Bob's Watches

[wesdaniel]

Originally Posted by GGGMT

Based on my experience, this is factually erroneous. I purchased a 216570 from WatchBox, and it had all of the factory links with it. It also had about six months of Rolex warranty on it, so, when there was an issue, I sent it back to WatchBox, who sent it back to Rolex, RSC, who fixed it, provided for paperwork, and sent it back to me. An expensive, but an honest seller, in my opinion and experience.


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I've never had a bad experience with WB and wasn't trying to imply that I had. I've found them to be, as you stated, expensive, but honest sellers.

I do know that, at one point, one of their reps told me that they sell their watches sized to 7.25", so I presumed that meant they sized up or down in order to get that. I've only purchased two bracelet watches from them and, in both of those, they were sized to 7.25".

If I'm wrong, I apologize for the error.

[D!ngo]

Well, that was a lot to digest. I know the last reply was over a year ago, but I'm NOT here to bump this thread or revive the bad rap about this business.

I was looking to buy a watch for my wife for our 25th anniversary and Bob's Watches (AKA Pual) has the one I'm looking for. I did a little review check on their business and found this thread. Yes, I've read through the entire 14 pages.

Granted, most complaints were from people selling watches to them...and I agree that their buying practice is touching the bait-and-switch tactic. But, I do see some who were happy with their purchases.

Since I'm on the buying side, to those who have bought their watch from Bob's; are their descriptions and photos accurate?

Most of their watches are described as "Excellent" condition, even for 15-20 year old watches. And their photos are against a white background so that kinda washes out any imperfections being shown clearly. I wonder if they were polished just to get it to the "Excellent" condition so they can sell higher.

I know I can buy the watch and return it if I don't like it, but I want to avoid this if possible. I have about 2 weeks to get a watch and don't want to have to deal with returning and searching for another.

Please chime in if you've bought a watch from them. Would you say your watch has been polished and any imperfections, that couldn't be seen from their photos, become apparent once you have the watch in hand?

The watch I'm interested in says "Excellent" but when I zoomed in, I could see a tiny dent on the bezel. If anyone has better eyes and can scrutinize the watch in question, it would be very much appreciated.

*If mods think this is not the right section, please feel free to move it accordingly., Thanks.

[joli160]

Lots of sellers describe all their watches as excellent, dented bezel or not .
Purely subjective and meaningless.

Washed out pictures are terrible. Makes it very hard to properly judge the condition of a i.e. case. I always skip sellers who use these.

Polished you ask, rhetorical question, how else can second hand watches look brand new ?

You already made up your mind and don’t want to look for another so congrats are in order.
From what I have read in this thread you may want to ask them for the timer results and to provide you with a complete set of links. Good luck

[J!m]

Temper your expectations. A ding in a bezel may well be excellent. It sounds as if you want “mint” or “new” condition and that generally Carrie’s a premium over pre-owned.

I suggest you keep looking for new/mint or accept what you get from Bob.