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Rob Harvey
As you may recall I brought my first titanium luxury type watch and are sort of back into my love of Horology- wrist watches. Of recent, I’ve been baffled by the high prices of the real high-end luxury watches and yet with the bargain price of fake versions knocking about, along with the often awesome ‘Homage’ watches, which look as good but are not saying they are the real thing but their own thing. Tribute watches I would call them, so close to the originals but with their own flair. With all this confusion on the matter of fake/homage I asked Google AI all about it; A “homage” watch is one that is inspired by, and often looks similar to, an existing watch, while a “fake” watch is a direct copy intended to pass off as the real thing. Homage watches are generally made by a different brand, are not trying to deceive, and may have subtle differences to avoid infringement claims. Fakes are replicas meant to mimic the original brand and logo. Here below is a more detailed breakdown:
Homage Watches:
Not trying to deceive:
Homage watches acknowledge and celebrate the design of another watch, often a luxury or classic model.
Made by different brands:
They are produced by a separate manufacturer, distinct from the watch they’re inspired by.
Intentional differences:
They may have subtle variations to avoid being mistaken for the original, such as different logos.
Honest acknowledgement:
Homage watches openly acknowledge the inspiration and don’t attempt to pass themselves off as the original.
Fake Watches (Replica/Counterfeit):
Intended to deceive: Fake watches are replicas created to look like an authentic watch, including the brand name and logo.
Exact copies: They are often very close, if not identical, to the original watch model.
Illegitimate: They are unauthorized copies and violate intellectual property rights.
Lower quality: Fakes often use cheaper materials and mechanics than genuine watches.
In summary, homage watches are inspired by, but distinct from, existing designs, while fakes are direct copies intended to deceive and in some cases – It is also worth noting, the some of the big luxury brand companies had allegedly been known to have farmed out production to these homage companies to produce their work in the past.
On my Chatbit, I asked, Have you brought any known fake items or a Homage style product and what is your views on them?
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Now we have genuine new music this week from Astrali – Nature Of Wires – The Inch – Audiogenika – Fonz Tramontano feat Calida J – TWICE A MAN – The Magic Portal – BUNNY X, plus a few of the those current delights and the odd classic track.
Tracklist:
1) Sea Fever – Go To Ground (Radio Edit)
2) LLUVA – Lobo Hombre En Paris
3) Spray – The Movie of My Life Is an FX Showreel (2025 reSPRAY)
4) Camouflage – Kling Klang (Alternative Edit 1989)
5) Leisure Twins – Heaven and Ocean
6) ASTRALI – Dont look away
7) 2 Electric Blue – A Day Within A Day
8) Ultravox – We Stand Alone
9) Magnetic Skies – A Place On Earth
10) Nature of Wires – Dead to Me
11) Platronic – How to ride the wave
12) The Itch – The Influencer
13) eleKtroFish – Fragile
14) AUDOIGENIKA – Smalltown Boy
15) Rogue FX – Great Escape
16) Best Korea – Imagine the Echo (Single Mix)
17) Fonz Tramontano & Calida J – Hollywood
18) Neil Francis – Ghost (I Surrender)
19) JAY CEE – Ergo I Win
20) TWICE A MAN – Reality Blur
21) Second Complex & Color Theory – Volatile Emotions
22) Depeche Mode – People Are Good
23) The Magic Portal – FIrst Love
24) Proletarian Poetry – State of the World
25) THE RUDE AWAKENING – Plastic Friend (Radio Edit)
26) Bunny X – Never Give You Up
27) MELØ – I Don’t Speak French
28) Brutalist Architecture in the Sun – Face Down
Broadcasted live on May 27th, 2025.
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