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By Elmyn Noos,
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Ezekiel 25:17
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PestiRed
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Nothing quite as reassuring as receiving a guarantee on the illegal goods that you bought from online criminals

Rico1304
Rico1304

What about the watch?

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PestiRed Grand Master

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Replica are legal Sent from my GT-N7100 using Tapatalk

Are you sure? It seems unlikely that brands like Tag Heuer, Rolex etc would allow their trademarks to be used by other watchmakers. They spend millions every year on brand promotion so why would they allow this? Possibly there could be a licensing agreement but I doubt it

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PestiRed Grand Master

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Sorry Si, but a fake is a fake, regardless of whether Tag can be arsed to prosecute

 

http://www.forbes.com/sites/arieladams/2013/05/30/the-truth-about-replica-watches/

 

"Replica Versus Homage

 

There is a legal version of a replica watch and it is called an “homage.” A number of small internet communities and forums are dedicated to producing, reviewing, and discussing homage watches. These are timepieces produced to be as similar as possible to often historic watches, but the protected names and logos are not reproduced. Some collectors love these, while others have ethical problems with them as they can feel too close to a fake. However, they are perfectly legal. Common brands that have “homages” produced in their honor are Rolex and Panerai, and vintage dive, military, and aviation watches are those which are most commonly ‘homaged.’ The good thing about homage watches is that they are usually produced with a much higher quality than fakes. This is because they aren’t trying to be a low-cost alternative to the real thing, they are trying to be a modern version of something too difficult or no longer possible to get."

 

The key phrase being "protected names and logos are not reproduced"

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Sorry Si, but a fake is a fake, regardless of whether Tag can be arsed to prosecute

 

http://www.forbes.com/sites/arieladams/2013/05/30/the-truth-about-replica-watches/

 

"Replica Versus Homage

 

There is a legal version of a replica watch and it is called an “homage.” A number of small internet communities and forums are dedicated to producing, reviewing, and discussing homage watches. These are timepieces produced to be as similar as possible to often historic watches, but the protected names and logos are not reproduced. Some collectors love these, while others have ethical problems with them as they can feel too close to a fake. However, they are perfectly legal. Common brands that have “homages” produced in their honor are Rolex and Panerai, and vintage dive, military, and aviation watches are those which are most commonly ‘homaged.’ The good thing about homage watches is that they are usually produced with a much higher quality than fakes. This is because they aren’t trying to be a low-cost alternative to the real thing, they are trying to be a modern version of something too difficult or no longer possible to get."

 

The key phrase being "protected names and logos are not reproduced"

And Simon's having the Tag logo on it.

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Class A Replica Tag Heuer Carrera Calibre 16 ETASwiss made also done the water test on the glass yesterday and the droplet stayed whole did not disperse. The is a logo is the crown it's just the outline of the logo without text there is no color on the logo at all.

 

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Just can't get my head around this fake concept. Is the point of buying a Rolls Royce not the fact it's got a Rolls Royce engine and has been built with Rolls Royce parts by Rolls Royce engineers? A watch is a working piece of kit, it's not a jumper or a pair of socks, presumably you want it to work well?

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