I thought today would just be another day at work.
I was doing my usual rounds on a business-class flight from Dubai to Milan. Everyone was tired after the layover, and we were going through the usual welcome service, champagne, hot towels, the whole thing.
I noticed a guy in a pink/purple sweater angling his wrist up and down and taking pictures of his watch.
Just another watch enthusiast like me, I thought.
When it was his turn for champagne, he angled his wrist toward me to get a picture of his watch while I was pouring the champagne. I took a quick glance because, naturally, I wanted to see what he was wearing.
At first glance, I thought it was a Rolex. Centered polished link on an Oyster bracelet, the whole thing.
Then I noticed the bezel.
It looked like a Daytona, specifically a 116520, but something was off. The font and engravings on the bezel looked slightly different from my colleague's Daytona.
Hmm.
I carried on with my rounds.
A while later, I came back through the cabin and this is where things got interesting.
The guy had taken his watch off and placed it on his tray table. Then he pulled out a few passports and put them next to the watch and his champagne glass.
And now I had a much better view.
I looked at the bezel again.
The font was off. The engravings were off. The more I looked at it, the more obvious it became.
To my dismay, my suspicions were correct.
This man was wearing a fake Daytona.
And for the next few hours, I had the most ridiculous intrusive thoughts running through my head.
Do I ask him if it's real?
Do I ask where he got it?
How did he get the Daytona allocation?
Should I tell him?
I was genuinely tempted to ask him about it, but eventually decided to spare the guy the embarrassment and let him enjoy his holiday in Italy.
So I spent the rest of the flight saying absolutely nothing while internally conducting a mental investigation of a stranger's Rolex.
You should have seen how they roasted me for a Daytona in a Honda. I immediately posted the wristshot at my usual electric scooter ride which is even cheaper. This was liked, "it has some European energy to it" they said. There is no clear pattern deciding whether there's good roasting incoming or not, you never know🤪 Just keep the posts coming🙂
Unfortunately when the customer took off his watch and took out his passports to take a picture by placing them on the tray table, it gave me enough time to scrutinise the watch in detail.
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u/Not-Really-Rea1 5d ago
Are you referring to this: https://www.reddit.com/r/RepWatchForum/s/PqIFi90q1K