Swiss Fakes

[Kent]

Since the subject came up in several other threads on just who the Swiss Fakes were supposed to fool, I thought I'd start a new thread and re-post an Old Warning Article (440KB) (http://www.knology.net/~ksinger/swiss_fake_warning.jpg).

For those keeping track of residents of Maiden Lane, please note the that Union Watch Co., mentioned in the article, occupied number 49 Maiden Lane.

Kent :smile:

[This message has been edited by Kent (edited 05-27-2002).]

[Kent]

Since the subject came up in several other threads on just who the Swiss Fakes were supposed to fool, I thought I'd start a new thread and re-post an Old Warning Article (440KB) (http://www.knology.net/~ksinger/swiss_fake_warning.jpg).

For those keeping track of residents of Maiden Lane, please note the that Union Watch Co., mentioned in the article, occupied number 49 Maiden Lane.

Kent :smile:

[This message has been edited by Kent (edited 05-27-2002).]

[Greg Crockett]

Thanks Kent and Wayne. An interesting item.

Fakes were sold all over the globe. Turkish market watches often are seen w/red-glass fake jewels. I bought one in Iran about 7 years ago. I recently found a hunting case watch circa 1900- 1917. On the covet, engraved in Russian, it says it has 25 jewels! It really has an ordinary 7 jewel Swiss pin-set movement w/red glass cap jewels to make it look good. Some poor pre-1917 Russian lost a lot of Rubbles for this item! On the good side, it works and has engravings front and back of an early pre- WWI French airplane. I rather like this fake, even though the seller was sure it was an original Imperial Russian presentation watch (which it is not), in it's own right it is interesting.