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The previous photo by @andyquest@sh.itjust.works was not fake, but rather real.
It's called AP x Swatch Royal Pop and it can be found here
https://www.swatch.com/en-en/royal-pop.html

Release date May 16 and the price I see is € 385,00 to € 400. Movement :Mechanical
Water resistant : 2 Bar
Collection Category :ROYAL POP
Packaging type :Special
Diameter :40 mm
Thickness :8.4 mm
Case Material :SWATCH BIOCERAMIC

free to judge and anything you may want.
I find it awful, but hey, its my taste after all.

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[-] DeathbringerThoctar@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Take a look at the photo again. It was definitely fake/AI. The belt hook on the chain clips through the button, (which again, why is it on a button anyway?), and the AP logo/text on the watch face are all sorts of AI garbled. There's also the subtle but obviously fake AI lighting. This terrible looking watch might be real but the previous photo definitely wasn't.

Edit: I didn't even notice right away that the crown and attachment point for the chain are entirely different.

[-] roserose56@lemmy.zip 1 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Thanks for the information, I didn't even noticed, I was looking something to have them all together. Visually I don't see lots of differences.

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