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11 March 2020, 03:16 AM | #1 |
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Can you guys help me if this 18038 is 100% authentic?
Need to know if all the parts are real, can you guys please help? Thank you
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11 March 2020, 04:03 AM | #2 |
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Here are zoomed photos
Seller is giving me good deal for $8000, so I think it might have aftermarket parts, things I noticed are T Swiss is too close to each other, Tuesday font is slightly different, and Roman numeral circle has too thin lines.
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11 March 2020, 04:38 AM | #3 |
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Bezel looks odd?
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11 March 2020, 05:20 AM | #4 |
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You’re right bezel does look odd, how about the clasp? here are photos of Rolex certified 18038
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11 March 2020, 07:42 AM | #5 |
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Appears fine although a better close up of the clasp is needed and a look at the inside numbers on the end links to properly verify the band.
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It also looks like it is missing quite a few links in the bracelet and at around $200 each, it can get pricey to rebuild the bracelet. It only looks like there are maybe 17 links. A full bracelet has 24
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Bezel looks off
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Bracelet looks aftermarket along with the bezel. Nothing wrong with that but it should be stated.
Buckle and Head was likely refinished. I’d want to look at the movement. |
11 March 2020, 02:56 PM | #9 |
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Here is a zoomed photo, shouldn’t there be number 18000 stamped on top of Rolex?
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11 March 2020, 03:02 PM | #10 |
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The day/date wheel is not crisp or it could be the photo
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11 March 2020, 03:09 PM | #11 |
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Here are zoomed photos
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11 March 2020, 03:25 PM | #12 |
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Dots on the numerals seem not matching up vs real in the photo.
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11 March 2020, 03:37 PM | #13 |
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Comparison between bobswatches 18038 sample
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11 March 2020, 07:08 PM | #14 |
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why even consider this example if there are many red flags?
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I don't know one way or the other, which means I need to trust the source of the watch for me to spend that kinda $$.
Regardless, I don't think anyone will say "100% authentic" without taking a look at the movement. |
11 March 2020, 07:49 PM | #16 |
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Even if the movement is ok, I want all the parts to be 100% authentic Rolex 18k gold, because 75grams of gold it’s self alone worth 4k, seems like dials, fonts are slightly differ in each year. So I guess bezel, clasp are aftermarket, how about the dial? can anyone with trained eye authentic this? Thank you
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11 March 2020, 08:55 PM | #17 |
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A hard pass. Too many questions.
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11 March 2020, 10:12 PM | #18 |
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Thank you for your responses, I’ll pass on this one, but these photos should help future buyers! There are very close aftermarkets that almost resembles the original. Should I just go for 19018? quartz version, maybe because it doesn’t have many aftermarket parts if I find one, it most probably be 100% authentic? Because I’m more interested in gold value
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Hands are wrong too. I'd pass.
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14 March 2020, 06:31 AM | #21 |
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Looks ok to me. Lot of turd flinging.
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Exactly there a lot of misinformation here lately. A lot of “This is off” etc with no explanation Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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16 March 2020, 06:05 AM | #24 |
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Bezel was replaced because its too crisp and shiny but that might have been done at rsc with a gen one all the rest is ok, dials and fonts differ over the years, the picture from bobs watches has a very polished down bezel that doesnt sparkle as it was intended.
All in all watch is genuine, clasp too so the bracelet 99% is also gen- aftermarket ones dont fit well to gen clasps. Its funny how some of you are paranoid, but your only experience with a day date is to get a picture from a website and begin comparing. |
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OP Marcoemerald, if Crowncollection (David) states it's an original than you can bet it is.
I have never seen anybody more knowledgable about Day Dates than him. Unfortunately many others make statements and don't have a clue really.
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So much misinformation from people who don’t know. Here is the rose gold clasp that was on my 18038.
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19 March 2020, 06:15 AM | #29 |
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There’s Nothing wrong with the clasp ? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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20 March 2020, 09:38 PM | #30 |
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Thank you very much for your responses, I learned alot, how used Rolex market works, if you get good deal on a 95%+ authentic watch buy it, and later you can buy original parts cheaper one by one to make it 100% authentic. Only things important are Movement, case, bracelet/clasp
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