Grey Market Sub - Is it authentic?

[Humble michael]

Originally Posted by saxo3

OP, the best recommendation (imho) for you.

Yep GREAT advise !! james in San Antonio

[bob sims]

Originally Posted by BillAckmanOfficial

Hey guys, new member here (although I have been lurking these forums for a while now).

Long story short, these past 3 years have been very challenging for me, as I have been incredibly busy at work and studying on weeknights, and I think now would be a good time for me to treat myself. I have been thinking about purchasing my first Rolex for just over 3 years now and I've had no success with ADs.

As such, I am now considering the grey market. I came across an 114060 sub (2019 model) on Facebook Marketplace. The guy is based in my city (Canada) and the watch supposedly comes with box & papers. He's asking the equivalent of US$12,000.

I'm seriously considering it, but I'm also very scared of purchasing a fake. I've stared at the pictures (hereby attached) for a while trying to spot signs of it being a replica or anything fishy. Can you guys spot any red flag(s) in the attached pictures?

How can I authenticate this watch?

I would definitely pay an extra grand and buy from a trusted seller.
Better yet save up 2 grand more and get a TT blue dial from an AD with a wait.
That's a lifetime watch not a black dial stainless. IMHO

[asiparks]

Originally Posted by Gemalto

Guys you really need to improve your your suggestions. This watch is very likely to be genuine, yet people don’t want the OP to inspect the watch.

Just get the watch checked, everything looks good, full set is absolutely correct, warranry card looks good. Bracelet clasp is 100% genuine. No need to pay 2000$ premium for a davidsw authenticated watch. There are superclones of this watch, but nothing points to that direction. Rehaut engraving is spot on, SELs are good, hands are genuine.

Right. Because once a scammer has your money, you get the watch checked and it's a fake, the scammer just issues you a refund.

If the watch in the pics is real, it doesn't mean that it's in the possesion of the "seller".
It doesn't guarantee that this watch is what you'll actually get when you open the box.

If you can get one for the same price, from a trusted seller, why on earth would you roll the dice on this ?
Buying on eBay with paypal would be better than this.