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    Some years ago I was investigating a fraudulent commercial bank in London. We came upon watch, apparently a Cartier. Needing to know if it was genuine, we took it to Cartier in Bond Street. Up the lift to the last plushy rooms, and then up the ‘rickety stairs’ to the attic where the expert had his work shop. He striped the watch into a ‘thousand pieces’ and spread them on his work table, spent quite a while checking this and that, and finally said, although he thought it was a fake, it was so good, that he would not be able to go to court and say it was not genuine.

    So, if one can acquire a watch which the top experts cannot swear is a fake then that would seem to be a good reason for doing so.


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    both my watches are fake, but they cost very little so i can just throw them away, but they look good and it makes me feel good wearing them too, if i had loads of cash i would never spend hundreds on a watch, they all do the same thing, tell the time


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    Quote Originally Posted by les_taxi View Post
    I used to like the big chunky all singing watches but like my currant watch a lot,had lots of compliments as the blue background glimmers with light-hard to explain til you see it.Lovely and slim too.
    The pic does not do it justice as you can't see the glimmer effect.
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    http://www.watchshop.com/mens-skagen...1290.html#tabs
    Skagen watches are nice Les, always on QVC good reviews!


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    It really looks smart in the flesh and so slim


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    Quote Originally Posted by joebloggs View Post
    yes i think the cuts at UKBA have had an effect, at Manchester airport I've always arrived i think at around 7am on my way back from the phils and I've never seen anyone at customs once you've collected your luggage.(apart from the above someone checking peoples tags on their luggage)

    one of the first times i went, I bought 4 reams of cigs for my brother and put them in my suitcase, i didn't know what the duty free allowance was then, anyway collecting my case at Manchester airport, some cheeky had forced one lock on the case open, and nicked 2 packs of cigs from a ream
    The last three times I went to the phils I just walked straight through. Think there was only two officers standing there.


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