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I was interviewing some candidates today for a job opening and one guy walks in looking very smart, sits down, shoots his cuffs and I get to see a speed bracelet. I'm thinking that I like this guy already, then he moves his arm and....

It's a fake!

He can't possibly have known why that wasn't appropriate with me in particular, and I didn't say anything to him, but if I end up hiring him he's obviously going to figure it out - wonder how he's going to feel then. :lol:

it's really just a matter of perspective. The faker-wearers think we're crazy to pay for the real thing, and we think they're crazy to pay for a knock-off. :lol:

Of course it won't affect his chances of being hired, I just wonder how he's going to feel if I hire him and he finds out that I am a member here. :lol:

Roffensian wrote:

Of course it won't affect his chances of being hired, I just wonder how he's going to feel if I hire him and he finds out that I am a member here. :lol:

Maybe he is reading your post here :nana:

Of course it won't affect his chances of being hired, I just wonder how he's going to feel if I hire him and he finds out that I am a member here. :lol:

Author:	Roffensian [ Thu Nov 04, 2010 2:54 pm ]
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I was interviewing some candidates today for a job opening and one guy walks in looking very smart, sits down, shoots his cuffs and I get to see a speed bracelet. I'm thinking that I like this guy already, then he moves his arm and.... It's a fake! He can't possibly have known why that wasn't appropriate with me in particular, and I didn't say anything to him, but if I end up hiring him he's obviously going to figure it out - wonder how he's going to feel then.

Author:	bnewbie [ Thu Nov 04, 2010 3:05 pm ]
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Poor bloke if you'll hire him. My financial adviser, all suited up wears a fake Navi.

Author:	JustinFournier [ Thu Nov 04, 2010 3:13 pm ]
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The question remains, does HE know it's a fake!

Author:	Kodiak [ Thu Nov 04, 2010 3:15 pm ]
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You should hire him, then hold out his first paycheck and buy him a real one If he doesn't quit, then.....

Author:	boogiebot [ Thu Nov 04, 2010 3:35 pm ]
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oh the irony in this....hahaha something straight out of Seinfeld. well your new employee couldnt have found a better person to learn about watches from. hahahahahahah i cant wait till it comes up in conversation one day.

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Author:	FEAR [ Thu Nov 04, 2010 4:03 pm ]
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I HAVE A CUSTOMER, MILLIONARE MANY MANY TIMES OVER, HAS A DOZEN CARS THAT COST 100K PLUS AND WEARS A FAKE BELL AND ROSS AND FAKE PANERAI. BRAGS TO BE HOW CLOSE THEY ARE AND SHOWSME THE SITE HE BUYS THEM FROM. AND THEN JUST THE OTHER DAY, I AM WALKING BY THE SALES COUNTER AT WORK AND I SEE A CUSTOMER TALKING TO ONE OF MY COUNTER MAN. I NOTICE THE UNMISTAKABLY OBVIOUS TELL TALE BREITLING LEATHER STRP. SO I SAID TO THE GUY, OH I NOTICED YOUR BREITLING, SHOWED HIM MY WRIST, AND HE WENT TO SHOW ME HIS. GOLD TOURB, WITH DIAMOND BEZEL, BOTH FAKE, OBVIOUSLY. HE SAW MY FACE AND KNEW I KNEW IT WAS A FAKE, SO I ASKED HIM. DO YOU KNOW WHAT THAT WATCH COSTS IF IT WAS REAL, HE SAID I DONT KNOW, MAYBE 5 K" I TOLD HIM HE WAS 150K LIGHT, AND HE LAUGHED. I WONDERED HOW YOU KNEW IT WAS FAKE SO FAST, I TOLD HIM THE BAD FAKE DIAMOND BEZEL WAS THE FIRST CLUE, BUT I HAD HIM TAKE IT OFF AND IT DIDNT HAVE A DISPLAY BACK, IT HAD A GACK OFF OF A GMT ON IT!

Author:	mwheatley [ Thu Nov 04, 2010 4:53 pm ]
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I tend to give people the benefit of the doubt. Maybe he has never handled a real ling before and doesn't have an appreciation for the real deal, yet. Maybe it was a gift from his significant other so he would 'look the part' in the interview. Who knows?

Author:	mhou [ Thu Nov 04, 2010 5:22 pm ]
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Roffensian wrote: I was interviewing some candidates today for a job opening and one guy walks in looking very smart, sits down, shoots his cuffs and I get to see a speed bracelet. I'm thinking that I like this guy already, then he moves his arm and.... It's a fake! He can't possibly have known why that wasn't appropriate with me in particular, and I didn't say anything to him, but if I end up hiring him he's obviously going to figure it out - wonder how he's going to feel then. LoL What gave it away? In my experience I find it very hard to determine authenticity of someone's watch whilst it's on their wrist. I was in the barber's last week and noticed a chap wearing a Hublot King Power Gold watch, it looked very much like the real deal. Doubt it was though, as the guy pulled up in a 10 year old Ford Fiesta, but who knows.

Author:	anez [ Thu Nov 04, 2010 5:46 pm ]
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At least it didn't hamper his hiring prospects? Some people really have no shame about fakes-- it's really just a matter of perspective. The faker-wearers think we're crazy to pay for the real thing, and we think they're crazy to pay for a knock-off.

Author:	Kodiak [ Thu Nov 04, 2010 6:27 pm ]
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anez wrote: it's really just a matter of perspective. The faker-wearers think we're crazy to pay for the real thing, and we think they're crazy to pay for a knock-off. So true!

Author:	Novacastrian [ Thu Nov 04, 2010 7:40 pm ]
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So what gave it away?

Author:	Roffensian [ Fri Nov 05, 2010 4:22 am ]
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Look at a fake (except the 'high end' ones) across the crystal - i.e. side on, but slightly above the watch and it's very obvious - the crystal makes the watch look distorted and almost magnified - and it really stands out. Of course it won't affect his chances of being hired, I just wonder how he's going to feel if I hire him and he finds out that I am a member here.

Author:	wvynck [ Fri Nov 05, 2010 4:45 am ]
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Roffensian wrote: Of course it won't affect his chances of being hired, I just wonder how he's going to feel if I hire him and he finds out that I am a member here. Maybe he is reading your post here

Author:	Driver8 [ Fri Nov 05, 2010 6:14 am ]
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wvynck wrote: Roffensian wrote: Of course it won't affect his chances of being hired, I just wonder how he's going to feel if I hire him and he finds out that I am a member here. Maybe he is reading your post here Something tells me that watches are not this guy's hobby, so his response would probably be "Breitling Source what?"

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Author:	Kodiak [ Fri Nov 05, 2010 7:24 am ]
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Roffensian wrote: Of course it won't affect his chances of being hired, I just wonder how he's going to feel if I hire him and he finds out that I am a member here. He might feel a little 'uncomfortable' at first, depending how you react to his reaction (?), but hey, what a great opportunity to introduce the guy to the 'real' Breitling/watch world.