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Old 11 February 2016, 12:20 PM   #61
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I respectfully disagree. Is is not physically possible to take a LEC shot like in the folex photo.
Here you go.

Taken under a desk lamp with a phone camera.

Took about 5 seconds.




Cropped even further obviously so a loss a detail, but it's a phone camera. Can't expect much more.



If you have a better camera and lighting, then yes, it is physically possible to capture the LEC very easily.
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Old 11 February 2016, 12:29 PM   #62
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I agree. The LEC on mine (and in your pic) shows the crown as a very obvious series of dots. The OP's LEC has a smooth looking crown.
Yes. This is the giveaway it is fake. The LEC is solid, not a series of dots. Good catch.
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Old 11 February 2016, 12:33 PM   #63
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Yes. This is the giveaway it is fake. The LEC is solid, not a series of dots. Good catch.
If you go into the actual image where it's being hosted and zoom in, it's obvious that there are gaps in the LEC. It's definitely not solid.

Maybe it's still a fake, but the LEC isn't solid, or at least not completely solid.
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Old 11 February 2016, 01:11 PM   #64
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Here you go.

Taken under a desk lamp with a phone camera.

Took about 5 seconds.




Cropped even further obviously so a loss a detail, but it's a phone camera. Can't expect much more.



If you have a better camera and lighting, then yes, it is physically possible to capture the LEC very easily.
This is exactly my point. You took it at an angle. Post it just like it was done in folex. Don't hold the camera at an angle.
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Old 11 February 2016, 01:43 PM   #65
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If you go into the actual image where it's being hosted and zoom in, it's obvious that there are gaps in the LEC. It's definitely not solid.

Maybe it's still a fake, but the LEC isn't solid, or at least not completely solid.
Either way it is highly suspicious that the OP has not been in the house since post 1.
Was he maybe trolling to see if he could just pass this watch off as real?
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Old 11 February 2016, 02:02 PM   #66
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I think this a really good superfake. I would need to see movement to tell for sure.
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Old 11 February 2016, 02:37 PM   #67
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You have to zoom in to see but take a look at the screws in the bracelet. Try zooming in on the OP's photo as it is better quality than the one with the arrows.
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Old 18 February 2016, 08:12 AM   #68
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this watch could be made up from real Rolex parts, the ceramic insert is no fake, the precision in the number cuts and the platinum finish there has still yet to be faked to anything as close as this watch bezel insert.
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Old 18 February 2016, 10:50 PM   #69
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UPDATE!!!

the reason im not replying simply because i didnt have time to go to AD/RSC yet. but today i did.
i ask them to examine the watch. it is genuine watch. but there are 2 problems with the watch.
- first, the bezel is a little bit mis align (which can be fix by removing the bezel insert)
- second, the "U" in perpetual is a factory flaw

i think this case it proved that rolex really bad QC. the watchmaker even showed me some watch that being service that have misalign bezel insert.

and i took some photos at the RSC :)

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Old 18 February 2016, 10:58 PM   #70
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UPDATE!!!

the reason im not replying simply because i didnt have time to go to AD/RSC yet. but today i did.
i ask them to examine the watch. it is genuine watch. but there are 2 problems with the watch.
- first, the bezel is a little bit mis align (which can be fix by removing the bezel insert)
- second, the "U" in perpetual is a factory flaw

i think this case it proved that rolex really bad QC. the watchmaker even showed me some watch that being service that have misalign bezel insert.

and i took some photos at the RSC :)



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Old 23 May 2019, 05:51 AM   #71
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Lmao i like how everyone just went quite after he replied :D
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Old 23 May 2019, 06:40 AM   #72
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That watch sure does look 100% legit except for that etching.

Can't phantom being able to capture that on a photo from a couple of angles as has been done.I have probably met the Pope more times than I have been able to see it on mine. Ok, maybe I have seen it a couple of times whereas never met Pope but it is that har for my aging eyes.
Legit or not LEC?

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Old 23 May 2019, 07:56 AM   #73
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I say it is fake. LEC is very visible. It is very hard to see and taking a picture is even harder. You need light hit at 30 degrees
See my pic.


In sunlight I can see the laser etching on my BLNR on almost all photos. Purchased from an AD so this is not a good indicator of a fake.


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Old 23 May 2019, 09:09 AM   #74
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I may be seeing things, but the C's in "OFFICIALLY CERTIFIED" appear as if they are slightly taller than all the other letters. I just compared the pics to my husband's 114060 and they don't seem to appear like that. And then again like the others, I'd also be concerned about the very visible LEC and also the U in "perpetual". I feel like Rolex wouldn't let that "U" mistake go to market with an error like that. They have a reputation for very precise craftsmanship.
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Old 23 May 2019, 09:25 PM   #75
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Why did we see pix of Rolex Service Center. I can do that. Show pix of paperwork.
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Old 23 May 2019, 11:32 PM   #76
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Old 23 May 2019, 11:46 PM   #77
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Too early. Watching politics on tv. Brain is fogged.
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Old 24 May 2019, 01:08 AM   #78
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just bought a 114060 2nd hand with box and paper. just wanna make sure i dont get scam. is this genuine a 114060? photos below












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Old 24 May 2019, 02:19 AM   #79
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holy thread revival...
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Old 24 May 2019, 12:35 PM   #80
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Replicas are 1:1 nowadays. We can't tell ya just by pics. Better check the movement!
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Old 24 May 2019, 01:13 PM   #81
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LEC is not a good tell for a replica. They’ve been faking that for years. This watch looks good though.
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Old 27 May 2019, 11:08 AM   #82
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You got it, I hope you enjoy great watch that you choose. ;-)
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