Breitling Fake Watches
Mention the word “watch” and the country that comes to mind is Switzerland. Breitling is the one of the plums on top of the cake which is the Swiss watch industry. Established in 1884, Breitling manufactures its watches from only Switzerland and using only Swiss components. Although the watches are mainly designed for aviation use (the company’s slogan is “Instruments for Professionals”), they are popularly worn as high-end luxury watches and status symbols. And where there is money to be made there are always those who want to. In this case it is in replication Chronomat time-keeping devices.
The Swiss customs service estimates that there are about 30 to 40 million counterfeit watches in the market in any given year. Even Breitiling’s own website states that 99% of the Breitling watches for sale on the internet are fakes.” This means that almost all of those “Breitiling watches” advertised on online stores like eBay are knock-offs.
The most popular series of the Breitling watches is the “Breitling for Bentley” series. The original can cost somewhere around 13,000 USD, but can be found for a little more than 200 USD by typing “Breitling Fake Watches” in almost any search engine.
So, who would and wouldn’t buy a replica watch? While the main arguments for not buying it would be the copyright and ownership ones, the other side would go for “why pay for something that can be had for free?” And they may have a point because some fakes look so much like the real thing that it would be hard to tell the difference by even the sturdiest of watch aficionados. And it would also be fun to sport the same looks as the super rich for even the short lifespan of a fake Breitling, because like every fake watch it too will soon start peeling. A good place to wear a fake Breitling would be at a high-class event that is expected to attract the flashy and the rich, or an ex-spouse. If it’s good enough to pass the inspection then maybe it is worth the risk.