On Monday, Dagbladet was informed that a item by Norsk Tipping contained an image of a fake Rolex watch.
Watch expert Sander Opperud Odden confirms to Dagbladet that the watch is not authentic.
– That’s false, yes. Not even a good fake. It’s simple as that model doesn’t exist, Opperud Odden tells Dagbladet.
The former owner of Klokka causes an uproar
He is a watch expert and administrator of one of the largest Facebook groups in the world for watch enthusiasts, Klokkeriet. The Facebook group has over 77,000 members, and many of them shared the photo mistake with Norsk Tipping.
“Lotto millionaires are not like other millionaires. They do well without a real Rolex, “writes one.
“Litta Trollex yes”, writes another.
Watch expert Opperud Odden says many people had noticed Norsk Tipping’s photographic error:
– The vast majority of people probably don’t care, but it’s disappointing that Norsk Tipping doesn’t take the time to get a proper picture. We “clock fanatics” see it quickly and have a laugh, she says.
Dagbladet has been in contact with Norsk Tipping. When asked why they use the image of an existing watch, the game company replies:
– We didn’t know this photo showed a watch that doesn’t exist. We’ve used an illustrative image from Adobe Stocks here, but we’ll obviously change it if it turns out the watch isn’t real, says communications consultant Anne Marit Sletten at Dagbladet.
– We would like to use the correct image immediately. It’s just to be sorry. There is no point in having an image that isn’t real on our pages, Sletten continues.
At the end of the interview, Norsk Tipping changed his image in the case.
For the record: Norsk Tipping’s case was also posted as ad content on Dagbladet.no.