How to spot a fake Tissot PRC-200

[1911JB]

Hi guys,
This is my first post here and I was referred by another watch enthusaist. I have been looking at this same watch online for about 2 months now, saving up some cash in order to purchase it.
I saw the price on amazon $276.25 and also checked ebay and was blown away when I saw that several ebayers were selling them for $190.00 plus about $30.00 shipping. Then, today, I joined this forum and found this thread....

Oh, I forgot to mention, I went to a reputable jewlery shop locally and they said they could order one and it would cost me $360.00.


Obviously there is a VERY HIGH chance of these ebay ones from Hong Kong being fakes, but what about the Amazon.com seller (Jomashop)? Are the Amazon ones the real deal?
http://www.amazon.com/Tissot-PRC200-...5647301&sr=8-1

I really dont want to take a chance and would like to know as sure as I can before purchasing.

[Hugh06]

Hi guys,
This is my first post here and I was referred by another watch enthusaist. I have been looking at this same watch online for about 2 months now, saving up some cash in order to purchase it.
I saw the price on amazon $276.25 and also checked ebay and was blown away when I saw that several ebayers were selling them for $190.00 plus about $30.00 shipping. Then, today, I joined this forum and found this thread....

Oh, I forgot to mention, I went to a reputable jewlery shop locally and they said they could order one and it would cost me $360.00.


Obviously there is a VERY HIGH chance of these ebay ones from Hong Kong being fakes, but what about the Amazon.com seller (Jomashop)? Are the Amazon ones the real deal?
http://www.amazon.com/Tissot-PRC200-...5647301&sr=8-1

I really dont want to take a chance and would like to know as sure as I can before purchasing.

Hi,
Do not buy ebay 190USD one. That is fake, I know what I'm talking about :(.
Just for your info if you make offer they go down to 150-160USD. Do not believe in that you can get genuine for this price, impossible of course. These are high quality fake watches with small but visible imperfections.
I do not have experience with Amazon, but I can imagine the lowest price of a real one around 300USD in a webshop. Webshop has certainly many cost saving opportunities compare to a nice watch shop with staff and floor to be paid for and get this coverage by the price of watch you purchase.
Jomashop is ok I guess..

[1911JB]

Hi,
Do not buy ebay 190USD one. That is fake, I know what I'm talking about :(.
Just for your info if you make offer they go down to 150-160USD. Do not believe in that you can get genuine for this price, impossible of course. These are high quality fake watches with small but visible imperfections.
I do not have experience with Amazon, but I can imagine the lowest price of a real one around 300USD in a webshop. Webshop has certainly many cost saving opportunities compare to a nice watch shop with staff and floor to be paid for and get this coverage by the price of watch you purchase.
Jomashop is ok I guess..

Thank you for the response.
I read some bad reviews on Jomashop after making my initial post which kind of scared me off from using them as well. If you know of any other reputable websites that may have it for a great price, please let me know. I will be doing some searching on my own as well.
If nothing can be found, I may have my local trusted store order one for me...again, depending on the price. I read that Jared sells Tissots as well, so I may check there also.

[crashaholic]

Thank you for the response.
I read some bad reviews on Jomashop after making my initial post which kind of scared me off from using them as well. If you know of any other reputable websites that may have it for a great price, please let me know. I will be doing some searching on my own as well.
If nothing can be found, I may have my local trusted store order one for me...again, depending on the price. I read that Jared sells Tissots as well, so I may check there also.

Just so you know, many of the photos (mine) used as reference for the genuine PRC were taken of a watch bought from Jomashop.

[1911JB]

Just so you know, many of the photos (mine) used as reference for the genuine PRC were taken of a watch bought from Jomashop.

Ok, thanks. The overall majority of reviews of Jomashop have been good, but I was a bit leery after reading some bad ones.

[tintin1610]

My listing said the same thing. I questioned him about that and he claims that when he inputs the info with ebay that is the way it appears. I know it sounds fishy and I was very leery. All I can say is that it passes the test above and the dealer said it is real. It is definitely "buyer beware" with some of the Chinese sellers but it appears that there are some that are legit.

Unfortunately I came across this thread after I bought my PRC-200 from the same eBay seller. I went for the black face/strap combo and it arrived yesterday. I am 99% certain that it's a fake - it ticks all of the boxes for an authentic piece, except for the padded strap and the slightly imperfect finish of the big yellow 'T'. It even has luminous hour markers! The dead giveaway though is the tiny yellow speck that's floating around inside the case... I'm sure QC for authentic Tissot's wouldn't have passed this flaw...

I've emailed the seller, but have had no response. I'll take it to my local dealer to double-check, but me thinks I've been had.

[Cressi]

Unfortunately I came across this thread after I bought my PRC-200 from the same eBay seller. I went for the black face/strap combo and it arrived yesterday. I am 99% certain that it's a fake - it ticks all of the boxes for an authentic piece, except for the padded strap and the slightly imperfect finish of the big yellow 'T'. It even has luminous hour markers! The dead giveaway though is the tiny yellow speck that's floating around inside the case... I'm sure QC for authentic Tissot's wouldn't have passed this flaw...

I've emailed the seller, but have had no response. I'll take it to my local dealer to double-check, but me thinks I've been had.

Hi,

I've been looking into the PRC 200's on e-bay.
And yes, they go for around 160-170 + 40$ shipping.
The thing is, I've bought other watches from this dealer and they're authentic.. got 2 citizen watches that work like a charm..
But now I got in to reading this forum and.. well I don't wanna make the wrong move :(
What seller did you buy from?

[M.Photog]

I have been busy lately and this evening decided to pack up the PRC 200 if that is what it is and ship to Tissot and get this mystery solved. They seemed to think it would take about a week to find out something.

One way or another I intend to have the genuine item. I will report back as soon as I know something

[KevL]

Hi,
I am thinking about getting a PRC200 through Amazon from MyTimepiece. They are currently selling it for USD253.24. Has anyone bought this watch from them, or know if they are legit? After reading this thread, I am hesitant even from buying off of Amazon. What are your thoughts? I have read online stores like Jomashop sells used or refurbished PRC200's. Should I go ahead and buy from MyTimepiece?

[13th]

Here I am watch in hand wondering if I am another statistic.

I thought this might help me tell the truth about my watch, now I am just more confused.

Here are my observations

The overall quality of packaging of my watch seems to be better that what is shown in the examples provided...

The lettering and hands on my watch look closer to the genuine than the fake although the point were the big chronograph center hand mounts is yellow.

The clasp on my watch has the BI as shown on the fake. I think I read here that someone has a genuine watch with BI on it's clasp

Here is the big one. My watch has no lume on the numbers, just on the hands

My watch does have a screw down crown which I have not noticed mentioned here.

I set the time weeks ago and it is still accurate to about 1 second.

If this watch is a fake it is a pretty good one. I need to know for sure before it makes me nuts

I really had no idea that fakes were such an issue in this price range of watch.

I am in the exact same boat. When I first read this thread, I thought I was had for sure. Never the less, after hearing Tissot will inspect your watch, there's a shimmer of hope: mt biggest issue out of them all was the markers on the hours not being luminous. Have you mentioned this to Tissot? If you did, and they didn't flat out called it a fake, then we might have still gotten the real deal.

Please post as soon as you hear something back, as I'm going nuts over here as well.

Unfortunately no Tissot AD in the area, or I would've had it checked already. I paid around $290 on it and the deal looked legit - If I would've gotten any hint it could be a fake I would've stayed the hell away and shell out the extra to get it from a jewelery shop. It would be a shame if it turns out to be a fake, as I most definitely won't get my moneys back, nor will I ever wear it again :(

Hi,
I am thinking about getting a PRC200 through Amazon from MyTimepiece. They are currently selling it for USD253.24. Has anyone bought this watch from them, or know if they are legit? After reading this thread, I am hesitant even from buying off of Amazon. What are your thoughts? I have read online stores like Jomashop sells used or refurbished PRC200's. Should I go ahead and buy from MyTimepiece?

after reading all of this... you still think it's worth getting it online no matter what anyone tells you???? have you read the part where an AD certified a (supposed) replica? if they got them fooled, I don't care how many people would swear they've got the real deal, I still wouldn't buy it from anywhere else but an AD.

No matter if the one I just got turns out to be real or not, I can tell you one thing: sorry for all the the legit online watch sellers out there, but I for one will never ever buy a watch online again...