[springer]

I just found this thread and after reading it all, my first question would be - why did the seller buy the watch if it is counterfeit!!!!!!!!!!!!!?????????

Second, the idea of counterfeiting is to make it as close to the original as possible. The guys counterfeiting gold bands and cases do a very nice job and are rather proud of their profession. I've seen some counterfeit gold heads and bands and they are very deceptive. Which leads to my point, authorized dealers would be the last place to take an item to verify its authenticity. Someday I'll post a thread on the Rolex Service Center that examined a Tudor head that had a counterfeit tritium swiss -T <25 dial that they said was genuine - which was counterfeit.