When traveling I always enjoy shopping in the back streets of the different cities I visit.  Almost every city I see Fake Rolexes selling for $25 - $50 and sometimes more.  These have always interested me because I have always dreamed of owning a real Rolex but can not see spending that kind of money on one.   Over the period of the last few years I have purchased a few of these $50 watches and they actually ran good for a few months and in one case, I still have one running after 3 years but the band and case are worn out.  I have noticed on these cheap watches, they are not real stainless steel but look to be brass and then coated with a stainless steel looking coating.

Was it worth the $50 I spent on the watch, well yes, I enjoyed it, it worked and looked good on my wrist.  I felt good wearing it but everyone asked me if it was a fake.  I didn't know why they kept asking me but my friend who owns a real one says people ask him the same questions.  I guess people just assume every Rolex is a fake unless your driving a Mercedes or Lincoln.

After some research and talking to people that were selling the faakes on the streets, I found out that the Street Watches were usually a very poor quality copy especially the ones selling for $35 - $50.00  My friend who owns many very high quality replicas says you need to buy from the internet if you really want a High Quality copy that is hard to tell from the real watch.  After a couple weeks of research on the internet I found so many sites all saying they have the best quality so I was a little confused on who to buy from. He told me where to order from and I did. After about 2 weeks I received my submariner in the mail and when I opened the box, I was surprised to see how different it was from the cheap ones I bought in New York.  I compared them and  I could see the quality difference immediatly.  It was heavy and not light, and the watch felt quality.  I have been wearing that watch for 3 years now and the band has never worn and it looks as new as the day I purchased it.

Yes there is a difference between the chaep ones and the more expensive ones. I paid $149.00 for the good one and I felt it was a good deal considering the length of time I havee been wearing it everyday.  I am going to order a new one now and I was happy to see the website was still in business.

My advice to you is, if your going to get a Replica Watch, spend the extra money and get a better  quality one.  $50 is not going to get you a quality watch.  You need to spend $100 and up and most of all buy from a site that does not have complaints. Always search the name of the website for complaints in Google first before you buy. 

I must mention, I compaired my watch to my friends real one and he was surprised.  He told me "Do you have any idea what I paid for mine"   I took that as a way of saying my watch was very good.  I could tell he was a little sick knowing what I paid for mine and the watches looked exactly alike. Even the smooth running second hand looked the same.