Fake Rolexes have always been a subject that have intrigued many, and infuriated many in equal measure. Many people feel that wearing a fake rolex watch is not a status symbol, but instead a symbol that one is aspiring to achieve something that one cannot.

However, there are many schools of thought regarding fake Rolexes. Consider this : Rolex is a private company, albeit a very old and distinguished one. However, compare the cost that actually goes into building a genuine Rolex, vs that which goes into buidling a fake Rolex watch. What are the real differences? For the top quality fake Rolexes, the same materials are utilized. For example, fake Rolex watches also use genuine sapphire crystal glass, which is exactly the same material that is used on genuine Rolex.

Secondly, genuine Rolexes - as compared to fake Rolexes - also use full, solid high grade stainless steel for their casings and bands. However, why does a fake rolex watch cost only $150 for an excellent grade one, while Rolex goes around touting their genuine deal for $15,000?

Advertising is the key difference. They try to appeal to the purist in most of us, telling you that buying fake Rolexes is not right, or wrong, while somehow trying to convince the logical part of us that forking over $15,000 is 'right'. How can that kind of exorbitant outlay ever be 'right'?

I think therefore that fake rolex watches play a small but important role in the jewelry industry. It breaks the cartel that these Rolex watch companies and their ilk have (namely the Breitlings, Cartier et al). Fake Rolex watches fill a niche market, for 99% of the ordinary consumer, it allows them to wear the watch of their dreams without sending them into financial ruin.