Rolex perceives their product as a pure status symbol. If poor people
can walk around wearing what seems to be a Rolex, rich people will quit
buying them. They are of course correct without that status symbol image
an 18kt men's Rolex Day Date is a pretty nice thousand dollar wristwatch
(for those who do not know, they sell for about $7500 at your upscale
jewery store). In fact the only things worth counterfeiting are things
that are worth vastly more than they cost to produce, like $100 bills
and Rolex watches for instance.
I would guess that about 1/2 the junk mail ads for fake Rolexes you get
everyday are from Rolex's lawyers who will file charges against you as
soon as you send them the money for a watch. A private sting operation
in other words. If you live in Belgium you should be very careful, I think.
graywolf
http://www.graywolfphoto.com
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P. J. Alling wrote:
It seems to me that the only way a counterfeit Rolex could harm Rolex
is if it actually stole a sale of a legitimate Rolex, nobody in their
right mind would believe that the watch they Paid less than $100
dollars for from the street vendor in New York is a real Rolex. On
the other hand if it's sold in a legitimate jewelery store at a close
to Rolex price, and you can't tell it from a real Rolex then they
should have a cause of action, but against the store, not against the
buyer. The buyer has also been defrauded...
William Robb wrote:
----- Original Message ----- From: "graywolf"
Subject: Re: CR Kennedy on Pentax grey imports (Australia)
They do not convict you for having counterfeit currency, only for
trying to deliberately pass it. They will however confiscate it,
which seems fair enough.
How about counterfeit Rolex's?
William Robb
