Fake Armani Watches on eBay?

triggerthat · 12 Feb 2010 at 19:10

Hi guys,

I've been checking the following watch on eBay and they go for around £280 in stores (Goldsmith Amazon is around £180). How can I confirm if it isn't a fake?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/BNIB-GENTS-EM...es_Watches_MensWatches_GL?hash=item3a57699276

iKettles · 12 Feb 2010 at 19:13

Ask for pictures of the actual item?

daz · 12 Feb 2010 at 19:18

Aren't these just quartz fashion watches anyway? i.e. there's not much to fake

chrism · 12 Feb 2010 at 19:20

daz said:
Aren't these just quartz fashion watches anyway? i.e. there's not much to fake

yeah there cheapo's

with a high price i'd go for a seiko much better

Cosimo · 12 Feb 2010 at 19:23

You are bidding on a brand new, 100% authentic, and never been worn Armani watch for men

Would you buy one if it was just authentic?

Rotty · 12 Feb 2010 at 19:23

as said they generally are not worth faking and the profit margins so huge that massive discounts can be found

I would have no problem buying that ( well from an authenticity point of view at least

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SiriusB · 12 Feb 2010 at 19:52

iKettles said:
Ask for pictures of the actual item?

And to prove they aren't just pictures found somewhere else on the Internet, specify a loaf of baked goods be displayed also.

snake786123 · 12 Feb 2010 at 19:58

hi
before i buy anything designer of ebay
i always email the seller something to this effect:
hi
is this item guarenteed 100% authentic if not will you offer 100% refund inc postage. i dont want to be paying for a fake so is there manufacter wattanty. and also when i buy this watch i will be taking it to an armani outlet to verify its authenticity and if it is fake then i will reposrt you to both ebay and paypal
thank you

Westyfield2 · 12 Feb 2010 at 20:06

snake786123 said:
hi
is this item guarenteed 100% authentic if not will you offer 100% refund inc postage. i dont want to be paying for a fake so is there manufacter wattanty. and also when i buy this watch i will be taking it to an armani outlet to verify its authenticity and if it is fake then i will reposrt you to both ebay and paypal
thank you

I really hope you don't send that. Something properly worded would be OK however.

Boycie · 12 Feb 2010 at 20:23

Having worked for an online shop that sells these I can guarantee that it will fall apart within 6 months if your lucky. If your unlucky it will break on the first day. The shop I worked for had a shipment of these stopped by HMRC who subsequently sent them off to armani to be verified as genuine. Armani came and basically said they couldn't tell. Buy with caution

Westyfield2 · 12 Feb 2010 at 20:29

Boycie said:
Armani came and basically said they couldn't tell.

In that case, does it really matter? I mean it's not like Toyota MR2 being sold as a Ferrari 355 where any of us would spot it a mile off, let alone a Ferrari dealer?

I bought my Seiko online as a US import (~£150 instead of ~£300) and it's 100% genuine.

Though I did have a nose at the Breitling's and Panerai's in town this week.... WANT.

Greebo · 12 Feb 2010 at 20:41

AT the end of the day you are paying £80 for the watch and £150 for the name.

If fake, it may well be better built than the original.

Also if you read the feedback you see many people complain in the UK about the import charges. I guess the watch must come from abroad even though he is listed as a uk seller so there will be import duty, vat and courier collection fees to add to the final selling price.

K1LLSW1TCH · 12 Feb 2010 at 20:45

snake786123 said:
hi
before i buy anything designer of ebay
i always email the seller something to this effect:
hi
is this item guarenteed 100% authentic if not will you offer 100% refund inc postage. i dont want to be paying for a fake so is there manufacter wattanty. and also when i buy this watch i will be taking it to an armani outlet to verify its authenticity and if it is fake then i will reposrt you to both ebay and paypal
thank you

Genuine lols!

PapaLazaru · 12 Feb 2010 at 21:06

K1LLSW1TCH said:
Genuine lols!

Evil git

Robbo · 12 Feb 2010 at 21:14

snake786123 said:
hi
before i buy anything designer of ebay
i always email the seller something to this effect:
hi
is this item guarenteed 100% authentic if not will you offer 100% refund inc postage. i dont want to be paying for a fake so is there manufacter wattanty. and also when i buy this watch i will be taking it to an armani outlet to verify its authenticity and if it is fake then i will reposrt you to both ebay and paypal
thank you

Whats with retards signing up recently?

Skidder · 12 Feb 2010 at 21:21

what is worth faking? rubbish movement, plastic movement ring? etc. I took an armani watch apart and I wouldn't pay more than £25 for one.

PapaLazaru · 12 Feb 2010 at 21:26

I bought some fake white Ray-Ban Wayfarers on the Bay recently.

Well they were not advertised as fake but they came from Bali and only cost me a fiver.

Very good quality I must say they have really good lenses in them.

Rotty · 13 Feb 2010 at 00:42

Skidder said:
what is worth faking? rubbish movement, plastic movement ring? etc. I took an armani watch apart and I wouldn't pay more than £25 for one.

That sums it up

a fake would be as good as a real one

triggerthat · 13 Feb 2010 at 08:26

Thanks for the input guys. :-)

On that note, it seems that I should look for something better. Any recommendations?

Chrism suggested a seiko. Any other brands that sell something similar to the style of the armani one?

eidolon · 13 Feb 2010 at 09:40

I've got a proper Armani watch not dissimilar to that one and it's crap. Fell apart 3 or 4 times in the first few months. I've stopped wearing it now.