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Lie 1: Replica watches are best created in Switzerland and Italy.

- This is the biggest lie of all. Duplicate watches are made in China and the somewhere else in Asia. Do not believe anyone saying that replicas are made in Italy or Switzerland because this is a lie designed to get more money out of the unsuspecting.

Lie two: Quality - that is how replica watches are graded. Grade C (or whatever) is the lowest and Grade AAA+++ (or whatever) is the highest.

- Is there a global governing board for copy watches? Another lie to part you from your precious dollars.

Lie 3: The movements in "Swiss made" replicas are identical to the real watch movements. 27 jewel movements are the best.

- (See Lie 1 for "Swiss made".) A long way from the truth. Only a few duplicate watch movements come from anywhere except China and any watchman can right away tell it isn't real. There are no twenty-seven jewels movements in replica watches; only 25, 21, or 17.

Lie 4: The best duplicates will fool an Authorized Dealer because they are 99% true to the real.

- Not right. All reproductions are flawed, even if some are close to the real thing. Do you really think you can spend $200 or less and get a watch that's's 99% matching to a $4,000 - $200,000 watch? As for fooling allowed dealers, perhaps. Common clerks are simply fooled, but seasoned dealers, on close inspection, will know it's a replica.

Lie 5: The gold on "Swiss grade" duplicates is way higher than on other copies. Full-gold copies are 5 or 6-wrapped, while the bezel, crown, and mid links are solid gold.

- The watch is mostly gold-plated, or double or triple-wrapped in gold, although a few models have been observed to have solid gold mid links, like Rolex reproductions. ("Search" for threads on how this is done.).

Lie six: The best Rolex duplicates are made with 904L grade steel.

- Huge fat lie. 440L quality steel is used to create good replicas. 940L steel costs 3 times as much as 440L, and it's only utilized by Rolex; this is the reason why they're so dear.

Lie 7 : Purchasing a duplicate watch is risky, but not if you use sellers from "Replica Review" sites.

- What the general public have no idea is: the "review" sites are owned and operated by the people that run the sites they recommend--it's terribly incestuous. It's simple enough to be taken in by their lies because they are so clever.

Lie 8: After a thorough investigation into the site, you can tell you're going to get a good watch.

- Please. You deserve to be flogged if you think everything you find on the internet is true. Trick sites lie about everything, from the standard of their products to their pledge to make sure every purchaser is satisfied. Many even post photos of real watches.

Lie 9: Picking a good seller will always lead to getting a good watch, one you will not have trouble with.

- Yeah, right. Quality control in duplicate watch factories is hit-and-miss, but mostly shoddy. One batch might be great while the next produces watches that are DOA. (Remember, making replica watches isn't lawful, even in China. Often small operations, replica watch "factories" are made so they can be easily moved or concealed from the authorities.) There are some good dealers, however, that would fix whatever is not right to protect his reputation.

Lie ten: The simplest way to get the least expensive price is by paying COD. And, you can inspect your watch before paying the courier to make sure you get what you paid for.

- A very dumb thing to do and a big red flag that you are dealing with a real scammer. They'll prefer cash because then you can't go running to your credit card company once it becomes apparent that they sold you junk.

- One last point. Remember that even the highest quality Swiss replica Hybrids are counterfeit. In most countries, while it's not illegal to own or buy replica watches, selling them is not legal. When conversing with credit card companies or using Paypal, remember this.

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