Okay, so, I got my hands on this “high imitation” Rolex New Green Submariner. Let me tell you, it’s a trip. I’ve always been a bit of a watch guy, not a hardcore collector or anything, but I appreciate a good timepiece. This one, though, it’s something else.
First off, I started by just looking at the thing. It’s shiny, that’s for sure. They used some decent metal, feels heavy like the real deal. I hear Rolex uses some fancy 904L stainless steel, and this one feels pretty solid, like it could take a beating. I guess the real ones are supposed to be around 1.57 inches across, and this one’s about the same. I didn’t break out the measuring tape, but just eyeballing it, it’s close enough.
Then, I started messing with the crown, winding it up. It feels smooth, no grinding or anything weird. I turned the bezel, you know, that rotating ring around the face. It clicks nicely, 120 clicks, just like I read it should. No cheap, loose feeling here. I even held it up to my ear, listening to the ticking. Sounds pretty legit, that fast, smooth ticking you expect from a good watch.
- Weight: Felt good, substantial, not like some cheap toy.
- Crown: Wound up smooth, no problems.
- Bezel: Nice, solid clicks, 120 of ’em.
- Ticking: Sounded like the real deal, fast and smooth.
I wore it around for a few days, you know, just to see how it felt. Got a few compliments, people thinking it was the real thing. That’s when I started feeling a little weird about it, to be honest. It’s one thing to mess around with a fake, it’s another to actually have people think you’re sporting a ten-thousand-dollar watch.
I did some digging online, trying to see how close this thing really is to a genuine Submariner. Found a bunch of articles and videos about spotting fakes. Some of the details they mentioned, like the font on the date wheel and the tiny laser-etched crown, this watch actually got right. It’s kind of scary how good these imitations are getting.
I know some folks say these new Submariners are tough to fake, but honestly, this one’s got me second-guessing that. It’s not just about the looks, it’s the feel of it, the weight, the way it moves. It all adds up to a pretty convincing imitation.
My Final Thoughts
In the end, I decided to stash it away in a drawer. It’s just not my style to pretend I’ve got something I don’t. But I gotta say, this whole experience has been eye-opening. It makes you appreciate the real thing even more, but it also makes you wonder about all those “authentic” watches out there. It is a wild world. And I am just a man who likes watches.
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