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Originally Posted by Apache
I think you might be misunderstanding the difference between generic parts for high-line watches and knockoff watches of major brands.
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Sorry, no.
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Have you ever opened up both knockoff watches and compared them to the real watch? Or taken the bands apart and compare them?
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I have. I own several genuine watches, some of which I service myself when needed (the manual ones; I am not confident enough to touch the automatics). I have also sat through several full services of my other watches. The watchmaker who services my automatics has a small selection of "high-end" fakes lying around his workshop, which for all intents and purposes are indistinguishable from the real thing. They are correct in all markings and measurements and for that reason do indeed accept the genuine parts without modification. Basically they cannot be told apart from the real thing without opening the case, at which time they are only distinguishable because the inside finishing is substandard. This according to my watchmaker, not me, since he's the guy with 30+ years of experience. They also have genuine ETA movements, or very competent copies, and are basically identical to their real siblings in all respects other than price and interior finishing.
So yes, such watches do exist regardless of the fact that you have not seen any.