why is ABTW covering fakes now?

mikeylacroix · Post by **mikeylacroix** » Fri Apr 08, 2016 5:33 pm

ok click bait

http://www.ablogtowatch.com/new-nth-sub ... s-trading/

but seriously...the wifidog watches are bad enough (imo)
now a series of..homages..?

Chocodove · Post by **Chocodove** » Fri Apr 08, 2016 5:39 pm

Those really blur the "homage" line IMO. And really, an 857?

r.palace · Post by **r.palace** » Fri Apr 08, 2016 5:42 pm

As long as you're paying them, they'll cover anything. I find myself reading these blogs less and less

Post by **logan2z** » Fri Apr 08, 2016 5:50 pm

Chocodove wrote:Those really blur the "homage" line IMO. And really, an 857?

Pretty blatant copy. The only good news is that these companies almost always make an homage that looks worse than the original, and that seems true here as well.

Post by **CGSshorty** » Fri Apr 08, 2016 5:53 pm

r.palace wrote:As long as you're paying them, they'll cover anything.

That's a fact.

Chocodove · Post by **Chocodove** » Fri Apr 08, 2016 5:57 pm

CGSshorty wrote:
r.palace wrote:As long as you're paying them, they'll cover anything.
That's a fact.

Pretty much sums up all media.

59yukon01 · Post by **59yukon01** » Fri Apr 08, 2016 6:23 pm

^^^and politicians.

hoppes-no9 · Post by **hoppes-no9** » Sat Apr 09, 2016 7:19 am

^^^^ and insurance companies. :-)

mikeylacroix · Post by **mikeylacroix** » Sat Apr 09, 2016 7:38 am

^^^^^ and Bill Yao

jeckyll · Post by **jeckyll** » Sat Apr 09, 2016 7:47 am

How's that different than so many other companies?

Minordamage · Post by **Minordamage** » Sat Apr 09, 2016 8:06 am

jeckyll wrote:How's that different than so many other companies?

It's not and they all suck. Some like to give a free pass to those "homages" that are of unobtainium watches like mil subs.

jimyritz · Post by **jimyritz** » Sat Apr 09, 2016 8:10 am

i like the comments---another Tudor/Rolex

jeckyll · Post by **jeckyll** » Sat Apr 09, 2016 10:49 am

Minordamage wrote:
jeckyll wrote:How's that different than so many other companies?
It's not and they all suck. Some like to give a free pass to those "homages" that are of unobtainium watches like mil subs.

Like me.

Minordamage · Post by **Minordamage** » Sat Apr 09, 2016 8:51 pm

jeckyll wrote:
Minordamage wrote:
jeckyll wrote:How's that different than so many other companies?
It's not and they all suck. Some like to give a free pass to those "homages" that are of unobtainium watches like mil subs.
Like me.

I guess I should have left my comment at, "It's not and they all suck."

I did the homage thing when I started out in watches. I then came to the conclusion that I wasn't going to penalize the companies with original designs when the bandwagon comes along and blatantly rips them off. It's hard to figure out how they get away with it in most countries - China excluded as they don't care about anyones' intellectual property. I hope they all get sued and die a lengthy judicial and monetary penalty death. It's amazing how we have two guys on this board that can produce their own designs and so many can't even depart from the design of the hands when copying a watch.

jeckyll · Post by **jeckyll** » Sun Apr 10, 2016 7:10 am

We have more than two.

I can think of 4, there may be more.

Minordamage · Post by **Minordamage** » Sun Apr 10, 2016 8:45 am

jeckyll wrote:We have more than two.

I can think of 4, there may be more.

I was thinking of the two Todds and Graeme.

Post by **toxicavenger** » Sun Apr 10, 2016 4:41 pm

http://www.thedivewatchconnection.com/f ... hilit=Huey

I am waiting to see when they are going to cover Pegasus watches also.

Minordamage · Post by **Minordamage** » Sun Apr 10, 2016 4:54 pm

^Lulz at the "Designed in Italy".

Chocodove · Post by **Chocodove** » Sun Apr 10, 2016 4:55 pm

^ I like how they got the rehaut down as well.

jswing · Post by **jswing** » Mon Apr 11, 2016 6:40 am

toxicavenger wrote:http://www.thedivewatchconnection.com/f ... hilit=Huey

I am waiting to see when they are going to cover Pegasus watches also.

That's obviously not a homage, it was designed in Italy. And named after a disease.

mikeylacroix · Post by **mikeylacroix** » Mon Apr 11, 2016 6:56 am

3
pegasus
A male mammal that receives gifts for showing its genitals to females.
Pegasus got beads for exhibiting his lower half.

Ryeguy · Post by **Ryeguy** » Mon Apr 11, 2016 7:03 am

Well, at least they were accurate in the statement "hoc erat in votis" which means "this was my wish". I guess they were wishing they could afford a Sub?

The Dive Watch Connection