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Common wisdom - if you can call it «wisdom»-- has it that a Rolex watch is fake if it is sold from the back of a lorry and it has "Rollex" embossed on it.Another give-away might be a "Made in China" sign. Or, if you purchase a "Submariner" and it starts leaking buckets after you take it for a swim, you've been had, mate.Yes, it is getting easier and much cheaper to own a "genuine replica." (How that for an oxymoron?)

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Rolex was founded in 1908. Rolex was originally concieved as a partnership beetween Hans Wilsdorf and Alfred James Davis. German citizen Wilsdorf at his 24 felt ready to start his own business , and Alfred James Davis by that time was looking for a business in which he could invest his money.

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Rolex was founded in 1908. Rolex was originally concieved as a partnership beetween Hans Wilsdorf and Alfred James Davis. German citizen Wilsdorf at his 24 felt ready to start his own business , and Alfred James Davis by that time was looking for a business in which he could invest his money.