When Authentic ROLEX Watches Turn into Counterfeits

What’s a counterfeit?

Mostly everyone knows what a counterfeit watch is. And if asked for a specific example, you may well be pointing to a $15 “Rolex” watch being sold on a Canal Street streetcorner.

Our recent article in Luxury Daily, Authentic Altered ROLEX Watches Held to Be Counterfeit, discusses a recent federal court decision where the court held that the defendant’s altered genuine Rolex watches were counterfeits as a matter of law.

Authentic goods that are altered can, depending on how extensively they are altered, turn into what the law considers counterfeits.

* Stephanie M. Smith assisted in the drafting of this article.