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Question....I always am concerned about premium brand watches off ebay. There are too many fakes and I have seen a lot of Tags that seem too good to be true. Then you have to wonder if they are all just replicas. Has anyone run into this kind of issue?
Question....I always am concerned about premium brand watches off ebay. There are too many fakes and I have seen a lot of Tags that seem too good to be true. Then you have to wonder if they are all just replicas. Has anyone run into this kind of issue?
Over $2k ebay requires that it passes through their authenticator, I think. I bought a Rolex that went through that process.
Not all authentication is the same, of course, and so there are always issues around provenance and trust. But it is something.
Question....I always am concerned about premium brand watches off ebay. There are too many fakes and I have seen a lot of Tags that seem too good to be true. Then you have to wonder if they are all just replicas. Has anyone run into this kind of issue?
I did buy a fake, a very good replica Aquaracer Pro 300. Got called out quickly when posing a pic on reddit due to lume color difference. We then picked it apart and the other telltale was the way the second hand pinion had a slight mushroom. Got my money back via INAD.
Bottom line is basically you will have to pay for a fine watch no matter what, and if it's an unusually low price it's a fake. There's too many knowledgeable people looking to make money.
edit: the way they make the buyer believe it's real is via cloned serial nos and warranty card numbers (matched at original purchase of real deal) that pass muster on tag's website. it seems Tag does not enforce a rule where one must deregister a watch before it can be registered & registration requires both numbers.
I bought a legit one from a tag boutique after all this bullshit, with a legit five year warranty.
Last edited by TowHead July 25, 2026 at 08:05 PM.
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Not all authentication is the same, of course, and so there are always issues around provenance and trust. But it is something.
Bottom line is basically you will have to pay for a fine watch no matter what, and if it's an unusually low price it's a fake. There's too many knowledgeable people looking to make money.
edit: the way they make the buyer believe it's real is via cloned serial nos and warranty card numbers (matched at original purchase of real deal) that pass muster on tag's website. it seems Tag does not enforce a rule where one must deregister a watch before it can be registered & registration requires both numbers.
I bought a legit one from a tag boutique after all this bullshit, with a legit five year warranty.
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