I think my friend wants to do me dirty

[acharouiyasin]

hey so the last few months I have been looking after a Rolex, a Rolex oyster perpetual datejust. and my friend now tells me he knows he a guy who got one, and I've had a look at it and it looks great and all. its used obviously, but I have had some episodes with this guy and my gut feeling says something else.

I will post some photos of it, please tell me guys what you think

[acharouiyasin]

thanks in advance for all replies and help!

[Calatrava r]

Trust your gut and pass.

[minute_man]

Hard pass on this one. I won't get into the details but it's a fake.

[BLACKHORSE 6]

Buy the seller. If your gut is telling you something, you should probably listen to it.

If you take the watch to a watchmaker you can have them open up the back and they can confirm that everything is correct. Does it come with box and papers?

[330ci]

Run... fast. With friends like that, who needs enemies

[Old Geezer]

Pass. Why deal with someone you don't trust ? A DJ is not a hard piece to find both new and used.

[Dr.Brian]

That’s a no go.
Honestly you don’t even have to look at the photos. This deal was bad before you posted the fauxjust.

[Daytona81]

That is definitely fake. Pass

[MrGoat]

If your “friend” is any sort of enthusiast of Rolex I’d burn the friendship yesterday. If they have no clue and were just sending you a Rolex they saw for sale through someone they know I wouldn’t expect them to know the illegitimacy of the watch.

This could go either way.

My experience. A guy that is not a watch guy showed me a “Rolex” one of his friends was selling on FB. It was supposed to be a meteor dial GMT Pepsi. It was not. I told him the watch was not authentic and he said many unkind words about the guy selling it. He sent him a message about it and the guy defended his position even though there were many flaws called out. I don’t blame the guy that showed it to me. He just knows I like Rolex watches.


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[Vince_76]

My 2 cents - cut that “friend” off and don’t look back

[KY..]

I think we’ve all been there and done that with family members and so called friends.
Sooner or later you should believe fat meat really is greasy!

[psm11]

For everyone’s knowledge — can someone point out the details that give it away as fake? Helpful knowledge for us all.

[MrGoat]

Originally Posted by psm11

For everyone’s knowledge — can someone point out the details that give it away as fake? Helpful knowledge for us all.

No. It just helps the dirtbags that make these pieces.


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[2loaded]

Originally Posted by psm11

For everyone’s knowledge — can someone point out the details that give it away as fake? Helpful knowledge for us all.

Not publicly

[GGGMT]

Originally Posted by psm11

For everyone’s knowledge — can someone point out the details that give it away as fake? Helpful knowledge for us all.

Read the rules (#5)


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[Andad]

Google the random ID on the rehaute?

Is that M742138?

Hiya,

I am on the verge of purchasing a Rolex Milgauss, but just can't figure out if the seller is legit or not.

Would LOVE some help from you pro's, as this is my first expensive watch and I want it to go smoothly.

Serial number is: M742138.

[amh]

I don't think any of you can definitively say it's fake or not. Those pics are bad.

[sski]

Originally Posted by amh

I don't think any of you can definitively say it's fake or not. Those pics are bad.

i don't think you can definitively rule out eyeglasses

[Mathematoxic]

I think your friend is not doing you dirty… your friend is simply dirty if he knows the watch is fake and still introduces you to buy it.

[brandrea]

Time for a new friend.

[rmwill]

Misaligned rehaut. Took one second to see.

[chro.nic]

Originally Posted by Andad

Google the random ID on the rehaute?

Is that M742138?

Hiya,

I am on the verge of purchasing a Rolex Milgauss, but just can't figure out if the seller is legit or not.

Would LOVE some help from you pro's, as this is my first expensive watch and I want it to go smoothly.

Serial number is: M742138.

Good eye!

.nic

[janice&fred]

Originally Posted by MrGoat

If your “friend” is any sort of enthusiast of Rolex I’d burn the friendship yesterday. If they have no clue and were just sending you a Rolex they saw for sale through someone they know I wouldn’t expect them to know the illegitimacy of the watch.

This could go either way.

My experience. A guy that is not a watch guy showed me a “Rolex” one of his friends was selling on FB. It was supposed to be a meteor dial GMT Pepsi. It was not. I told him the watch was not authentic and he said many unkind words about the guy selling it. He sent him a message about it and the guy defended his position even though there were many flaws called out. I don’t blame the guy that showed it to me. He just knows I like Rolex watches.


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This is probably the most likely scenario. A friend might be hoping for a little commission by putting the buyer and seller together but a collusion between seller and middleman over an inferior item would be fairly uncommon, particularly between friends...even with friends like the OP describes.

[The Novice]

Originally Posted by amh

I don't think any of you can definitively say it's fake or not. Those pics are bad.

As someone who is scared to buy anywhere but from AD because I don't think I could spot a fake, I can tell this is a fake even with the poor quality photos.