Is the original mold watch that watch sellers say really imported or domestically produced? What is the difference between an original mold watch and a replica watch?

Origin of the original mold watch

Due to factors such as low cost and labor, international brands have the raw materials, spare parts and designs produced in the countries where production is made, and then send them to the market for sale.

Considering the losses experienced at various stages in the process of transforming raw material into finished product, a 3% excess is given just in case when supplying raw material; This is called 'planned waste material supply'. After completing the order, the manufacturer secretly produces exactly the same model products using the remaining raw materials; This is called original molded goods. The only difference between this and the 'original' product is that it is only 'unofficial' production and its numbers are small.

There is also a type of 'original molded goods': Products that are not accepted by famous brands due to various problems and are 'sold separately outside'; Their number can sometimes be quite high. The most common problem is color difference, that is, it does not match what the orderer wanted; but the quality is still assured. In addition, with the development of the market economy in recent years, watch enthusiasts have increasingly had higher expectations regarding the quality of watches, and more and more trendy brands have begun to enter the Chinese market. In addition, the rapid development of our country's manufacturing sector has enabled Chinese manufacturing to no longer be haphazardly made middle-lower segment products; Many international famous brands have sought cooperation with contract manufacturers in China. Some famous brands also have subcontracting companies that produce cases and spare parts in China; Due to the leakage of internal technical drawings or the failure of the subcontractor to maintain confidentiality of information, many complete watches or original spare parts have flooded the watch market, with the same mechanism being purchased and assembled into the complete watch. This gave rise to the so-called original mold watches.

Is the original mold watch domestic or imported?

original mold watches are neither Swiss imports, nor Hong Kong assembly, nor Taiwan assembly; It is all domestic production. Only the mechanism is imported from France and the model and technical specifications of the installed mechanism are the same as the original, it's that simple.

The purpose of doing this is to increase verisimilitude. Since the mechanism has the same model and technical features as the original, it makes it very difficult for friends who distinguish between a real and a replica by looking at the mechanism; it is also a key indicator that increases the lifelikeness of the watch.

It also increases the durability of the watch; These types of watches are extremely durable and original molded watches have required almost no repairs to date.

The mechanism is imported, but what about parts such as the watch's case, strap, steel bracelet and buckle?

All of these are domestic production. You will see many people on the internet saying that it is a Swiss imported assembly, this is all complete nonsense. They are either people who are not very involved in the business and make exaggerated advertisements, or they are people who are very deep in the business and deliberately use special terms that make you feel very luxurious to increase the appeal of the product. You may hear all kinds of discourse; In summary, the aim is to increase the attractiveness of the product.

But in fact, these products do not have that appeal; All are domestic production. Moreover, domestic production is the production that does the best job at the lowest cost and is organized in the best way; All kinds of resources and opportunities are available.

If these are all domestic production, why are they still called original molds? Couldn't we call all of these imitation watches replicas?
The essence of the matter is to distinguish the mechanism. Ninety percent of replica watches are fitted with Japanese or local movements, and their failure rate is slightly higher; Of course, some replica watches also have a Swiss quartz mechanism. But original mold watches, whether mechanical or quartz, are all fitted with a Swiss mechanism, and the model and technical features are the same as the original. Here is a statement added to indicate this difference.

So the original pattern is just a name. This name could very well be 'Ahmet' or 'Mehmet', only the original pattern name was given. One reason for this is that the name makes the watch sound better made; It's actually done better. The other reason is that it is related to the production of imitations; If another name had been given, its connection with the product would have been very weak.

Of course, whether it is a replica or an original mold, none of these are the most important. The most important thing is that the quality of the watch is good; It is very similar to reality when handled, its quality is good and durable, and others cannot notice it. This is what is really important and realistic; It is too useless to talk about the rest. After all, everyone wants to buy a good watch at an affordable price.