Earlier this year, I bought a counterfeit Tag Heuer from China for about $40 (instead of ~$3000). I liked the design of the watch, and it’s too bad that it’s a counterfeit otherwise I’d be happy to wear it all the time. On the other hand, one of the reasons that I bought it was that it is a relatively accurate copy of the Carrera Calibre 16 – you can see that the band isn’t a generic Chinese one.
Of course after I decided to buy it, I had to wait a month for it to arrive. Finally it did, and when I opened the package, I noticed that one of the smaller hands had fallen off! I sent an email back for an exchange, but wasn’t expecting a quick reply (it was right during the Chinese New Year break). Instead I tried my hand at fixing it myself. I was able to open it and found that the hand had snapped off!
In the end, I was able to fix it with some super glue. At least without close inspection you don’t know anything is wrong.
Overall, the operation of the watch is not bad. It’s not too thick and is an automatic which I fancy. If it wasn’t a counterfeit I would wear it everyday (until I get a cooler one)
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