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20 December 2023, 08:23 AM | #1 |
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rolex crystal for submariner bought on Ebay is this genuine?
ello I bought a used rolex crystal on Ebay for about 250 dollars with vat and shipping to my country I have doubts its real . the gasket looks brand new and the LEC looks like a replica one its better etched than the rolex one. I know rolex had a LEC that's perfect and one that's not perfect . is there a way without extreme magnification to see if this is 100 real. ?
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20 December 2023, 04:21 PM | #2 |
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buy the seller. who is it?
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20 December 2023, 11:39 PM | #3 |
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from a reputable seller it seems I have just as many people say its fake that its genuine
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21 December 2023, 02:26 AM | #4 |
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Isn't that around the same price to buy one directly from Rolex? Of course Rolex will require you to service the watch and have them install it. However, if you have a broken crystal, that will still need to be done anyway?
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21 December 2023, 02:46 AM | #5 |
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Can you get in on that crown? Should look like this :
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21 December 2023, 02:48 AM | #6 |
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That LEC look a little too visible in my untrained opinion.
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21 December 2023, 02:50 AM | #7 |
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21 December 2023, 02:51 AM | #8 |
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its the lighting of the iPhone that blows it up I shall try to take better pictures
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21 December 2023, 02:59 AM | #9 |
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its the light that blows the crown up its very hard to see Im using a torch and a iPhone light
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21 December 2023, 03:25 AM | #10 |
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21 December 2023, 03:34 AM | #11 |
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Its the light on the crown thats making it stand out more
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21 December 2023, 03:36 AM | #12 |
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Its very hard to find and the light must be in right Angle i will try to Get better pictures
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21 December 2023, 09:09 AM | #13 |
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22 December 2023, 11:19 PM | #14 |
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On a real Rolex LEC the dots are not dots. They are tiny stars.
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23 December 2023, 02:09 AM | #15 |
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23 December 2023, 03:21 AM | #16 |
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If the seller is a reputable seller of watch parts, most likely you are fine.
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23 December 2023, 05:59 AM | #17 |
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It’s hard to tell if it’s a genuine part or not, but you will know by the 2.5X magnification window as well. On my poor replica part it was too big and didn’t line up correctly-easily apparent after installation.
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23 December 2023, 07:21 AM | #18 |
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View some text though the cyclops, does it distort the text around the edges of the lens(?), if so, fake. Though some better fake ones won’t distort, cheap fakes do so it’s not a definitive check.
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23 December 2023, 09:12 AM | #19 |
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My crystal cost $125 from AD when they swapped it. Why would you buy it on eBay?
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