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True. Lots of the fake bags cost $2000. https://www.fl8588.com/index.php?route=product/category&path=83_751_939&sort=p.price&order=DESC
nick_h.
I've made this point before, but whatever.
When people say this they're often forgetting all the complexity of other lux products and ascribing extra magic or woo-woo to the level of vertical integration in watch manufacture.
Take a Handbag. Think about the skill to correctly skin and split a hide. Dye evenly and consistently. Identify the best cuts needed. Cut correctly. Deal with individual intricacies of each piece of material. Etc. Etc. Most people write it off because all they think about is stitching material together.
Sure there are some highly skilled jewelry making aspects to some specific dials. But most of watchmaking is assembly that could be done by a Foxconn employee in Shenzhen with 6m training.