Staying on the topic of pawn shops, Lowe didn’t just frequent those in London. He would buy from shops in America, and all over the world. This particular super clone watch hails from down under. “I bought it in a pawn shop in Melbourne, Australia,” he says. It’s a really handsome watch but when I bought the luxury super clone Omega, it had a really horrible, cheap gold strap – I don’t even know if it was gold.”

Listening to him wax horological, it’s clear this one is special. “I remember seeing the very attractive raised numbers,” he muses. “I believe the perfect fake Omega UK is from the ’60s, but the numbers look like they’re from the ’30s and I’ve never seen anything like it again – they look like they’re from a railway station clock.”

But of course, everyone has a nightmare copy watch online story to tell. “Unfortunately, I sent it to get cleaned because it was running erratically,” he says. “I sent it to someone around the corner, and when it came back, it had another crown.” Lowe pauses. “He kind of stole the crown and replaced the Swiss movement super clone Omega with a real modern, horrible crown from like a diving watch.”

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Lowe asked the shop what had happened. “They said, ‘Oh it just fell to bits, you wouldn’t have wanted it.'” Needless to say, he’s still a bit broken up about the whole ordeal. “I’ve never been able to get a replacement for my 1:1 super clone Omega,” he bemoans. “It’s ugly to me. It causes me physical pain!”

We can all relate. He, of course, tries to make the best of it. “It’s a lovely super clone Omega for sale but I’m afraid the missing crown messed it up and I hardly ever wear it now.”