blog 65

Over the break I went with a few friends to a flea market and I saw a cool watch there. If you have been following my blogs you should know that I’m really into watches so it should come as no surprise that I immediately went over and checked it out. It was in a locked case and the price tag on it was $250 so I asked the guy if I could see it. I picked up the watch and the first thing I noticed was the name on it. Towards the top of the watch it said Patek Philippe and had the logo underneath the name. My first thought was holy shit, this can’t be true. I was surprised because Patek Philippe is one of the most prestigious watch companies and their watches typically range from $10,000 - $30,000 so you can understand my surprise at finding one at a flea market. My next though was, this can’t be real. Unfortunately, I was right. Upon closer inspection I noticed that some of the marking were wrong and the engravings on the movement were machined rather than hand carved. The watch also felt light and the metal seemed cheap. Although I was disappointed that it wasn’t a real Patek I still wanted it because it was a decent looking watch but it wasn’t worth $250. I asked they guy if he knew that it was fake and he swore to me it was authentic but he had to have known that it was fake because this particular watch would have cost right around $32,000 if it was authentic, not $250. I offered him $60 for it which is closer to what the watch is actually worth and he told me he couldn’t come close to that. After a few more minutes of attempting to haggle the price down I got it to $150 but it was still too much for me so I had to walk away.