u/Karate2day

I am genuinely curious to understand why people buy reps of the Moonswatch. In the luxury watch world there are varying levels of quality up to NWBIG, but there's only one level of quality for Moonswatch reps - and they are NOT NWBIG. The earthphase ones are particularly egregious, followed closely by the moonphase Snoopys.

As far as I can tell, some of the reasons might be:

1. The real Moonswatch is too pricey for me and I am saving up for a real one in the meantime.

2. The rep is just as good/better for 1/10th the cost (debatable, and similar to "a real one is not worth the price" logic), and closely related to,

3. No one can tell the difference.

4. I bought a fake for less than list price, choosing to ignore the "too good to be true" mantra, and closely related to,

5. They sell fakes on eBay???

6. Using it for a Moonswitch (completely understandable) and want to experiment on a cheapie.

7. I don't live near a Swatch store and can't buy the one I want online.

8. Replicas help support China's economy.

9. I am sticking it to Swatch for selling over-priced pieces of plastic with built in obsolescence.

The reasons listed above are only semi-serious, but I really want to know: what was yours?

Just curious: has anyone had a limited edition watch fail within the two year warranty period? If so, was the remedy a replacement watch (meaning Swatch maintains a supply of no-longer-available-for-sale watches just for warranty purposes)?

For context, AT Cross generally does not repair pens. If there is a mechanical failure, they issue a "store credit" for the replacement value; they also return your non-working pen to you upon request.