replicating digital watches, where functionality is the key and not the fancy looks or the brand name.
This, i thought minimizes the chances of me buying a fake, shoping online. For any case, i found what i thougt to be the most cool looking seller on ebay, a german one, the only seller i ever saw having a 100% positive feedback from buyers! Even is he was a 10-15% more expensive than others selling the same product! So, i was peacefully browsing, after paying the dude online, thinking how good i have resolved things and eager to receive my authentic technology casio watch..... when i stumbled upon a website, called something like 'wholesale replica watches', from CHINA, which claimed they sell ALL the Protrek/Pathfinder series!!!!!! I browsed their products, am not sure if the pics used where their own or the original ones from casio website....! I was surprised and my trust shaken. Of course, i still believe that my german seller is above suspicion concerning his authenticity, but nonetheless i was surprised to find that website. I even wrote an email to them, pretending i am interested in buying wholesale, asking about the functions of these replicas they say they sell. I asked if they have the same functions and water resistance as the original models. It is known that in other replicas, looks tend to match the original but functionality and durability are far from matching.
So, i am just curious and would like to hear your opinion. What the hell are these Chinamen doing?! Do you believe they are able to copy the technology and provide an absolutely similar digital watch? What do they do, buy an original, tear it apart, and study its technological feats and inovations?! I would like to hear anyone's opinions on these. As i said, i am new to digital watches, untill now, when these extraordinary functions had me get really interested.