Alright, so today I’m gonna tell you about my little project: messing around with a high imitation Rolex, specifically the new green Submariner. I got my hands on one that was supposedly made from an “original order,” whatever that means. It looked pretty darn good at first glance, I gotta admit.
The first thing I did was weigh this bad boy. I mean, the real deal Submariner is supposed to be a certain weight, right? This fake was pretty close. I don’t remember the exact numbers, but it felt hefty in my hand, just like you’d expect from a real Rolex. But, you know, it is said that the real ones are about 1.57 inches case diameter. I also got mine, and measured it, just close.
- I looked at the details: I got out my magnifying glass and started looking at all the little details. You know, the tiny engravings, the way the hands moved, the cyclops lens over the date window. There were a few things that weren’t quite right. Like, the font on the date wheel was a little off, and the way the bezel clicked when I rotated it wasn’t as smooth as I’ve seen on genuine ones.
- I opened it up: I’m not a watchmaker or anything, but I’ve taken apart a few watches in my time. I carefully opened up the back of this fake Submariner to see what was inside. The movement was definitely not a real Rolex movement. It was some generic automatic movement, probably made in China. It was keeping time okay, but it didn’t have that smooth, refined look of a genuine Rolex caliber.
- I compared it to pictures: I spent hours looking at pictures of real Rolex Submariners online. I compared every little detail of my fake to the real thing. The more I looked, the more differences I found. It’s like those “spot the difference” puzzles you see in magazines. The counterfeiters did a decent job, but they couldn’t quite nail it.
My final verdict
So, after all this, what’s my verdict on this high imitation Rolex? Well, it’s a pretty good fake, I’ll give it that. If you just glanced at it on someone’s wrist, you probably wouldn’t know it was fake. But if you know what to look for, there are definitely some telltale signs.
Would I wear it? Probably not. I’m not trying to fool anyone, and I’d rather just wear a nice Seiko or something. But I gotta say, it was a fun little experiment. It’s interesting to see how close these counterfeiters can get to the real thing. It also makes me appreciate the craftsmanship of a genuine Rolex even more.
Anyways, that’s my story about messing around with a high imitation Rolex. Hope you found it interesting!
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