(03/2008) On Ebay and in many online shops, numerous vendors – especially of watches and jewellery- like to put arbitrary Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Prices in their offer. Their goal is to make the customers believe it is a bargain and con them into purchasing their products.
(03/2008) Once again one of the new trademarks certified on November 16, 2007 by the German patent and trademark office in Munich: Graf von Monte Wehro: “The german luxury watch brand from the gemstone city Idar-Oberstein”. This is how the Graf von Monte Wehro website promotes its trademark – spelling mistake included.
(11/2007) According to current surveys, roughly 15 percent of the watches offered on the internet are imitations. Among all brands, Rolex is the most requested one: More than 90 percent of the searches on the internet concern imitations of Rolex, followed by Breitling, Cartier, Omega and Tag Heuer. Today there is a well organised, criminal industry behind the imitations, which benefits from the profitable high margin business.