Today I want to talk about my recent experience in Macau, China. For a long time, I dreamed of reaching this Asian territory because I love its culture, traditions, and historical places. I will not go into many details about the person I was and how I changed after this trip. However, I just want to confirm that anyone who gets to visit a city in China and manages to explore the spiritual places does not come back the same person.
I reserved enough time for my trip to explore the sacred and spiritual locations. Also, I made enough time to absorb the mundane life of the people there. I visited specific pubs and spent plenty of time talking to Chinese youngsters. Obviously, one of my main goals was to find people who know a thing or two about replica watches, for which China is so popular. I have to admit, this country produces not only fake watches but anything else you can’t even imagine.
In the same context…
The nice part is that I managed to talk to the natives about the replica watch industry. We shared opinions and objections about this industry. I managed to learn something about the industry. More precisely, some secrets that somehow answered my question about which Rolex knockoffs are so popular at the moment. I was introduced to a former employee in the replica watch industry, who told me a lot of interesting things.
The point is that Rolex knockoffs have always been popular. But what is different today is that watch lovers buy them today for their quality. And a few decades ago, they bought them out of curiosity. Today, it seems that the watch-loving community has understood that the replica industry can be high quality. Obviously, not all fake watches are like this. However, we cannot deny that some Rolex knockoffs are so good, that you hardly believe that it is a knockoff. So, what information did I find out in Macau? What have I learned about the Chinese replica watch industry? Stay with me in this article to learn more.
How did interest in Rolex knockoffs change over time?
What piqued my curiosity the most was hearing that the interest in fake Rolex watches is different today than it was in the past. I mean, interest in these watches has never been low. but still, its essence is different. This is due to the impeccable reputation that the authentic brand has built over the decades. Respectively, people have always wanted to have a Rolex on their wrist, even if it is a fake.
Years ago, watch lovers bought these fakes out of curiosity. Of course, many times, the expected “happy end” of the purchase process turned into a disappointment because factories were barely able to reproduce these watches at a high level. Today, however, the community has come to trust the industry. This is because the industry has developed and dramatically upgraded its production technologies.
If yesterday (that is, in the past) Rolex knockoffs were full of design inaccuracies and unbearable noises at the rotor level, today they are almost ideal. I talked about such a replica watch in the previous article, emphasizing the fact that I really did not find any serious flow in its execution. And many watches in the replica industry have reached such a level. So, the reason why the audience buys these fake Rolexes is that they are really worth the money and are extremely similar to what we see in authentic models.
With that being said, let’s see what techniques are hidden behind today’s Chinese replica watches. Thanks to my new friend from Macau, I got to know details that are still little known to the general public.
How possible is the 3D-printing technique in the replica industry?
Surely you have heard of this technique. Scientists use it in different fields from medicine to car construction to reproduce different objects. I think there is not much left until medicine proposes 3D organs to save thousands of lives while waiting for a compatible transplant.
In this sense, you will probably be surprised by the fact that some replica factories have also ended up using 3D manufacturing techniques. Of course, we are not talking about all factories. I mainly refer to those that produce almost identical Rolexes that only a specialist can differentiate from a genuine one. This technique allows manufacturers to reproduce the original model down to the smallest details, with almost zero inaccuracies, at least on an aesthetic level.
3D reproduction machines are not cheap. But they are affordable enough for replica factories that emphasize the quality of the products they release. As a result, the replica watches produced using this technique are not cheap either. As a rule, they can end up costing over 1,000 USD. It’s not a small price for a fake watch. But the quality of the reproduction exceeds any expectations of even the most pedantic buyer.
This is the first secret that I was shocked to learn from my friend in Macau. I did not imagine that the replica industry could “apply” to such methods. I expected any explanation other than the 3D machines that reproduce almost indistinguishable Rolex replica watches. Now that I know this secret, I realize why some knockoffs are so well executed.
Another type of quality control
A few years ago, many watch lovers would judge the replica industry for its lack of rigorous quality control. I think many continue to do it even today. And rightly so, as there are no official organizations that would establish certain quality criteria for fake watches. This means that any factory can theoretically release a fake watch without being responsible for its quality. Unfortunately, many factories do so, but their number is much smaller than it was a few years ago.
Unlike the official Rolex, which can ruin its reputation in a second with the release of a poor-quality watch, replica factories do not take such major risks. No one controls them and no one certifies their quality level.
But this is just one part of the truth…
The other part unknown to me was revealed to me by my friend from Macau. Turns out that the replica industry has a different quality policy. An unofficial one, if I can call it that. The idea is that the Chinese population looks very loyal to the replica industry. It is as if society supports all industries, including the replica one, and helps them as it can. This means that if a Chinese customer receives a faulty replica watch, he necessarily informs the factory about all defects. The factory either returns the money or sends him another fake. But what’s most surprising is that the factory commits to collecting all reports regarding replica watch faults and adjusting them right away in the next release.
With this ping-pong of reports and adjustments of faults, Rolex fake watches become better and less faulty. This is due to the communication back and forth between the customer and the factory, which leaves room for constant improvements. This means that even in the absence of an official quality monitoring organization, the replica industry is crowdsourcing quality control. I was impressed by this constructive tactic that only leads to continuous improvement of the replica watches. Maybe it’s a tactic we should borrow from the Chinese people.
The competition has never been fiercer
The 2 aspects that I talked about previously serve as premises for a continuous increase in fake Rolex demand. Today, the demand for these accessories exceeds any other fakes from other brands. Consequently, the factories engage in large-scale competition in order to face not only the number of requests but also the customers’ expectations regarding quality. Many of the factories simply cannot afford to opt for bad quality. That’s because the customer simply won’t come back to them. In order to maintain customer loyalty and to benefit from his recommendations, factories keep up with quality, finding solutions for constant improvements.
Bottom line
With the truths I discovered in Macau, I confirm once again that the replica industry is more reliable than ever. Of course, I admit that the reality exposed in this article does not apply to all replica factories. Unfortunately, there are still factories for which quantity is more important than quality. But the beautiful part is that such factories are few and have every chance of disappearing because watch lovers simply do not buy from them.
To avoid such factories, I recommend spending a little time investigating as much as possible about a potential factory or seller. Read reviews about the replica store, and talk directly with the seller. This will help you understand which store is trustworthy and which is not. The conclusion is that the industry continues to develop and luckily we have the opportunity to enjoy higher quality fake Rolex watches than ever before. How morally correct it is to buy fake goods or not is already the topic for another article. In the meantime, it matters that for an affordable price, we can enjoy a formidable replica watch.