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16 June 2019, 07:07 AM | #1 |
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<<< help my friend with this please >>>
A friend of ours is on a crusie ship with his family and he's looking at buying the "Rolex" as pictured below.
Sorry for the horrible photos its all i have to work with. A few red flags for me: 1. The watch is decribed as a 38mm DJ from model year 1993 ... ive not heard of this size. 2. Replacement crystal non Rolex .... 3. Seller states they dont guarantee authenticity. They have it listed at $7950 usf and my friend says he negotiated down to $6060. Im telling him not to buy but he really rhinks its a good "deal" Please offer your comments and if anyone is familiar with this reference number etc. Thanks everyone Sent from my SM-G960W using Tapatalk |
16 June 2019, 07:11 AM | #2 |
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So one blurry photo... one photo of a card which means nothing and one photo of a watch with a huge stretched bracelet... how can someone help here???
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16 June 2019, 07:24 AM | #4 |
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I don’t like the cyclops mag but the watch looks okay? (No expert here) Hard to tell. For that kind of money I’d wait.
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It's hard to tell a lot from the pictures Brian. But there's no way a 1993 dial should say swiss made as that one does. A lot of bracelet stretch for a watch new enough to say swiss made. And mag is suspicious.
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I'll never understand people. Buying something they know next to nothing about spending that kind of money.
Reference 16234 is 38mm when measured with the crown (it's actually a 36mm). There happens to be one exactly like it, same year model and all, on Chrono24 for $4450. With an original crystal. And it says "Swiss Made" on that one as well. Your friend likes to throw money out the window with his impulsivity. |
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I'm by no means an expert. One will soon comment, I'm sure. But all the 16234's for 1992-1994 I see on Chrono24 say Swiss Made. What's throwing me off is that some say "Swiss Made" and others say "T Swiss Made T". I think, and I may be wrong, it ought to say "T Swiss Made T" on that dial configuration for that year. I wouldn't touch it. Too much going on. Why gamble? He could get that piece cheaper and with less concern elsewhere.
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Irrespective of how suspicious the watch looks, I’ve been on a Royal Caribbean ship and all the jewellery, in particular the watches and especially the Rolex were horribly, vastly overpriced versus what could easily be achieved on dry land. The negotiation has probably brought the watch down to an average deal from the rip-off the sticker price was.
I would also never trust a salesman whose head was nearly as large as his torso and one who is unable to knot a tie properly.
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Watch is priced double of what it should be...
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Older Datejust with service/replacement dial. Nothing suspicious, nothing terrible as it’s not a SS Sports model where dial is of the utmost importance. But, absolutely overpriced.
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Pass imho too expensive eitherway and Refurbished dial
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Good call.
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These watch and jewelry sellers on cruise ships know folks have money in their pockets and many are impulsive buyers. Your friend was smart to pass. Especially with no authenticity guarantee on that watch. Why get burned? There are so many safer places to buy
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17 June 2019, 12:47 AM | #26 |
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Agreed and thanks to all who replied with constructive feedback on this.
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17 June 2019, 01:01 AM | #27 |
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Wow....$6800 for THAT? Even if it was genuine...what are they thinking???
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