Your explanation makes it seem as if Antique and Vintage are one and the same, which further confuses ppl on the subject.

Maybe there’s a solid analogy w/ concert t- shirts: you can buy an AD/DC concert shirt at Pac Sun, but it’s only made to look Vintage and not as cool or valuable as the ‘real’/ ‘authentic’ / ‘original’ thus ‘vintage’ t-shirt your uncle bought from the original concert at the actual venue.

The continuation of the downfall of Stern and PP. Viva Lange & Sohne and Laurent Ferrier!

Good question, and they actually do now. If you see a Rolex without a crown between “Swiss Made” then it’s not the current variant. And we have no Deepseas to give away at the moment unfortunately! 🙂

The green crystal is a unique feature specific to the Milgauss GV model, and fakes don’t quite get it right. On other fake models, an overly visible “laser-etched crown” is the most common giveaway. We have a guide to spotting a Fake Rolex for more!

There have been various watches with similar shapes even before that. There are only so many shapes you can make a watch case out of! That Maen does look decent though.