A buddy of mine picked up a fake Rolex Submariner for me in Korea a few years back. He paid $40 for it. I didn't really wear it until this summer.

It was one of the best fakes I've ever seen. It had a sweeping second hand and the pendulum wind up in the back. I put it next to a real Rolex and it looked pretty darn good. The only give-away was that the band's finish wasn't nearly as nice and the bezel didn't look as polished.

It lasted two months before breaking! I took it to a watch repair shop and they told me the Chinese parts were impossible to get and that they'd charge $165 minumum just to open it up.

I'll wait 'till he returns to Korea or I can afford a real one of my own. I'd rather have the real thing.

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Current:
2014 VW Tiguan SEL 4Motion 43,000 miles.

2016 Hyundai Santa Fe Sport (wife's).

Past:
2006 Jetta TDI 135,970 miles. Sold Nov. '13.
1995 E-320 Special Edition. 220,200 miles. Sold Sept. '07.
1987 190-E 16 valve. 153,000 miles. Sold Feb. '06.
1980 300-D 225,000 miles. Donated to the National Kidney Foundation.
1980 240-D manual, 297,500 miles. Totaled by inattentive driver.