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Old 12 May 2020, 04:14 PM   #1
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8385 55 end links genuine?

Hey TRF,

I'm still looking for a 8385 and ran into another with 55 end links. Will you please let me know your thoughts if it is genuine or not?

The welding looked a but sloppy on the clasp so I wasn't too sure.

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Old 12 May 2020, 04:28 PM   #2
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From my untrained eyes, it looks fake.
Your nail is more polished than the end links.
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Old 13 May 2020, 06:48 AM   #3
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From my untrained eyes, it looks fake.
Your nail is more polished than the end links.
Ok thank you for the response, its the sellers nail

Looks like another pass
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Old 13 May 2020, 07:39 AM   #4
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no the endlinks and therefore attached links are not authentic, likely kept the original clasp and changed the links section
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They may be authentic but they have been polished. They polished the whole bracelet trying to put lipstick on a pig. That bracelet is so stretched out. You would need to do a scratch test on the end links and each link to determine if you are looking at real gold.
Here are what a 55 looks like when it hasnt been polished.
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Old 13 May 2020, 03:47 PM   #6
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They may be authentic but they have been polished. They polished the whole bracelet trying to put lipstick on a pig. That bracelet is so stretched out. You would need to do a scratch test on the end links and each link to determine if you are looking at real gold.
Here are what a 55 looks like when it hasnt been polished.

Hmm more to see fake than the polish job imho


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