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22 October 2022, 07:42 AM | #1 |
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Rolex or Folex?
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22 October 2022, 08:50 AM | #2 |
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It's worth about tree fiddy
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22 October 2022, 08:52 AM | #3 |
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OMG why Let’s move on
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22 October 2022, 09:07 AM | #4 |
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Well, if you have to ask… You’re obviously not comfortable with it.
I’m no expert but glancing at mine and looking at the screen there’s a few reasons why I would pass. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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22 October 2022, 09:11 AM | #6 |
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What bothers me is the color of the gold, the hairy hour hand and the lifeless dial. What about you?
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22 October 2022, 09:29 AM | #7 |
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Looks real to me. No red flags.
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22 October 2022, 10:07 AM | #8 |
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More pix of the watch and bracelet would be good.
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22 October 2022, 10:15 AM | #10 |
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It's almost impossible to tell if it's genuine from just photographs, although I don't see any glaring red flags.
I wouldn't buy it unless it's from a trusted seller with lots of positive reviews, and even then would pay to have it authenticated by a reputable watchmaker very familiar with Rolex watches who is equipped to open the case, inspect the movement, install the caseback with a new gasket, and pressure test for WR, all without doing any damage.
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22 October 2022, 12:30 PM | #11 |
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From the photograph alone, it appears genuine to me. The letter O in ROLEX looks weird, but it could be a distortion in the glass. As others have stated, more pictures are needed.
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23 October 2022, 02:17 PM | #13 |
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Yellow gold looks wrong, tolerances of bracelet to big, oh and that pillow.
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25 October 2022, 02:07 AM | #14 |
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So, OP… did you pass? Ask for better pictures? Curious what you decided.
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27 October 2022, 06:22 AM | #15 |
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another photo, just looks so off to me |
27 October 2022, 10:40 AM | #16 |
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It’s real
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28 October 2022, 04:32 AM | #18 |
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Looks authentic to me, for several reasons.
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30 October 2022, 04:18 AM | #19 |
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Should be the 116613 fat case and it looks legit IMO.
But if you are that uncomfortable don’t do it at least until you can get it thoroughly checked and authenticated. Or like others have said, find another one.
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31 October 2022, 05:46 PM | #20 |
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Thanks all, this is from a private seller with a insanely low price. But I keep saying to myself: if it's too good to be true, it probably is.
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31 October 2022, 06:38 PM | #21 |
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Looks ok to me too. The thing with two-tone Subs is they can look kind of tatty (and therefore "fake" to some) after a few years if they're not cleaned up and polished.
When jewellery and tool watches collide.
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The weight is the best way to tell as some fakes now look so close on and are easy to convince with the right pics, it weighs around 20g more than the SS so easy to tell if it is real gold.
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31 October 2022, 11:21 PM | #23 |
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Even if it's the real McCoy it could be stolen if the price is insanely low. It would be a shame to send it to an RSC for service sometime in the future and have it confiscated as having been reported stolen. I'd pass.
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1 November 2022, 06:49 AM | #24 |
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This. There is a reason that the price is too low.
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1 November 2022, 10:47 PM | #25 |
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yeah, no box no papers
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