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27 November 2020, 02:00 AM | #1 |
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Old Submariner 24 years old.
A friend sent me this pic of his Rolex he got 23+ is years ago on a high school trip which has been sitting in his safe. Is it real or a clone?
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27 November 2020, 02:07 AM | #2 |
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Please post some in focus photos that are cropped so that the watch itself is large.
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27 November 2020, 02:09 AM | #3 |
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it's a fake, subs never had those lume plots, inserts awful too
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27 November 2020, 02:17 AM | #4 |
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That’s a really bad fake, like a $20 fake
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27 November 2020, 02:18 AM | #5 |
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Ooof. Coincidentally, I got a very similar-looking "Rolex" about 23 or 24 years ago from a vey sincere guy selling many of them on Canal Street, here in NYC.
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27 November 2020, 02:32 AM | #6 |
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Even I can see that this one doesn’t look right
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27 November 2020, 02:36 AM | #7 |
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Aha that’s what I thought. Thanks guys! He’s like I was going to throw it away every time I moved. I told him I will need to introduce him to my AD get him a REAL mans watch.
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27 November 2020, 03:36 AM | #9 |
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I guess he was hauling around a couple of grand on a high school trip and picked up a Sub
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27 November 2020, 04:48 AM | #10 |
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Not the best forum to try and scam.
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27 November 2020, 04:56 AM | #11 |
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Your friend wasted 23 years with that thing.
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27 November 2020, 04:56 AM | #12 |
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Not even a decent fake.
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27 November 2020, 05:17 AM | #13 |
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Nothing right on that watch. Terrible.
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27 November 2020, 05:18 AM | #14 |
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I think he meant to say he got it for $23 and not 23 yrs ago!
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27 November 2020, 06:53 AM | #15 |
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Junk
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27 November 2020, 07:10 AM | #16 |
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That is one pampered safe queen fake!
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27 November 2020, 07:30 AM | #17 |
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I know we shouldn’t talk about watches as investments....but that’s a terrible one lol
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27 November 2020, 09:36 AM | #18 |
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No way there’s an auto in that Frolex. That watch def ticks
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27 November 2020, 11:46 AM | #19 |
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Ive seen a lot of fakes... this one is top 3 .
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27 November 2020, 01:54 PM | #20 |
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27 November 2020, 06:59 PM | #21 |
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Bet that thing felt like a king sat in the safe all these years, it’s almost the pretty woman story.
I don’t know what’s worse though, that sitting in a safe for 24 years or a Rolex owner having to post it to ask if it’s legit. |
27 November 2020, 11:14 PM | #22 |
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27 November 2020, 11:25 PM | #23 |
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I think clone is a strong word OP. I’m not sure what watch they cloned but it sure wasn’t a Submariner.
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28 November 2020, 02:49 AM | #24 |
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28 November 2020, 03:19 AM | #25 |
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Thats some serious bracelet stretch. Is it made of lead?
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6 December 2020, 12:03 PM | #27 |
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Oh, boy.
Nothing about that watch is remotely legit. It’s knock-off gear.
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6 December 2020, 04:34 PM | #28 |
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That date window is tiny. Zero magnification.
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Tell your friend to throw it away in the trash
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7 December 2020, 06:02 PM | #30 |
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[QUOTE=LeftieUSA;11088751]A friend sent me this pic of his Rolex he got 23+ is years ago on a high school trip which has been sitting in his safe. Is it real or a clone?
Frankly, . . . you can wear it anytime you want! Just don't think you're wearing a Rolex. Actually it's SUCH a bad fake, form SO MANY angles (the lugs, the bracelet, the hands, the dial, the crystal), and is SO BAD that even a relatively untrained eye like mine can see that one, with no magnification or well focused pix, at all! Now, if you're interested in learning more, then study some of the genuine pix of a 20 year old (approx circa 2000) Ref 16610 Submariner. Look closely at everything that's been said that's wrong with this one. It's pretty clear. And then, this will have been a great learning experience - - you'll know more about what to look for in the future! Enjoy your path, Sir!
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