Legality

[doodool]

Alright so I need to post again and I thought I would come up with a cool topic that we could all bond over. So lately I’ve been obsessed with watches and I’m looking at a couple dope replicas. But I was just wondering. How illegal is what we do? Because after all these aren’t the authentic watches. Please share your thoughts, facts or experiences family.


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[trailboss99]

That depends entirely on where you are.

 

[d4m.test]

Everything I own is fake.

 

[HNTR]

Edit- phone opened the wrong topic sorry

 

[Leighd3179]

its not illegal to own replicas in UK but illegal to sell them.

 

[efajri]

I only buy watch that works.
I was told that Rolex is a good brand so I always try to find a good deal. Apparently in China, Rolexes are always on sale; they are like 75% to 90% off of the retail price. So I buy a lot of them.

 

[d4m.test]

its not illegal to own replicas in UK but illegal to sell them.

It arguably is illegal in the UK, though doesn't get prosecuted as such according to this article:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/moslive/article-1019598/An-idiots-guide-buying-fake-Rolex.html

Relevant text:

'Counterfeiting is one of the world’s biggest growth industries and now accounts for five to seven per cent of all global trade. In the UK alone, the black market is worth more than £9 billion. It makes me wonder, have I just broken the law?

I talk to David Grome, a barrister who specialises in prosecuting cases relating to counterfeit goods. He assures me that while it is theoretically possible to say that someone who knowingly purchases a counterfeit watch is aiding and abetting the commission of the offence by the seller, buyers in the UK (unlike those in France and Italy) are never prosecuted.'

 

[Caesar]

Edit- phone opened the wrong topic sorry

Those replica phones are known for doing stuff like that. Go gen next time. :biggrin-new:

 

[HNTR]

Those replica phones are known for doing stuff like that. Go gen next time. :biggrin-new:

Damn JF and their deco plates, messes up the phones workings

 

[d4m.test]

Everything I own is fake.

[emoji23][emoji23]


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[d4m.test]

I only buy watch that works.
I was told that Rolex is a good brand so I always try to find a good deal. Apparently in China, Rolexes are always on sale; they are like 75% to 90% off of the retail price. So I buy a lot of them.

That’s what Amma tell the cops if they come after me [emoji23][emoji23]


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[Tucker]

They will never catch me alive.

 

[d4m.test]

In Italy noob and JF are legal like weed but just for personal use

 

[d4m.test]

I had the snip 7 years ago. Does that make my bawlz no longer ‘authentic’??? Hope I don’t get caught by the cops, or at least hope he’s nice and delicate as he inspects the merchandise [emoji23]

Seriously, as TB says, it depends where you are. Generally, you’re fine. Are they illegal, well in basic version, they bear trademark designs and logos that effectively mean they are copyright infringement.


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[d4m.test]

I only buy watch that works.
I was told that Rolex is a good brand so I always try to find a good deal. Apparently in China, Rolexes are always on sale; they are like 75% to 90% off of the retail price. So I buy a lot of them.

[emoji23]


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[joegut]

Production and selling of counterfeit products it's illegal. Buying in many countries it's illegal too, but very hard to prosecute. I did not know they were fakes works well...