BEING THE BEARER OF BAD NEWS..........ALMOST EVERY WATCH OF CHINESE ORIGIN IS A CHEAPLY PRESSED OUT IMITATION. WHILE ON HOLIDAY IN SHANGHAI I SEEN REPLICAS THAT WERE ALMOST PERFECT IN EVERY WAY BEING SOLD IN MARKETS FOR $5.00 AND I MUST ADMIT SOME WERE OF VERY HIGH QUALITY (SOME HAD OLDER AUTOMATIC MOVEMENTS OF SWISS OR JAPANESE ORIGIN AND HAD FAKE ROTORS ON THE WINDING PENDULUM!!) WHILE IN CHINA I VISITED A PORCELAIN FACTORY AND WAS AMAZED AT THE LEVEL OF DETAIL THAT THE ARTISANS COULD TURN OUT IN A PRODUCTION LINE ATMOSPHERE. I BOUGHT A GENUINE OMEGA SEAMASTER FOR $150.00 !! AND THERE WERE PLENTY OF REAL BARGAINS THERE .....PROBABLY ILLEGAL TO BUY A BUNCH THOUGH AND MOST LIKELY SOME BAD KARMA TO GO ALONG WITH IT AS WELL.IT IS WELL WORTH THE MONEY TO TAKE A VACATION TO CHINA AND BUY AS MUCH HIGH END WATCHES AS YOU CAN FIND,,,,YOU'LL SAVE A TON OF MONEY AND HAVE A GREAT TIME.........MAIL YOUR ITEMS THROUGH EMS WHEN YOU ARE OVER THERE,,,,PAY SOMEONE TO DECLARE THE ITEMS AS USED WATCHES. GOOD LUCK
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