Not everyone can afford a luxury watch, which leads them to going to the more affordable end of the spectrum. That place has some great watches, and some dark ones.. replica watches.

This may seem ridiculous, but 15-30% of searches involved around watches are people looking for replicas to purchase. According to the Swiss watch industry, the replica watch industry costs them billions of dollars each year. Here in this article we’ll discuss whether the replica watches are a substitute for the authentic ones for the ones that want to look smooth with a budget.

In my opinion, seeing more replicas of a certain brand indicates its popularity and how loveable it is. However as sweet it might sound, the amount of money brands lose because people replicating their work and selling it for a much cheaper price and taking all the money for it is frightening for any timepiece company.

Fake watches are there so people who cannot afford the authentic ones can give the same status as the ones that actually buy the real ones. However deep down themselves they know none of it is real no matter how much attention it gets them.

Buying a replica watch is a crime if you really think about it. The replicas are impersonating the brand and stealing their designs and name and are benefiting out of it. There even is a movement that says “Fake watches are for fake people”, it is kind of true really. Buyers of the replicas watches are faking having an authentic one. Something I remember reading somewhere is a quote that says “Once you learn how to spot fake jewelry, you’ll be able to spot fake people”. Which makes it an essential thing to learn, click here to see how to spot fake watches.

Replica watches are no where near as good and high-quality as authentic ones, and its scary how common fake watches are. There are many Instagram pages all about exposing people for wearing fake watches (s/o @wristbusters) where you can see more details about that.