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Getting Worse and Worse / Fake Faces for Sale (70 Euro)

Here's a guy selling "Chronograph Heuer" clock faces for 70 Euro --

http://www.early911sregistry.org/forums/showthread.php?61548-quot-Heuer-quot-clock-facia/page1

I'm not trying to be righteous, or play the cop, but doesn't this seem to be just plain wrong? Not many serious collectors would buy the $40 fake Chinese watch -- either on principle or because they look so bad -- but are people really putting these "knock off" 70 Euro gauges into the dashes of their beautiful old Porsches?

Am I being too dogmatic about this (i.e., are there some fakes that are just plain wrong and other "homage" items that are OK)? Would you like to have one of these in your classic Porsche? Personally, I'm fine with aftermarket components, but it really bothers me when people misappropriate someone else's tradename or logo (and it would make me sick to be looking at this on the dash of my old Porsche).

Jeff

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