Automatic watches are hot in the United States. Between 1993 and 1995, U.S. imports of Swiss luxury automatics jumped 95%. Just what are automatics? How do they work?

Switzerland’s mechanical watch boom has brought a surge in watches bearing a special designation on the dial: chronometer.

HERE’S THE QUESTION: Is the Rolex on the guy in the next cubical a real Rolex? Is the handbag carried by the woman you’re lunching with the real thing?

Are Swiss made replica watches equipped with high purity Swiss made scratch-proof Sapphire crystal with colorless glareproof coating inside out, same shape, thickness and Cyclops magnification power as the genuines?

A lot of people feel conflicted about buying a replica watch due to the myth that they support terrorism. We’re not sure where this got started, but it sounds a lot like misinformation that is commonly spread by companies such as Rolex, Omega and all of the other luxury watch brands.