Have you ever pondered why, while duplicates of other luxury brands hardly make a whisper, fake Rolex watches seem to attract ...

Watch industry experts tell BI how to spot fake watches trying to pass as luxury brands like Cartier or Omega.

Last week, federal agents seized shipments of more than 500 fake watches worth over $9 million and counterfeit driver’s licenses that arrived from Hong Kong and China at O’Hare Airport.

Customs and Border Patrol officials said that they seized over 200 knock-off watches in a shipment from China.

All 485 shipments in April came from China and Hong Kong. The fake watches were branded as Rolex, Patek Philippe, Cartier, Omega, Audemars Piguet, and others. Related Customs agents seize $1.4 ...