Beware fake watches urges online retailer

A leading online retailer of gents and ladies watches this week urged consumers to be on the lookout for counterfeit goods. Creative Watch Co - which sells ladies and gents watches from over forty international brands...

birmingham, United Kingdom (prHWY.com) March 4, 2013 - A leading online retailer of gents and ladies watches this week urged consumers to be on the lookout for counterfeit goods. Creative Watch Co - which sells ladies and gents watches from over forty international brands - said that the fight against fake items is not just for Xmas, but for life.

The trade in counterfeit goods costs the UK economy around £1.3bn a year, and this month Which? magazine listed watches at the top of its 'most faked' list. A spokesman for Creative Watch Co said this week "The Christmas buying season is over, but there is no excuse for relaxing our vigilance against counterfeit watches. The sellers of these goods are using increasingly sophisticated methods; contrary to received wisdom, they are not standing on street corners with an overcoat stuffed with fakes."

Creative Watch Co was established more than 30 years ago and is located in the heart of the Jewellery Quarter in Birmingham in the UK. Creative Watch Company is authorised dealers for the some of the world's leading watch brands. They make it their business to know everything there is to know about watches, so they can pass on expertise to purchasers.

Their warning comes ahead of a survey of Trading Standards departments conducted by the Intellectual Property Crime Group found that one third of the 82 departments that responded had reduced their level of enforcement to tackle fake goods compared to the previous year. They blamed cutbacks, insufficient resources and competing priorities, according to a recent BBC website report.

The Creative Watch Co spokesman continued "Being an Approved Dealer is usually a good sign when checking retailers of gents and ladies watches. Although anyone can claim to be so authorised, the claim can also be checked against the brands website. And if proved correct, it will instil confidence in the retailer generally.

"Check to see if the retailer has a physical address that you can visit should any problems arise, and see if they have any trading history. Do they offer repair or servicing services? And are the prices inline with other retailers - if a price is 'too good to be believed' then it might not be the brand you were expecting to buy."

The company's website details the complete range of watches to buy online from the experienced watch retailer. For more details visit www.creativewatch.co.uk.

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106-108 Vyse Street
Hockley
Birmingham
B18 6LP
England

Telecphone: +44 (0) 121 233 1801

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