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19 March 2007, 12:35 PM | #1 |
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Ripp Off!!!
What's with this? How many other examples of this are out there? Comments??
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19 March 2007, 12:38 PM | #2 |
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Many. Oh so many!!!
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19 March 2007, 12:42 PM | #4 |
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It's like electronic music; KraftWerk started it, and for 20 years everything seemed derivative because it was. So it is with iconic watches. If the most sincere form of flattery is imitation, then Rolex should feel very flattered.
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19 March 2007, 02:14 PM | #5 |
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Huh....I'm jealous though....this watch has "Indiglo"!
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19 March 2007, 07:28 PM | #6 |
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Now there are many brands that use similar designs,myself have not got any
problem with those.Now fakes made to desieve well thats a different matter. Now is the Blancpain 50 fathoms, a Rolex rip off too.??? Now the Blancpain 50 fathoms was in production almost a year before the Rolex Sub. Is the Rolex sub below a homage or a rip off to the Blancpain, there is a unmistakable striking resemblance. And the first Rolex model sub had plain stick hands as well,and a different bezel with no minute markers. Early Rolex Sub.
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Steinhart and Invicta do the same thing.
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19 March 2007, 07:53 PM | #8 |
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The chevron or "Mercedes" fugure on the hour hand seems very popular across several brands. Is this horological tradition, or just more of the same designer-domino effect? Does anyone know who oput the first chevron on a watch hand?
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19 March 2007, 08:05 PM | #9 |
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the blancpain/rolex comparrison is differnt as they look similar- but the 'homage' watches- alpha,invicta, steinhart et all are more then similar
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19 March 2007, 08:16 PM | #10 |
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19 March 2007, 08:25 PM | #11 |
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Well then, I'm SOL... None of my watches have it!
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20 March 2007, 12:21 AM | #12 |
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Who would wear it?
I have nothing against wearing a Timex- I have owned plenty of them.
But who would own a Timex that so desperately wanted to be seen as a Rolex? Only a player-hater. |
20 March 2007, 12:28 AM | #13 |
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That is one good looking Timex!
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20 March 2007, 12:51 AM | #14 |
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What A Piece Of Sh*t
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20 March 2007, 07:19 AM | #16 |
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20 March 2007, 09:10 AM | #17 |
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You would be corect sir, Rolex did take a bit of creative licence from Blancpain when designing the submariner.
However, Rolex made the design Iconic, so I'll give them the edge. PAtrick
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