Originally Posted by m j b
I believe that's just Internet lore. Who's to say that person A had their watch stolen, reported it, and then it was recovered, the insurance company sold it to person B who flipped it to person C who sent it in to the RSC for a service? Can RSC keep it? I think not. That's theft. I doubt that they want that kind of liability. Maybe they'd notify the original owner and let them take it from there, I can see that, possibly...
Remember guys, just because you read it on the Internet doesn't mean that it's true.
In my personal experience with two recent (contemporary) Rolexes, at resale time, the lack of the warranty card, even expired, is generally worth about $1000. The first watch, I didn't know that, and took it in the shorts when I went to sell it. Now I'm a more educated buyer.
Anywho... back to the OP and his misfortune. The watch, from what I can tell in your pictures, looks OK, but as noted by some, there are some awfully good fakes out there. Heck, someone could have bought an older GMT and swapped the hands and bezel to get the BLNR premium. I'd start with having a watchmaker pop off the back to check the movement, and if that's OK but you still have doubts, maybe send it to the RSC for an "estimate" of service, and they'll likely tell you if it's not what it is supposed to be, based on the serial number. Especially if you ask them.
This sucks. You hate to spend that kind of money and then have doubts. Best of luck!
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