Quote from: The Ferox on July 23, 2014, 09:35:13 AM

Did a little digging around here guys and found that although shipped from HongKong via Shenzhen EMS this watches are coming from Shenzhen directly. To most this might not seem like anything but from a person who has been to Shenzhen many times i can tell you that Shenzhen is the counterfeit capital of the world. They even have a HUGE mall that is specifically for nothing more than counterfeit goods. I use to know a guy in NYC that bought these counterfeit watches direct from a factory in Shenzhen for $13 each then hustle the streets trying to sell them for whatever he could. Even up close they look authentic as the outer workings of the watch are not hard to replicate, but take it to any real watch shop and have them open it up and they will tell you in an instant that it is not real. Beyond the brand name, the other half of the reason you pay so much for an Armani watch is because of the quality components and craftsmanship inside the watch that make it last for several life times.

Further need i point out that as a "luxury" brand and as part of their luxury brand management, Armani DOES NOT do wholesale distribution and discontinued items are destroyed to protect the brands reputation, much the same as Louis Vuitton and other high fashion brands.

I might sound like his shill, who cares, but Armani is really not that expensive brand for watches. The same watches - exactly the same - are for a bit more on Amazon, but not *that* much more.

Or, I bought a counterfeit. Oh well.