Watch purchasing, is it reliable? Tell me about the watches I appraised and the pits they encountered.

I feel that this article I wrote will offend many people, especially selling fake watches or playing various routines in the name of purchasing.

But I can't control it. I am too idle at home, and the road is closed, so I can't go to work. Let me tell you about the friends who came to me to appraise their watches, and the pits they met on their way to buy them.

I have been doing watch maintenance for more than seven years. I was in Shanghai before, 18 went back to Wuhan. Sometimes I post some articles about knowledge sharing of watches online, so later some netizens asked me for help to identify watches, and a large part of them were bought by myself. I was not at ease, so I asked professionals to have a look.

It is said that the first time I met a fake watch was in Shanghai, when I worked as a maintenance technician after the sale of Patek Philippe. One day after New Year's Day, a beautiful lady came to the after-sales service center, with fair skin and long legs, which was very bright at first sight. She brought an old Patek Philippe quartz watch to change the battery, similar to this style.

In all fairness, for our technicians, the watches currently on sale are basically true and false at a glance, but this seemingly medieval model will be more cautious. After all, we can't guarantee that we have seen all the antique models.

Then open the lid to see the movement, pry open the back lid with one knife and confirm that it is fake. I still used the Japanese movement, so I gave it back to my sister, and the battery was not changed. This is what happens after the sale. Non-brand watches do not provide services. Later, at afternoon tea, I talked to my little brother in customer service about it. Little brother smiled coldly and said that the owner of the watch was unbelievable at the time, saying that it was a Christmas gift from a friend, you know. It seems that she has also been cheated, so the lady who received this medieval watch during the Spring Festival must keep her eyes open.

In fact, if you think about it calmly, you will know that if this watch is true, it will cost at least several hundred thousand. Ask yourself, have you given each other hundreds of thousands of dollars?

Tell me another thing that cost me a lot.

After returning to Wuhan, I worked in a watch repair shop in a shopping mall and met many customers who came to the store to identify watches. One day, two girls who had just been working for a few years came and brought a Cartier blue balloon, saying that they had saved money for a long time and asked their friends to buy a small blue balloon quartz watch with a diameter of 28 gauge.

It's this. Cartier blue balloons are very popular in recent years, especially popular with young and fashionable girls.

After I got the watch, I first looked at the appearance with a watch-repairing mirror. Almost no problem. When I opened the back cover to look at the movement, it was the same, but it still made me see something fishy. The newly bought watch has obvious twist marks on the screw of the movement, and the fixing piece is wrong. In Cartier, this situation is absolutely impossible. The movement of the newly bought watch will never have any scars. The only explanation is that the movement is used.

Later, I specially found a blue balloon that a customer kept in the store for maintenance and compared its appearance. In fact, the appearance is also flawed. The color of the blue steel needle is different in the case of side light, and the lettering on the back cover is different. But this difference can only be distinguished by a magnifying glass when two watches are compared, and I have to admire the strength of the domestic cottage.

The original price of this blue balloon is more than 30 thousand, which is 8 thousand cheaper from purchasing. Later, I learned that it was a friend's purchase, but it was actually a circle of friends. At that time, I was simple, so I told everything I said and told all my clients. Later, the two girls got angry, but asked for a purchase return. I wonder if they pushed it off. Anyway, the result was that Daigou came to the store to scold me and said I was meddling. Of course, I'm not afraid of him. When he sells fake watches, the liar is so arrogant. Later, I was severely scolded by my boss for this matter and was depressed for a long time.

After all, I work in someone else's shop. Too many of these things will affect the boss's business. Later, when I looked at my watch for a client, I felt it was more obscure. There is a charge for appraising watches in the store, ranging from 200 to 500. If it is confirmed that it is a fake watch, we will generally tell the customer that there are some differences between it and the original watch, and it is recommended to go to the brand for after-sales inspection at no charge. So, you know, if the maintenance master tells you these words, you should pay attention.

Cartier can be said to be the hardest hit area for buying watches.

Just like this Cartier London, the style is generous and beautiful, suitable for men's business. Because it is not through the back, there is no movement from the outside, so it is easy to make a fake.

Once four brothers in their thirties came to the store and brought two Cartier London appraisals. First, a brother bought one in a shop. His friend saw the style was good and liked it, so he asked his business partner's wife to buy one. After less than a year, two people sat together and made a comparison. They thought there was a difference, so they came to our store for identification.

After touching it, the feel of the steel belt is still obviously different, so I have a bottom in my heart. When I opened the purchasing department, the movement was real. To be honest, in the outer circle, non-professionals really can't see it, even if the two pieces are put together for comparison.

Because the chat was ok, and they were all straightforward people, I told my brother straight away. Several brothers are all in the stone business, and the brother who bought it on behalf of others is actually quite embarrassed, because he bought it from his business partner's wife, so it's hard to say. After all, he will cooperate in the future, and there is no shortage of tens of thousands of dollars, but the heart of buying fakes is quite sympathetic.

The circle of purchasing can be said to be half and half. Some can really help you buy good things at low prices, and many sell dog meat under the guise of purchasing.

Keep your eyes open, listen to less stories and read more. After all, things can't be fake, and they can't be fake.

Let's call it a day. Talk to you later when you have time. It's really a dazzling operation to meet someone who buys a "real watch for sale".