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13 December 2018, 09:54 PM | #1 |
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5500 Explorer dial
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13 December 2018, 10:32 PM | #2 |
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Not original, and fake hands.
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14 December 2018, 07:12 AM | #3 |
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Awful.
So, please tell us where it is and/or who is selling it. I would like to know who it is and how they are describing it. Thankyou.
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14 December 2018, 11:36 AM | #4 |
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thanks for all the comments, I guess the only way is to go for a 1016. lol
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14 December 2018, 12:25 PM | #5 |
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5500 Explorer is something I'd avoid unless you have some concrete evidence it left the factory that way (but paperwork can be forged!) or you accept that it could be redial etc and pay accordingly.
I thought about 5500 Explorer at one point, but quickly reached that conclusion and went for a 1016 myself. |
14 December 2018, 07:50 PM | #6 | |
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They seem fair questions to assist the forum where you have yourself been saved from buying a bad watch.
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14 December 2018, 08:57 PM | #7 |
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5500 is also 34mm which is a tad too small for me. I can’t go less than 36mm
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14 December 2018, 09:37 PM | #8 |
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14 December 2018, 10:30 PM | #9 |
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it is being listed on a japanese website with japanese description, however, I dont know japanese at all, I only rely on google translate on that.
If you look up one of the well known shops in japan, nakano (jackroxd) you will be able to find the watch. |
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15 December 2018, 03:01 AM | #11 | |
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Even they refer to it as an Air-King....
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15 December 2018, 12:15 PM | #12 |
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The description basically reads
"popular Explorer-type dial (redone)" Model name section is saying "Explorer-type" then Air-King. So if you are a Japanese watch collector reading that page, you'd know it is not a factory Explorer Ref 5500. Are they maybe hoping someone will think it's a real Explorer and buy it as such? Maybe yes. Are they super actively hiding it? Not really. Asking price before tax is about $3,251.16 so that's also indicating they are not pushing that as a real Explorer reference. |
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