cisamcgu
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If I bought a fake(illegal) watch and it turned out to be crap, I wouldn't be looking for some sort of compensation or revenge.
Accie's fake Rolex.
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If I bought a fake(illegal) watch and it turned out to be crap, I wouldn't be looking for some sort of compensation or revenge.
Accy cyclist
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- The hills of Accrington
Er not compensation, she just wants her money back or at least some of it back.
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- Somewhere wet & hilly in NW England.
Ok, here is my neighbour's totally fake Rolex!! Chipped gold paint, missing gold paint and gold paint that's gone on the stainless steel. Also, the magnifier thingy for the date looks slightly to the left to me. I've also run my thumb and fingers over the watch. It was like running them over a pumice stone! No smooth rounded edges whatsoever!! She hasn't received a reply yet and I doubt she ever will! I hope the scum bags who've ripped her off and no doubt many others, somehow get their comeuppance! Why that dodgy site hasn't been taken down by law I do not know!! She even mentioned getting a 'posse' together to pay them a visit, but that could lead to worse things than being ripped off for 237 quid!
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Oh, and the 'glow in the dark' digits don't glow in the dark at all! No surprises there!
Lord above - what a ghastly piece of crap that is.
Not even worth a fiver.
cisamcgu
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the definition of compensation
Accy cyclist
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cisamcgu
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My my, it's almost as if you're defending the dodgy seller/site.
quite the opposite
Accy cyclist
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They didn't even send it in the 'Rolex box' she paid 40 quid for, saying they'll send that next week! It's a long shot, but tomorrow I'm going to phone trading standards for her. I don't think they'll be able to do much, but I want to ask them why such scum bags are allowed to operate. 🤔
Accy cyclist
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- The hills of Accrington
Actually, I'm surprised that scum bag firm haven't advertised 'genuine Rolex watches' for sale and put photos and details of genuine ones on their page, then when some some mug sends them say 8 grand they send one of those things my neighbour received! They've missed a trick there!!
Accy cyclist
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Tut! tut! A bit of watch snobbery here, may I say. I mentioned two perfectly decent, acceptable watches yet no replies or likes. I've seem some right crap suggestions posted on this thread, yet they go down well to some because of their supposed 'high end' name and price.
Accy cyclist
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I like this one.
https://raymond-weil.co.uk/product/...nd-bracelet-mother-of-pearl-diamond-dot-dial/
Those who 'diss' my tastes, you aren't alone. There's a woman who helps out in the retro clothing shop I work in. If I showed her the watch above she'd most likely say when mentioning the 8 diamonds, "Diamonds!! More like chips off a diamond when they're shaping it"! Whatever is suggested is dismissed rather impolitely these day, may I say.🧐
"Yes, but it won't hold its price"! So what! We don't all buy things hoping we'll be able to sell them in years to come for what we paid for them or even more. If you like it and think it'll give you pleasure then buy it and don't concern yourself about what it'll be worth when you're in that old folks home, sat in your own pee drinking tea from a feeder cup!
A watch's value is measured more in levels of pleasure, rather than in monetary value. 🧐
https://raymond-weil.co.uk/product/...nd-bracelet-mother-of-pearl-diamond-dot-dial/
Those who 'diss' my tastes, you aren't alone. There's a woman who helps out in the retro clothing shop I work in. If I showed her the watch above she'd most likely say when mentioning the 8 diamonds, "Diamonds!! More like chips off a diamond when they're shaping it"!
Whatever is suggested is dismissed rather impolitely these day, may I say.🧐"Yes, but it won't hold its price"! So what! We don't all buy things hoping we'll be able to sell them in years to come for what we paid for them or even more. If you like it and think it'll give you pleasure then buy it and don't concern yourself about what it'll be worth when you're in that old folks home, sat in your own pee drinking tea from a feeder cup!
A watch's value is measured more in levels of pleasure, rather than in monetary value. 🧐
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AndyRM
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Good luck with that. Calling trading standards about knock off stuff and a box that didn't arrive will achieve the square root of nowt.
vickster
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Isn’t it Trading Standards whose job is to crack down on sellers and buyers of counterfeit goods 
How did she pay for this rubbish? If on a credit or debit card she could try a chargeback saying she didn’t receive the goods she expected. A long shot obviously but just need to complete a form
How did she pay for this rubbish? If on a credit or debit card she could try a chargeback saying she didn’t receive the goods she expected. A long shot obviously but just need to complete a form
Reynard
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Tut! tut! A bit of watch snobbery here, may I say. I mentioned two perfectly decent, acceptable watches yet no replies or likes. I've seem some right crap suggestions posted on this thread, yet they go down well to some because of their supposed 'high end' name and price.
This is why I keep saying to do your homework. It's as much about heritage and history as it is about the actual end product. Which is why you don't seem to know that Sekonda was an umbrella brand name used to sell Russian watches (mainly Chaika and Luch) on the UK market from the 70s through to the early 90s.
When the Soviet Union collapsed in late December of 1991, they switched to sourcing from Japan. I believe that Sekonda now uses Miyota internals, but don't quote me on it. They're effectively the Skoda or Dacia of watches - no frills, reliable and at an affordable price point for someone who just wants a watch to do the job without having to drop a wad of cash.
Soviet-made Sekondas tended to be a bit pot luck at times (they had to meet government targets after all), so you could get a good one, or, if someone on the assembly line was having a bad day, you could get a bit of a botch job. That said, Russian watches do have a bit of a cult following, especially the Vostoks and Raketas.
Edited to add - cos I just remembered it - that Russian watches (largely) aren't copies or knock-offs. Their factories bought out all the unneeded tooling lock, stock and barrel when Swiss companies (and some French too, I believe) upgraded / changed the range of movements they made. So the movements were decent, but borderline obsolete and sometimes poorly finished. Although they did come up with a few weird variations of their own.
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HMS_Dave
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I'll quote you on it and tell you that it is correct. I've brought a number of miyota movements for sekonda watches. The cheapest are basically obtainable for a couple of quid, for the entire movement. It really isn't worth replacing parts for.