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Old 10 September 2018, 07:45 AM   #1
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Buying Vintage Subs from Auction Houses is a Mug's Game

Spent the weekend browsing vintage Subs at my favourite online auction houses. There's a lot to be said for Trusted Sellers...

1980 Tudor 9411


1967 Rolex 5513


1972 Rolex 1680


1982 Rolex 16800
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Old 10 September 2018, 08:06 AM   #2
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Wow! What a load of junk.
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Old 11 September 2018, 08:00 AM   #3
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Lol "Trusted Sellers"
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Old 19 September 2018, 08:27 PM   #4
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Link to the OP Tudor sub auction details:
Sold for £3000 + premium
https://www.the-saleroom.com/en-gb/a...e-a94d00aee1b0



Link to another Tudor sub in the same auction
Sold for over £4000 + premium if I remember correctly
https://www.the-saleroom.com/en-gb/a...9-a94d00dea18d


Consecutive Serial numbers?!! Hmm.
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Old 19 September 2018, 08:44 PM   #5
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To me the vintage game is over unless you are going to spend a lot of money. Even then you may not get what you think.
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Old 19 September 2018, 09:13 PM   #6
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More fake ones or frankenwatches than good ones that for sure....what a shame
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Old 19 September 2018, 11:12 PM   #7
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To me the vintage game is over unless you are going to spend a lot of money. Even then you may not get what you think.
I tend to agree. All that's really left in the lower price bracket is Datejusts.
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Old 19 September 2018, 11:40 PM   #8
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Wow the extremely rare meters first white 1680.
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Old 19 September 2018, 11:46 PM   #9
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Wow the extremely rare meters first white 1680.
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Old 20 September 2018, 01:37 AM   #10
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What's the issue with the Snowflake? Is it a redial?
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Old 20 September 2018, 04:09 AM   #11
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I’ve become interested too late to indulge in most 4 digit references so I’ve started looking at 5 digit instead.
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Old 20 September 2018, 04:41 AM   #12
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Wow the extremely rare meters first white 1680.
That dial is very very scary
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Old 20 September 2018, 08:18 AM   #13
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Yea and now Rolex is making all the tritium 5 digits luminova dial and hands, although not fakes definitely not original
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Old 20 September 2018, 11:14 AM   #14
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What's the issue with the Snowflake? Is it a redial?
fake dial and fake hands (look at the length)
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Old 26 September 2018, 12:51 PM   #15
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How does this forum help to authenticate these pieces?
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Old 26 September 2018, 09:10 PM   #16
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Nobody is going to authenticate those fake frankenwatches.....they are trash
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Old 26 September 2018, 10:47 PM   #17
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fake dial and fake hands (look at the length)
Now, I see it. Thanks.
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