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This strikes me as a product that the Chinese could copy and mass-produce for -- I dunno -- $500? And it would work 75% as well. I don't see a huge barrier to e
by dreamcompiler 4y ago
This strikes me as a product that the Chinese could copy and mass-produce for -- I dunno -- $500? And it would work 75% as well. I don't see a huge barrier to entry here except for IP, which never stops the Chinese.
- s0rce 4y agoTiny titanium parts aren't trivial to machine and tolernaces need to be tight to get them interchangeable and have them work. Not sure if all the parts are made by conventional machining, if so, probably doable, if it needs chemical etching or EDM might cost more.
- josephcsible 4y agoDo the parts need to be titanium for the watch to work? If not, then the Chinese counterfeits will just use aluminum or something instead.
- s0rce 4y agoGood point, probably not, I don't know if you could get the wear resistance with aluminum but probably steel.
- dghlsakjg 4y agoFrom what I understand the Chinese are still working on duplicating far more common movements from the likes of Omega and Rolex. They have certainly mastered the external components, but the giveaway for fake chinese watches is always the movement. I could be wrong, but I have yet to see a teardown of a superfake where the movement held up to even amateur scrutiny.
- Kirby64 4y agoGood superfakes of the Rolex submariners come with a cloned movement that looks pretty damn close to the real thing. It's not just a generic movement shoved into a rolex-like case anymore. Either way, all rolexs have closed casebacks, so nobody is gonna even be able to see it. If the exterior looks correct, nobody is going to notice. But, the Rolex 3135 is a 30+ year old movement, so you'd hope modern technology could copy it pretty well by now.