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11 November 2021, 03:21 PM | #1 |
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What in the Daytona is this?
Hi. This is a thread about an older man (in his senior age) who lives in my city. I've gotten to know him personally, know his professional background, know where he resides, and he is an honest man from what I know of him. My point is; he is not some random person on the corner of the street. He owns a Daytona which he says he bought brand new back in the day. So he send me photos today as he is thinking of selling it. I asked him how much he paid and he said somewhere in the teens. I'm wondering if he is telling me a fib, or if this gentleman purchased a replica watch that he is still not aware of...or is it possible someone swapped the dial on him and he didn't notice? Please advice. Thanks
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11 November 2021, 08:41 PM | #2 |
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Just look at the way the Daytona writing is curved. The answer is there.... Plus Daytona's dont show days
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11 November 2021, 10:48 PM | #3 |
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No Bueno
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11 November 2021, 10:53 PM | #4 |
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Perhaps when he said he paid in the teens for it he meant $13-$19.
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11 November 2021, 10:54 PM | #5 |
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Ohhh my goodness...
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11 November 2021, 11:03 PM | #6 |
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A fake Daytona.
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11 November 2021, 11:18 PM | #7 |
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12 November 2021, 12:16 AM | #8 |
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Just respectfully tell him that the watch is a fake. He probably knows it and is having some fun at your expense.
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12 November 2021, 12:39 AM | #9 |
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Wow..don't mean to be disrespectful to your friend but this is a bad, bad replica.
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12 November 2021, 01:04 AM | #10 |
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It doesn't look authentic to me...let him know respectfully so he doesn't take it the wrong way.
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12 November 2021, 01:45 AM | #11 |
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12 November 2021, 02:39 AM | #12 |
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facepalm
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12 November 2021, 04:48 AM | #13 |
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I’m just flabbergasted that he doesn’t know there’s something wrong with what he has. And I really don’t want to question his intelligence. So I’ve found a watch store, who sells Rolex, close his house and I instructed him to take the watch there to get it appraised
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12 November 2021, 05:13 AM | #14 |
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"Back in the day" to me suggests the era when Daytonas sold for under 10 grand even on the grey market.
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12 November 2021, 07:03 AM | #15 |
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12 November 2021, 08:20 AM | #16 |
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Let him know politely
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12 November 2021, 08:29 AM | #17 |
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I really don't know where to start about this. Considering how you've described him, he seems like an intelligent and nice person.
He probably doesn't know it's actually a fake, but then he's intelligent enough to know. It's conflicting to think about it. Just maybe he's having a joke on you. To me, that's the possible explanation here. |
12 November 2021, 09:04 AM | #18 |
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I like that he’s left the modern plastic shrink wrap on the bracelet all those years, and what do those pushers even do - set a timer off that measures in days?
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12 November 2021, 09:45 AM | #19 |
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Lol he bought it brand new from canal street
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12 November 2021, 10:24 AM | #20 |
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At least it is not another 'we found grandpa's watch' story.
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12 November 2021, 11:44 AM | #21 |
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Ah yes, the uber-rare Day-Date-ona...
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12 November 2021, 11:50 AM | #22 |
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Box looks real (1990s) so someone has probably tried to fool someone at some point.
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