Here is most likely the possible truth

Apr 24, 2014,21:53 PM
 

So if u guys google around, there is a pic of him having interviewed without the media, just a pic of himself (pic attached). That interview was quite a few weeks back, maybe 3 weeks. I did see this first pic of him wearing it in one of the local business magazines here. Even its far and not clear enough, I can guarantee thats a real one, either RM011 Black Kite or RM011 Asia Boutique edition, more to the Black Kite though. I'm a watch enthusiast btw and can spot if a watch is real or fake just buy looking at it smilesmile and especially RM watches, they are impossible to be cloned like Rolex or AP. I mean look at it..the RM casing..the shape..it is a real one.

To add what RahulR has said, it is indeed true that most government officials here are corrupted and some are not careful enough to hide their wealth.

Then when all media started to come along, of course, to protect himself from being investigated on his personal wealth, he had to cover himself. As we all know fake RM watches are spreading around and coincidentally, they already make the fake RM011 Asia Boutique and online or local shops here selling it (these fakes are not bad, though u can still see its fake, but for some who don't know this brand, they just know its an RM regardless being real or fake). We all here are mostly sure that he bought the fake asia boutique version after all this media attention. So the pic above when he showed and banged the RM, that was already the fake one.

We are quite sure his is the Black Kite version, but the fake is the Asia Boutique version (because no good fake of Black Kite being made yet), but no one knows anyway, they just see a black watch and gold insert which look like the Black Kite.







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For anyone wondering why Richard shut down coverage at SIHH 2014....

 
 By: 219 : April 24th, 2014-07:05
here is a very public demonstration of why it is necessary to lock down people wandering around with high resolution cameras who may, or may not, be part of recognized media. It looks like a real one on the arm of a distinguished and high ranking Indonesi...  

Personally I don't buy it...

 
 By: RahulR : April 24th, 2014-08:55
I more or less live in Indonesia, and have spent 20 years here. Military generals are extremely powerful and influential (and many are extremely wealthy people) in this country. Quite a few have successful businesses and have personal networths in the hun... 

Or who's to say he doesn't have both...

 
 By: milenium : April 24th, 2014-10:11
Maybe he had someone find him a fake just for the publicity stunt of throwing it on the table.....or like you said, maybe he didn't care and threw his real one on the table as well.

+1 to that (nt)

 
 By: AnthonyTsai : April 24th, 2014-12:17
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He is a WIS

 
 By: SALMANPK : April 24th, 2014-12:46
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That is crazy, what a shame.

 
 By: doubleup : April 24th, 2014-14:15
I still don't by the restraint of high res pics, once one is sold it can get out there, someone can see it on someone's wrist and take a pic, I absolutely don't agree with not letting people take pics or showing your watches. fakes are here to stay people... 

So...

 
 By: kevster : April 24th, 2014-16:57
Is he being pursued for having purchased the "fake"?

Somehow I'm not so sure it's a fake

 
 By: rnaden : April 24th, 2014-19:16
but good if it is, since he destroyed it. More likely a stunt that was needed to avoid further scrutiny.

sin

 
 By: swjoseph : April 24th, 2014-20:29
Let's alone care about why he possess exquisite watches or cars...destroying such a beautiful timepiece is a sin.

Here is most likely the possible truth

 
 By: mrgalbi : April 24th, 2014-21:53
So if u guys google around, there is a pic of him having interviewed without the media, just a pic of himself (pic attached). That interview was quite a few weeks back, maybe 3 weeks. I did see this first pic of him wearing it in one of the local business...  

At a distance though..

 
 By: Theodore Diehl : April 24th, 2014-23:23
something like this might be hard to differentiate until you got quite close. Many previous fakes just used round case screws; now even those are being (badly) copied. Ciao tutti, Theodore ...  

Hmm...

 
 By: Wolfeyes : April 25th, 2014-00:48
Damn if the watch is real because it shows how much wealth he's accumulated and the income disparity. Damn if the watch is fake because it's a shame that a General supports fake products. Anyway, assuming that it's real, he can always send the watch back ... 

It's real IMHO.

 
 By: δΈ­ι‡Žγ‚Œγ„ : April 25th, 2014-02:41
It's no secret many gov't officials as well as army generals here like to wear cool/expensive watches, our passion :) People say it's a fake? C'mon... When you live here all you life, you'll know how they are. What can I say? They have good tastes when it... 

the Show has a purpose

 
 By: dsgalaxy1 : April 25th, 2014-06:27
it's a way to get the media's attention for free, otherwise why all the brands did not act the same way? Rolex is probably the most counterfeited watch brand in the whole world, as well as PP, AP etc.... and they did what they were supposed to do, providi... 

China's crackdown

 
 By: tom2517 : May 9th, 2014-21:15
The reason the Swiss watch industry is flat is because China is cracking down on high ranking officials wearing expensive watches. I have no doubt the General wears real RM (maybe not the one he throw to the ground), no real high rank officials would want...