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Old 7 August 2012, 06:33 PM   #1
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Is this watch a fake ?
Plz tell me is this watch a fake ? and how can we know whether is fake or not ?
thanks
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Old 7 August 2012, 06:39 PM   #2
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The main way is to open the caseback and see if the gears are colored.
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Old 7 August 2012, 06:45 PM   #3
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Is this another of those "please help me see if my fake is good enough" threads?
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Old 7 August 2012, 06:53 PM   #4
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sorry, but my brother give me this, and he say it is a authentic, but i don't believe him, i just want to check again ...
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Old 7 August 2012, 06:59 PM   #5
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sorry, but my brother give me this, and he say it is a authentic, but i don't believe him, i just want to check again ...
Interesting, what makes you think your brother is lying?
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Old 7 August 2012, 07:02 PM   #6
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Interesting, what makes you think your brother is lying?
cause in his birth day i only give him a vintage pie pan omega , i'm not sure if he can give me a 2nd Rolex :O
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Old 7 August 2012, 07:13 PM   #7
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Rolex do not supply watches with "plastic wrapping"
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Plastic wrapped bracelet.

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Old 7 August 2012, 07:36 PM   #8
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The rehaut looks really bad.. And yeh, alot of fakes come in the plastic wrap around bracelet.
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Old 7 August 2012, 07:57 PM   #9
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I just ask him about the plastic wrapp and he said he just go to a watch marker to adjust the band to fit my hand so they wrapp it to protect the bracelet ...
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Old 7 August 2012, 08:05 PM   #10
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Smells like BS but anyway, the watch is fake, case closed.
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Old 7 August 2012, 09:54 PM   #11
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We should start a top 10 BS story post...I love seeing some of the things these guys come up with! This is why people need to buy seller...too many fakes out there....
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Old 8 August 2012, 12:55 AM   #12
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What's going on lately with all these scammers, using the TRF for advice. Seems like a lot lately...
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Old 8 August 2012, 01:12 AM   #13
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Yes its fake:

1. plastic wrapping like all the others said

2. wrong hand stack....hour hand is always on the bottom, easiest tell

3. rehaut engraving is terrible
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Old 8 August 2012, 02:27 AM   #14
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Yes its fake:

1. plastic wrapping like all the others said

2. wrong hand stack....hour hand is always on the bottom, easiest tell

3. rehaut engraving is terrible
I thought the 24 hr hand was on the bottom.....
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Old 8 August 2012, 02:47 AM   #15
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I thought the 24 hr hand was on the bottom.....
nope. hour hand is always on the bottom on this model.


very easy indicator of a ROLEx made in china.
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Old 8 August 2012, 03:13 AM   #16
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nope. hour hand is always on the bottom on this model.


very easy indicator of a ROLEx made in china.
is the hour hand on the explorer too on the bottom?

PS, sorry to hijack the tread but i learn something everyday
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Old 8 August 2012, 03:30 AM   #17
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is the hour hand on the explorer too on the bottom?

PS, sorry to hijack the tread but i learn something everyday


I never owned an explorer but from what I understand they use the same movement as a GMT II so therefore Hour hand should be on the bottom. Someone correct me if Im wrong.

I just looked at my GMT II C and Non Ceramic pics (previous watches I owned), hour hand was on the bottom.
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Old 8 August 2012, 03:44 AM   #18
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anyone realized that hideous way of painting on the 24 hrs hand
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Old 8 August 2012, 03:47 AM   #19
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I just ask him about the plastic wrapp and he said he just go to a watch marker to adjust the band to fit my hand so they wrapp it to protect the bracelet ...
Never seen a watchmaker wrapping up a bracelet like this.

Your "brother" or you should try to tell better stories imo
Btw are you shure that the watch was not inherited from your grandfather?
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Old 8 August 2012, 04:03 AM   #20
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Your brother must love you lots big time bro...
He doesn't want you hijacked so he gives you fake Rolex nobody would touch
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Old 8 August 2012, 04:22 AM   #21
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that watch isnt even a good fake.
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Old 8 August 2012, 04:23 AM   #22
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What's going on lately with all these scammers, using the TRF for advice. Seems like a lot lately...
i totally agree
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Old 8 August 2012, 04:24 AM   #23
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that watch isnt even a good fake.
Sure it is.
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Old 8 August 2012, 04:26 AM   #24
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Getting tired of seeing these...
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Old 8 August 2012, 04:27 AM   #25
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And the font is in gold fyi. That imo is the biggest giveaway here outside of the wrapping
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Old 8 August 2012, 04:37 AM   #26
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I thought the 24 hr hand was on the bottom.....
on the older movements.
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Old 8 August 2012, 06:58 AM   #27
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The good news is that you don't have to ship it back to Switzerland to be serviced. China will do.
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Old 8 August 2012, 07:05 AM   #28
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I just ask him about the plastic wrapp and he said he just go to a watch marker to adjust the band to fit my hand so they wrapp it to protect the bracelet ...
They do not do this when adjusting the band.
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Old 8 August 2012, 07:17 AM   #29
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Being that your brother gave you such an awesome gift, do you happen to have the box and paper with you?


Post a picture of those.
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Old 8 August 2012, 07:38 AM   #30
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Tbh I think all these posts and stories are just people who have bought fakes and just wondering would people be able to tell the difference. I've actually never seen a fake Rolex that has been done really well to look like a real one that can't be told apart...
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