Boro

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Went on holiday to Spain last week and some nigerian dude was selling these on the street for 60euros. Thought it would be rude not buy one, even just to satisfy my curiousity of how good or bad they were. I only had 40euros on me but he seemed happy with that.




I know its no substitute for the real thing and the insides are probably made of cheese but how the hell do they produce these and sell them for a profit at £36!!!!

Feels nice and heavy, keeps the time well and looks decent enough to the untrained eye. Awaits Yoza to educate me on the shortcomings

Im pretty sure its a Bentley GT model and is missing the date window.

dpb

Not sure about the flashy bits round the edge , id sling him 2O quid

assuming its fine down to 100 metres of course

njkmrs

I think you have struck lucky .
Its genuine .!

I bought one exactly the same from there ,and I know my is the real thing .

wasbo

iTrader: (1)

Check the spelling of switzerland on the back it is usually swissinternet or the like, in turkey every other shop are selling these for around the same price, not bad for the money though!

njkmrs

No mine is defo correct .
It says Swizzerland on the back .

magepaster

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Well mine is even more correct as it says Swizzlestick on the back

+Doc+

Ill give the hands on the small dials a month......

Paulo P

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My mate was on holiday in Turkey a couple of weeks ago and he was offered one of these, the sellers trump card was that they actually really worked!!!!

Tidgy

mate bought a genuinly fake rolex for around a £5 while on hols. 3 years later it still works fine, even the battery hasn't gone yet even for a cheap watch you dont care about thats darn good value for money, so don't write it off till it actualy breaks.

MattW

looks like the ******* son of a GT mated with a 6.75, go google images.

yoza

If its quartz it will last longer than the auto, it is zinc plated and will corrode quickly, the plate flakes off revieling the brass coloured base metal which will irritate and turn your wrist green.

But they usually break before this happens.

I would not consider the watch a replica, as it is not trying to replicate anything, its doesnt look like any model in the Breitling range.

I think it is trying to look like my Bentley 6.75 BigDate, shown below next to my GT, yet yours hasnt he date as this would have made the watch harder to make and more expensive.

The back of my 6.75 doesnt say swiss anywhere...


6.75 bigdate on right, GT on left, please excuse the butty box lid..


A picture of the pair next to one of my Ball Hydrocarbon Engineers, for size comparison.


You will also notice your chronos dont measure time as they should, they just click around as you press the buttons.

Dont get it wet as they have no seals whatsoever.

Dont take this post as me being elitist, its just my opinion.....and for what you paid for it, it doesnt really matter.

You are amazed at how they make them for that price.....well the guy you bought it off made money on you, the guy he bought them off made money on him, and the factory in China made money too.

I believe they are about £4 a watch on a batch of 100 pieces.

I once bought a box drop of 'PowerBalls' from China (A kind of gyroscope wrist toy) which retailed ay £25-£30 per unit, I paid £680 all in, incl taxes for 100 peices...I dont know how they do it either...

Tidgy

i prefer the looks of blue fake to the real thing

yoza

LOL Where is the blue fake ?

Tidgy

o missread that lol, when you put 6.75 i thought you ment that was the cost and it was fake lol

yoza

£6.75 that would be a bargain, thanks for making me laugh on an otherwse mundane Thursday afternoon.

Tidgy

David Lock

They're £3 - £5 in Lagos so guy is getting a good return. No Warranty given though

The nice thing is no worries when they are nicked!

dl


Off topic but did anyone see that Newsnight clip recently when they were discussing watches worn by the super wealthy in Russia?
The president and prime minister just had cheapos at around £15k but one of the super mafia guys had one costing £600k plus

pete higham

I do love the case back on the Bentley

yoza

The lads say its a stolen wheel trim.

pete higham

with your accent it could possibly be!

yoza

Ant

i need to upload my £30 seamaster kinetic turk styllee watch i bought a few weeks ago

Boro

iTrader: (1)

You're right Yoza mate, they dont measure time like yours but they do go round without pushing the buttons. Something like Day (ie 1-7), Date and Hour (24hr).

dpb

I feel we need a thread for the best fakes out there






(watches that is )

yoza

Good idea, I forward you as the judge.... good luck.

dpb

Unsporting

yoza

You have my full support.