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Got offered this Rolex yesterday pretty cheap compared to how much the guy said it's worth (15k) says he needs the cash could be a genuine request, but if I believed that entirely I wouldn't be here. Can someone here that knows what they're talking about help me out please? All I have are these photos, I'm going to go see it today in person. I have no idea how to tell apart a real from fake, anything I should look out for in particular?
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Another 'winner' lol. Not a good start
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I was looking at that too 🤔 seemed a bit off for a Rolex to say winner like you won it at festival lol
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The "Winner" Rolex Daytona were awarded (IDK if they still do this )to the Winner of The Daytona 500. Since the Daytona 500 occurs once a year, these are rather rare and are a somewhat Common Fake Variety.
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Hard to see the bottom pic, but from what I can see it doesn’t look good
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How well do you know this guy? Is he the type to be able to afford a $15k+ watch? If yes, would he also randomly offer it to you for a steep discount?
The watch is fake. |
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And the clasp is marked 18k. Perfect!
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Incorrect. They were awarded to the Rolex 24 hours at Daytona race winner. Has nothing to do with NASCAR.
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crappy photos.. looks fake to me.
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He said it was given to the winner of the Daytona 500, a NASCAR race. It wasn't. The 24 hours at Daytona race is not a NASCAR event, therefore his answer was not correct.
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Pass on the watch
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Fake.
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Run away and don't deal with people that make offers that are too good to be true. Watch looks terrible.
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Lots of things 'out of wack' on that thing. Eurgh.
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Quote:
The Rolex 24 Hours At Daytona.... Last edited by J_1964; 7 November 2018 at 10:19 AM.. Reason: typo |
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A pigeon died to make that band.
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Or Nutria.... Remember That Fad?
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Learned as a kid, if it’s to good to be true....
can’t truly authenticate a watch with pictures.
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Pass. So bad.
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It's as bad as those jeans....
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Looks off to me.
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100% fake
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Not real at all
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Try not to get sucked in OP. Thing you have to remember is these Rolex watches are a lot of money and in most cases fetch the same if not a lot more than rrp.
What I’m getting at is if you’re considering that Watch you may get duped some time, next time it could be a scammer with pics of a real one. If it’s cheap it’s fake is a good motto to go on with Rolex. If you genuinely want a gold Daytona, do some research and buy from a trusted dealer. If you just want a ‘bargain’ forget it, there’s thousands of people scamming out there with Rolex. Think of them like a currency and it’ll help you to see straight. A lot of modern references are worth more than rrp even. If you think of it as someone selling $15k of gold would they be selling it for even $10k? No. Half the time when I’ve asked people what the price this cheap ‘rolex’ was they come back with some ridiculous figure of a few hundred dollars. |
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100% fake
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These things are popping up all over the place....we see quite a few in the UK, particularly on sites like Ebay...I would estimate maybe up to 20% of current Rolex listings on Ebay UK are for fakes...normally quiet easy easy to tell (usual 0% feedback, found in house clearence, dead relative etc) and normally only 2 or 3 images with none of the movement.....but what makes me nervous is the fact of how many bids they receive....scary, you'd think if someone was going to make a major expenditure on a used timepiece, they'd do some online research and of course go into an approved AR outlet to physically see/touch/feel one...its all part of the experience of owning a classic timepiece.
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