Bad quality control or after market dial...?

[GLADIATOR]

Originally Posted by RolexReviews

Whenever I see my uncle again (I live about 40 minutes from him) I will definitely shoot you a PM and hopefully find out for sure.

Thanks

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Pleasure - we can if he wants tell for certain
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[Tools]

Dial is wrong, insert is wrong.

It would take a good look to see if this is even an authentic Rolex.

[GLADIATOR]

Originally Posted by BisonHead

ADAM, As stated in my post, the clue is in the "(Serti Dial)" hence i was referring to the watch that started this post. Which you even quoted!

I am was not talking about the link to the double 9 video. I have no doubt WATCHFINDER is an honorable and well trained company. But since i was not referring to that in my post. It is some what irrelevant.

Sorry, my bad!

I 100% agree in your comments above on OP dial
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[BisonHead]

^^^^ no probs, Cheers

[crowncollection]

Dial is fake


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[Brew]

Originally Posted by RolexReviews

For the person who said "uncle's brothers watch" I think I'm a reputable member of these forums.

I am that person, and this made me spit coffee.

[RolexReviews]

Originally Posted by Brew

I am that person, and this made me spit coffee.

I hope you didn't spit it on your watch

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[ggonz]

Originally Posted by RolexReviews

Hey guys, fell asleep shortly after my post.

He purchased this watch from a grey market dealer in Aventura Florida, the watch is real according to him I'm guessing he didn't have a sharp enough eye to notice the dial upon purchase (I haven't told him about the dial, he purchased the watch a few years ago I dont wanna be the bearer of bad news. He told me he's trading it in anyways so no reason for me to say anything to him about it)

So as of now I'm not gonna be reviewing the watch because it has a fake dial

For the person who said "uncle's brothers watch" I think I'm a reputable member of these forums. I've showed watches in my immediate family (Father, Mother, sisters etc) and never have purchased a fake watch or anything of the sort. My account doesn't have 1 post and I wasn't trying to sell this watch. Check my previous posts about finding watches too review that's all I was doing was borrowing my uncles watch (not my uncles brother... which is also my uncle) to review to keep my YouTube account active. Now that I've seen the dial is in bad shape I'm gonna have to skip on it.

Sure I've started crazy threads, but I think I've been posting long enough to not be a "con" on these forums. Again, wasn't selling. Was reviewing.

Thanks everyone for the replies again very helpful

RR

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I would be interested in knowing where this was bought in Aventura, FL. International jewelers exchange?


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[socalwatchcollector]

Originally Posted by crowncollection

Dial is fake


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I'm guessing more than just the dial is fake!

[edweather]

Are you sure that's not your uncle's brother's watch?

I think you meant to say uncle's father

[RolexReviews]

Originally Posted by ggonz

I would be interested in knowing where this was bought in Aventura, FL. International jewelers exchange?


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It was this place but at their previous location. It was in "Loehmans Plaza" about 8 years ago? (give or take) they moved to the new location.

New location: International Jewelers Exchange
19275 Biscayne Blvd, Aventura, FL 33180

Old location: Town Center Aventura
18701 Biscayne Blvd, Aventura, FL 33180


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[ggonz]

Originally Posted by RolexReviews

It was this place but at their previous location. It was in "Loehmans Plaza" about 8 years ago? (give or take) they moved to the new location.

New location: International Jewelers Exchange
19275 Biscayne Blvd, Aventura, FL 33180

Old location: Town Center Aventura
18701 Biscayne Blvd, Aventura, FL 33180


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Got it. There are several vendors inside of International Jewelers Exchange, so i mean there’s no way of knowing who exactly it is and if that vendor is still around. But that’s crazy. I’ll stay away. Only bought my watches from ADs so far and I might wanna keep it that way because of stuff like this.


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[RolexReviews]

Originally Posted by ggonz

Got it. There are several vendors inside of International Jewelers Exchange, so i mean there’s no way of knowing who exactly it is and if that vendor is still around. But that’s crazy. I’ll stay away. Only bought my watches from ADs so far and I might wanna keep it that way because of stuff like this.


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Yeah unfortunately you'll never know who is good and who isn't.

For people like my uncle who dont have a good eye for things like this, it's very unfortunate because they get away with selling something that shouldn't be sold and the victim doesn't even know.

I've decided I'm gonna tell my uncle about the watch. I know it'll crush him but I feel bad because I'm probably the only person who noticed and will ever notice. I dont think anyone else will take macro shots of his Rolex to see.

Hopefully, after I tell him, he knows where the guy is who sold it to him and at a minimum I could make a "do not buy from this guy" post to make sure it dont happen to anyone here.

It just sucks cause this watch was purchased many many years ago, I dont think the guy still works at the same place anymore (cant be only my uncle was sold a watch like this. Probably sold quite a few and then jetted out of the area)

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[BisonHead]

Good call. You will sleep better at night.

[dannyp]

It looks, to my relatively untrained eye, that someone with a blue dial TT Sub had it "upgraded" aftermarket with gemstones. The gold surrounding the diamonds appears to take up the exact footprint of the original lume (round, vs. the type of setting Rolex would use) and the "T25" at the bottom suggests that this dial originally had lume, if it was indeed a genuine Rolex dial (or the person creating the fake didn't know what that text indicated and put it on).