Wednesday, April 3, 2013

Is the Rolex of Wong Chi Yin (Ah Hoi) fake in TV Drama Series?




From What I noticed, there are some points about his watch, I was a bit slow to take out my handphone to capture more pictures.


1. I saw the Rolex Logo and “Day” “Date” Windows, and Rolex Cyclops lens and obvious that is the Rolex Day Date Design.

2. The Watch size is not 42 (DD II) or 36mm by rough estimation; it is about 39mm diameter, Rolex Day Date does not have this size 39mm.

3. The President Strap is slender from the watch case size to the buckle size from 20mm to 16.5mm

For Ref 18039 White Gold Day Date. Wong Chi Yin’s “Rolex” is straight and parallel on his strap see picture

4. There is no Rolex Crown logo on the Strap.

5. There is a flat buckle cover at the back of the Strap.

6. The Cross Section of the Rolex President Strap is a Semicircle, but Wong Chi Yin’s one is a thinner, about ¾ of a Semi-circle, that is thinner than Original President strap.

7. A Real White Gold Rolex Day Date should appear more glister under the light!

From what I see, his watch is having “Rolex Crown Logo” and a Day Date Design, but from all other aspects it does not look like an original Rolex.

Well, this is a soap drama, does not necessary to use branded watch, but why Rolex was selected. But If I were the TV General manager, I would like to instruct the production assistance to go for a genuine Rolex, not a Fake one with a lot of Rolex detail on it. This is HK 's most powerful TV station, they have the social conscience to promote the use of genuine and real brand as a means to protect the IP of others commerical products and markets.
I went to Lo Wu Commerical Centre and saw thousands of copy watch selling there, name whatever brands, models they have, at a fraction of 1/200 to 1/1000 price of the original.
That is a well known places for retail and wholesale of copy watches, Luxuary bags in China. Lots of peope from HK and other foreign countries visiting there everyday to shop. Wonder what ways we can stop that... Even in HK still we can see people are selling these goods at MK, YMT, Temple street...
HK Snob

2 comments:

clara said...

I just want to tell u how hilarious I found this. (Yes I currently stay in HK and watch TVB too!)

HK Snob said...

Hi Clara, you do also have blacksmith's eye!
Good!

HK snob