Originally Posted by
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I'd bet a lot of watch experts can not tell the difference of a first rate fake vs the real deal off a phone pic snapped several feet away and not focusing totally on the watch.
Who knows. Don't think there is any way to test this.
Some stainless steel Rolexes are faked, as are other stainless watches.
Precious metal watches are almost never faked, because the enormous cost of making the case and band with precious metal far outweighs what anyone would be willing to pay for a fake. You can't fake gold or platinum because of its density, and even a cursory examination reveals whether a given watch is made out of a precious metal.
Fakes don't fool the buyers. No one pays the same price for a fake as for the real thing. Fakes are sold for a trifle, and the person buying it knows what he is getting. Anyone paying a large amount of money for a pre-owned watch gets it authenticated, and many of the selling outfits on the internet including ebay won't even allow a watch to be transferred from buyer to seller until it goes through an authentication process.
The only stainless watches I've ever posted pics of are of a few extremely rare vintage collectibles that are - as far as I know, never faked - and are worth far more than most precious metal watches.