People know Rolex well here and there, however, Rolex, or rather, their peerless and super marketing department, have claimed that each watch takes a year to make, start to the end, leading to some of the most hotly debated threads on the many occasions on the Internet.
These rumors, or even unreliable comments, all add to the inscrutable reputation of the brand, elevating them beyond the status of mere watchmakers and on to a new plane altogether.
However, there are lots of details that have become accepted facts. Below, we’ve put together just what it is that makes the Rolex replica watches different from other models.
Let’s ignore the selling points of the replica Rolex watch, whether it’s a few hundred thousand or closer to the full guestimate of a million, there’s no doubt they make an unbelievable number of watches each year. With that level of mass production, it’s natural to wonder about the level of automation that goes into every piece and cast suspicion on the fake Rolex’s own claim that each watch is handmade.
While it’s true that the six thousand Rolex employees are a world away from the image of the traditional old watchmaker, bent double at his table and going slowly blind as he painstakingly files each minute gear and cog, it’s also fair to say that the human factor is the dispensable element behind each replica Rolex watch.
They may have the most complicated watchmaking machinery in the world, but the assembly and regulating of each component are carried out by hand. Everything from the dials to the bracelets to the incredibly intricate calibers is still finished by highly trained technicians, equal parts scientist, and artisan. 
Where machines are used is in the tasks where absolute consistency is required, such as applying totally uniform pressure to constituent parts or aligning each one with total precision. However, these machines are still operated by human beings. 
Over its more than one hundred years in operation, the Rolex replica has slowly swallowed up each and every disparate element that goes into fine watchmaking and brought them behind the closed doors of the four separate strongholds that make up their production base.
However, except for the sapphire crystals that cover the watch faces and some of the dial hands, which are brought in from third-party sources, everything else that goes into a Rolex is created by the fake Rolex.
The largest of the three Geneva-based sites, Plan-less-Oates, houses the private foundry where the three 18k gold alloys are cast, together with the 904L steel, that is used to construct many different kinds of cases and bracelets.
It is also home to the central laboratory, one of the most advanced scientific facilities anywhere in the world, which was established to develop new great-performance metals as well as the next generation of oils and lubricants.
A short distance away, the Chêne-Bourg site is where the dial-makers and legions of gemologists work. Every diamond, ruby, or sapphire that comes through the door is x-rayed for quality and tested for authenticity, and is then selected and set by hand onto the pretty small number of precious stone-enhanced Rolex models. Each set is then handcrafted by traditional jewelers.

Despite I’d definitely heard of the Goodwood Festival of Speed, I hadn’t really appreciated the sheer size and scope of the Festival until visiting it with the fake Montblanc earlier this month. The latter has partnered with the Festival of Speed for the first time this year and in addition to contributing replica watches to award to winning owners and drivers, was also a timing partner for the event. During the afternoon on Sunday, July 2nd, in a moment of quiet between deafening passes of cars passing within a few feet of the viewing stands, I said to Montblanc’s CEO, Nicolas Baretzki (who replaced Jérôme Lambert as Montblanc’s CEO last year) “I had no idea how big this event was.” 
He laughed and he said, “Neither did I.”
The Festival is a four-day motorsports event, the centerpiece of which is the timed Hillclimb race which takes place on the grounds of Goodwood House, located south and west of London in West Sussex. Goodwood is the hereditary seat of the Dukes of Richmond who has used it as a residence since the first Duke of Richmond acquired it in 1697 (the house was completed around 1600).
The Festival of Speed is the brainchild of the heir apparent to the title, Charles Gordon-Lennox, Earl of March; Lord March is the son of the present Duke of Richmond, Charles Gordon-Lennox. He may also be the only English peer to appear in a video game; you get an invite to the Festival of Speed from Lord March at one point, in 2013’s Gran Tourismo 6.
The sheer size and complexity of the Goodwood Festival of Speed are impressive; its location, plus the fact that it’s an annual standalone event rather than something on any particular race calendar, probably have a lot to with the fact that it’s maybe a little underreported but if you’re a car nut and can get over to the UK in the first week in July (and yes, you can get back in time for the Fourth) I can’t recommend it highly enough.
The Special Replica Montblanc Rally Timer
There’s a sampling of the cars that were present in the gallery down below but it’s only a fraction of what was there; we saw all the things from Stirling Moss cruising along in a 300SL, to a Ford Funny Car on the course. F1 is a feeding frenzy of fake watch brands and for good reason but for something (very) different from the drop-dead atmosphere of Pebble Beach or the millisecond high tech world of F1, the Goodwood Festival of Speed seems a great choice for Montblanc replica.

The everlasting parade of circular watches sometimes gets somewhat insipid. We’ve got used to it by decades of design to default to the round in replica watches. But still, sometimes we need something just outside the standards – still multi-functional, still stylish, but a little less the same. And there’s where the squares come in. However, there are warnings as well. What makes a ‘square’ in watchmaking is a subjective business. Is it the dial? Is it the case? It’s sophisticated because a fine watch design is not as black and white as geometry would have you believe. Well, we’ve found six squares to suit all tastes – from architects to action men. 
Amazing fake Rolex 100
You can’t say the shaped watches without mentioning Rolex. Many of those conversations begin with the Santos, originally conceived in 1904. While there are some Santos models in Rolex’s current collection, our pick is the Santos 100, a strong statement piece, made only more powerful with the screwed-down gold bezel.
Popular TAG Heuer Monaco Calibre 11
One of the top contenders for the title of ‘most well-known square watch of all time’ is, without doubt, TAG Heuer’s Monaco (the other top contender is right below). Made famous on the wrist of Steve McQueen, Monaco embodies the style of the ’60s and ’70s owing to its softly flared case and funky dial. We happen to think as well that TAG Heuer’s newest version might be the best yet.
Your Favorable Bell & Ross Horolum
You can’t make a list of square watches without Bell & Ross. First released in 2005, their instantly identifiable instrument watches cribbed their looks from the dash instruments of fighter jets. Recently though, Bell & Ross has been pushing in different directions, as you can see from the stealthy matt grey-on-grey Horolum.