How to Spot Fake Watches
The Classroom
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7m 40s
While more people are buying and trading watches, there's also more people trying to trick watch enthusiasts into purchasing fraudulent watches. But how good are fake watches? Are there methods or ways to identify the timepiece you're looking at isn't the real deal? And how difficult is it to spot a counterfeit watch?
Well who better to tell you the difference between what is real and what is fake than our master watchmaker, Mike Michaels! He's in the hot seat today to explain exactly how it is that watches are faked and some ways you can prevent getting fooled. So tune in and watch this episode of The Classroom!
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