Whats the difference between a homeage and a fake watch? Reason I ask is because I noticed that admin posts photos of his homeage Panerai watches. Are homeage watches just 'inspired' by the authentic version while fakes pretend to be the real deal? I'm not sure that I see a difference between the two. Can someone explain this to me?

I guess since this homage doesnt have the name Panerai or Luminor on the dial then it's not considered a fake by your descriptions...BUT it's walking the line very very closely. Photo courtesy of breitlingsource blog.

this thing looks like a fake to me! could care less if someone claims that its a homeage or not. the person that made this watch made it to attract buyers that like the panerai look.

edit - they say "imitation is the best form of flattery." to me this watch posted is a cheap fake.

I bought a couple of the mm panerai homages a couple of years ago mainly to see if I'd like the real thing. Even though there's a big homage market, especially for panerai, and even though they were good quality, I don't feel right wearing them. They've been sitting in my watch box and will probably remain there because I'm too lazy to sell them.

Btw, half of the Seikos sold are Rolex homages.

And ALL of the Invictas.

And as Justin said, just about all of Steinhart are homages. I just can't see myself weird one; I like watch because of their uniqueness, what's unique about wearing a knockoff?

I guess since this homage doesnt have the name Panerai or Luminor on the dial then it's not considered a fake by your descriptions...BUT it's walking the line very very closely. Photo courtesy of breitlingsource blog.

Why would anyone wear one of these? Is it not simply saying I can't afford the real deal? I'm no snob but to me it would be far better going for a less expensive brand which has tried to make it's own mark in some way.