Arnie - the fakes are very good - the Patek Phillipe had a sweep second hand that moved in the same way as a real rolex, in fact that is the first thing I look at when I look at the fake rolexes on display.
I was on the verge of buying a Jaeger Le Coutre, as I couldn't justify a Patek Philippe when my concience said I really did not need the watch and it was really just ego and a sense of wanting to impress.
Mechanical watches are a thing of beauty and craftsmanship - but they aren't the best keepers of time. A cheap throw-away quartz watch is more accurate than the most expensive Rolex etc.
The interesting thing was that I have a real quartz movment swiss watch that I've had for about 10 years now. I replaced this with a chunky Patek Philippe fake that looked authentic to me and also the other person that recognised the watch.
In the time I was wearing the watch, I went to board meetings, ate at Gentlemen's clubs etc where others also were wearing expensive watches. No one took the blindest bit of notice of the watch. In the end I was just tired of the fact that it did not keep perfect time and was getting paranoid about checking whether it was keeping the right time.
I dusted off my old watch and haven't looked back since.
When I make my millions, I will then buy a nice watch - probably. 🙂
I'm just impressed with the workmanship on the fakes - the Patek Philippes have crystal backs showing the workings, and the engravings on the movements (as well as the 'jewels') are convincing to all but an horologists.
I have to say that I'm a bit of a snob when it comes to pens though - and it does make me a little mad to see all the fake Mont Blancs in the shops - but my Meisterstuck fountain pen is real and a pleasure to use - I've used it daily for about 15 years now, which makes it quite good value..
I fear the clip on glasses thread is getting a bit off track now..
Liban - the tv is gorgeous... It's also the biggest computer monitor I've seen!
Cheers,
Shafique