On Facebook Marketplace the number of people selling counterfeit Rolexes from China is huge.
I don’t wear a Rolex because it’s a lose - lose.
The right kid of people assume it’s probably fake so it makes a bad impression and the wrong kind of people assume it might just be real so it makes you a target and they rob you.
If you want a superior time piece, get an unobtrusive Omega.
I stopped buying new designer brands a long time ago and get them second hand through thrift and consignment. The ones I have found are not made in China. The quality is quite noticeable.
Fake Rolexes have been a thing for years. Guys I know who did contract work in South Korea would bring home several back in the 80s.
Kids all over the place in Singapore selling Rolexes for a couple bucks back in the '70s. A fellow I knew bought one. Ran for about a day.