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Originally Posted by Katrina Hess G.G.
I have shown the watch to one of our Rolex trained watchmakers and indeed it is a genuine dial that has been repainted. We noted in the auction that the dial was likely not correct or may be a replacement. We disclose.
As to the serial number, we never reveal EXACT serial number as suggested by federal and local law enforcement we have worked with in the past.
Based on long term counterfeiting of Rolex products we blind the last 3 digits of the serial number with a code to assist the law enforcement community in preventing counterfeiting while being able to positively identify the item. This is at the direction of our legal council and the federal agents who have utilized our services in the past.
This has assited in eliminating counterfeiting of known sold items and assists in the safety of both the online community and the collecting communities as no counterfeiters get what is effectively a blueprint of what to counterfeit. Thanks and sorry that our wording of the dial refinish offended some.
I am frankly shocked that someone without inspection of the actual dial would make a reckless and incorrect assertion of 100% counterfeit or fake in a open forum.
Katrina Hess
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...thank you verifying the dial to be genuine.
...HOWEVER, just as with THIS watch, there have been other listings that were also earmarked as having a "problem" that took some of the forum members to bring pressure through eBay for "word manipulation" to either cause you to change the wording to more accurately describe the fault or for you all to remove the listing completely.
...this was evident in a not too long ago Tudor watch that you all had listed that had the Rolex crown on the dial.
...for someone with soooooooooooo much experience/knowledge, having sold THOUSANDS of watches and co-authored a book about Rolex (which I own and refer to often), I would think with reason that this simply should not happen.
...IF your team would simply have done THEN what you have finally done now, this thread would NOT EXIST.
...we do appreciate your interaction here on the forums.
