The number of sophisticated fake watches uncovered by pre-owned dealer Watchfinder & Co is rising, with Rolex replicas accounting for about half of the knock-offs. As many as 10 per cent of the ...

Experts at pre-owned dealer Watchfinder used to be able to identify about 80 per cent of bogus timepieces by sight alone, but now that’s just 20 per cent according to CEO Arjen van de Vall As the ...

Super clones have raised the bar in replica watches, with craftsmanship so refined that even watch enthusiasts often take a second look before identifying them as replicas. These timepieces use ...

Rolex makes roughly 1 million watches a year, according to the best estimates. Sounds like a big number, but nine figures isn’t remotely enough to meet the frenzied demand of luxury watches from ...

As many as 10% of the watches received from sellers last year were determined to be fakes during an authentication process, according to Watchfinder Chief Executive Officer, Arjen van de Vall.

At one point in time, it was easy to spot a fake Rolex, as most knock-offs used a non-mechanical Quartz movement inside that resulted in a stuttered ticking movement of the watch’s second hand. But as ...