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Just watched some of the counterfeit goods special on CNBC and it got me thinking. Am I going to get wrist cancer? Has anyone taken a geiger counter to their watches?
i've been sucking on my reps for quite some time with no side effects.
I saw the same special.
China should execute those factory owners and dealers.
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Comforting.
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Now this IS a decent question to ask.
Most of the decent reps don't appear to have the cases/bands contaminated with lead, dial paint, 'ceramic' and 'PVD' may be another question entirely. Sometimes the mix a 'factory' will use to come up with the right look could be made up of anything. So, additional testing of various parts, (especially if you plan to extensively mod by grinding and or refinishing) could be in order.
A real problem with SOME replica steel is an excessively high NICKEL content. This is a problem for some who already have a nickel allergy, and exposure is how allergies generally develop. So excess nickel could lead to an allergy.
No telling what really goes into that rep stainless, so that is always going to be a crap shoot.
Hell, I bought a stainless SUBZERO water bottle a couple of weeks ago that started leeching nasty rust flavor and smell almost immediately. So even 'legitimate' Chinese produced products are questionable, and I am going to have to wonder about what in the hell I have been contaminated with until I get the damn thing tested.
:thinking:On the plus side, at least you'll be able to blag superman into believing your Rolex is a gen....
@Maddog ...I was impressed by what you wrote and I was totally on board until.....
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