There Are Pandas, and Then There Are Pandas.
And this isn't either of them! The Pandas we're talking about here, are watches, not bears. And what got me thinking about them (again) was a link posted this morning by @cm.rook who pointed a few of us to the very attractive (and not terribly priced) Yema "Rallygraph" Panda which, in it's most traditional arrangement, looks like the one on the left, but can also be had in the version on the right: The model on the left is a true Panda, while the model on the right is called a reverse Panda. The reason for that distinction is clear--Panda bears, only come in the first arrangement. Now at this point, everyone should be thinking about the most well-know Panda, The Rolex Panda, which is actually a Daytona, and among Rolex Daytonas, the most famous of which is the Paul Newman Daytona, which was famous first, because it was Paul's, and second because it sold at auction for $17.8 million (US Dollars). The story of that auction is well-known so I'll only...
Nov 8, 2019
New to knives here and I just wanted to pass this question along, apologies if this has already been posted. But for the more seasoned folks on here, what are some red flags, easy spots for fake knives? I'm looking for more advanced tips beyond the obvious ones, like price, legitimacy of the listing, etc. What are some visual things you look for, both online and in person?
Let's use this listing for example: https://www.dhgate.com/product/boker-plus-burnley-kwaiken-damascus-steel/400862686.html
Just based on the price alone, it's gotta be a fake. But otherwise, I compared it to pictures from Massdrop and the Boker site, and it looks pretty close to me. The only things I can spot is the lack of a serial and the difference in damascus pattern. What else can some of the pros spot?