WATCHES & WONDERS 2024
Watch lovers are always on the lookout for ways to source highly in-demand pieces at prices that aren’t totally bananas. One potential avenue for this…
Editor’s Note: In an interview from the forthcoming issue of NOW, Time+Tide’s annual Watch Buying Guide, we interviewed a guy who unrepentantly wears a fake…
You don’t hear about watch scams very often. So when the inside story of a fiendish attempt recently emerged, we interviewed the gentleman who almost…
As the largest brands within the fashion and watch industry wage war on fake luxury knock-offs, why do consumers continue to risk legal action for…
Rolex fakes have existed for a very long time. But where it used to be pretty easy to spot an impostor – from the dull…
Willing suspension of disbelief is part of the viewer’s contract with any film. But if you like watches, you still crave authenticity when it comes…
Editor’s note: This story first ran a few years back, but, like the most virulent strains of disease, these watches are still circulating through the community,…
Bear with me this week as I go a little off script. This week’s Wind Down is less about watches and more about all the…
Turns out Matthew McConaughey isn’t just a superb actor, he’s also a mighty fine storyteller. We’re not sure if it’s the intense eyes, the Texan…
Editor’s Note: And the top story of 2016 is…*drumroll*… Fakewatchbusta’s guest post on whether it’s ever acceptable to wear a knock-off timepiece. This story, written by the Batman…
Editor’s Note: Today we’re looking back at a story we ran just under a year ago, and one that’s just as relevant today. And while…
I am the person behind the @fakewatchbusta account on Instagram and I was kind of shocked when I got the assignment of writing on this…
UPDATE: 11th February, see here for WA Liberal MP Ian Goodenough’s response to the fake watch gifting controversy, a third person and yet still strangely…
Counterfeits have been around for a long time, but in this age of rapid global production, increasingly convincing fakes, convenient online sales, and a booming…