At some point in our lives, all of us will have bought replica watches. We want the cachet and the prestige of the top Swiss names, without paying the thousands of dollars to get a proper one. And the chances are, we bought one for a couple of dollars from a guy selling them out of a suitcase. They looked good for a while, but didn’t work very well, or keep very well., and we eventually threw them away.

Now, there’s the latest generation of replica watches available from Japan. When we think of Japan, we think of quality, precision, and affordability. Well these things are now being applied to the world of watch making. Japanese replica watches are now being sold on the internet at prices well below that of the original. Consumer tests have shown them to be as reliable, robust, and practical as the real ones. These replica watches are made of exactly the same material as the originals, and are assembled by skilled watchmakers in Japan. The technical expertise is breathtaking, as is the price differential between these and the originals.

The replica watches reviewed cost about $100-200. In comparison, the real Swiss watches they were based on cost between $3000 and $7000, meaning that the real watches were between 30 and 35 times more expensive than their replica counterparts. It’s difficult to see how the Swiss manufacturers justify their prices when materials and assembly methods are the same. To date, we haven’t heard anything to justify, and if this continues, it looks like the public will use their brains and buy from Japan.