I dont think many people would have been on their guard buying from such an established member ‘at the time’ and as your pictures prove unless you really know what to look for its a very decent fake. Thankyou for posting as your pictures will now be the bible of what to check.
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Consolidated Oakley Watches Real or Fake Thread (Is this Oakley Watch Fake?)
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It's crazy how close the fake hp is. When I first ran into one I asked the person who did the initial machining design for the oakley watches and he said there was never a different variation on design. I had showed him all the differences in and he had came to the same conclusion that it has to be a fake. Another thing on the 1 I seen was the clasp cover over the buttons was actually stainless steel. But the rest of the parts were titanium.
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Yes. Same on my knockoff. The fake overall is a darker metal than OEM. The clasp cover on the fake is noticeably lighter in color than the rest of the watch.
At least whoever make the fake used titanium. Haha. I’ll confirm metallurgy on mine soon.
Your photos are very thorough. Looking at them closer there is even more details that are showing in the pics having them side by side.
Love the detailed write ups and comparisons, and these side by side pictures.
But I can’t help from worry that we are not arming counterfeiters with the punch card on “how to build the next fake HP”.
What options exist to protect this very valuable data from that fate?
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I suspect who made these has had an oem product at hand at least and they have more than one human brain involved in the process. The diferences are cost decision based (at least I suspect OEM costs more to produce as well). Meaning that who is copying them does know how to exactly spot their own counterfeight from an oem product they copied. I would even bet they can name more diferences
Also do not think that these post will contribute to someone deciding to start producing fakes with the aim to make them more undistinguishable .... And even if bear in mind that not many people have access to everything needed to leverage the undertaking of producing this type of copy and make a significant money out of it (upfront financing will be needed, etc.).
Therefore the education on the matter with all possible detail will more likely harm who is producing them than help, as correcting will mean cost increase on theire side, which diminished possible return. This turns out to be critic when you already focus at full price and a relatively small marked (due to the value and what type of quality whatches you can get for this value).
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I can see difference in size on those flat head screws and the screw holes with the right side sloping.
and the gaps on the clasp connecting end.....
and the pin hole....
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That sucks dude, sorry this happened to you! But thank you very much for taking the time to make comparison pictures and detailed explanations, this will be very helpful to all going forward!Similar threads
