"Prince Of Fake": Frenchman Sold Fake Luxury Watches Worth $3.3 Million
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Nicknamed "the prince of fake," Julien V. has freely admitted to running a network of fake watch sales in France from Thailand between 2019 and 2022, before being arrested.
The trial of a Frenchman accused of making millions selling fake luxury watches is putting the spotlight on an elaborate commerce of lucrative replicas spanning the globe.
Nicknamed "the prince of fake," Julien V. has freely admitted to running a network of fake watch sales in France from Thailand between 2019 and 2022, before being arrested.
He told investigators that contractors in China produced up to 10 watches per day for him -- most of them fakes of the luxury Swiss brand Rolex -- resulting in total sales of 12,000 watches for a turnover of three million euros ($3.3 million).
