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hibbityhey · 25 June 2016, 10:30 AM

I was given this Rolex from my uncle. It used to be my grandpa's watch. I was wondering if this is real or fake. What are your thoughts?

drifter01 · 25 June 2016, 12:21 PM

Looks real to me. Looks like a 60s era OP Date 1500.

GGGMT · 25 June 2016, 01:32 PM

Looks authentic to me.

520lux · 25 June 2016, 01:33 PM

Looks real to me but, I am still a ROLEX noob

watchgroupcorp · 25 June 2016, 02:27 PM

Looks good to me, too. But that brings up an interesting thought... vintage fakes. I remember fakes in the early to mid 90s... that was my first experience seeing some fakes, but I was just becoming a man... I wonder what has become of 25 to 30 year old fakes. And I wonder when the fakes first started appearing on the market. Something I've never really thought about until this moment.

Old Expat Beast · 25 June 2016, 02:33 PM

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Originally Posted by watchgroupcorp

Looks good to me, too. But that brings up an interesting thought... vintage fakes. I remember fakes in the early to mid 90s... that was my first experience seeing some fakes, but I was just becoming a man... I wonder what has become of 25 to 30 year old fakes. And I wonder when the fakes first started appearing on the market. Something I've never really thought about until this moment.

As far back as the 1930s at least. I have some old newspaper archive clippings.

watchgroupcorp · 25 June 2016, 11:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Old Expat Beast

As far back as the 1930s at least. I have some old newspaper archive clippings.

No WAY... Wow... I had no idea... I wonder how much a fake was costing then. A penny?

GLADIATOR · 26 June 2016, 01:25 AM

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Originally Posted by watchgroupcorp

No WAY... Wow... I had no idea... I wonder how much a fake was costing then. A penny?

We have Brequet fake pocket watches from 1780/90ss
Indeed the Museum owns 4 genuine Breguet's and about 21 Fakes - I once wrote an article on it

Regards

watchgroupcorp · 26 June 2016, 03:35 AM

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Originally Posted by GLADIATOR

We have Brequet fake pocket watches from 1780/90ss
Indeed the Museum owns 4 genuine Breguet's and about 21 Fakes - I once wrote an article on it

Regards

I guess I haven't been paying attention. I'll have to try to find your article. Thanks for the heads up.

crowncollection · 25 June 2016, 03:00 PM

Looks like a 1500 model and authentic with a sigma dial

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MonBK · 25 June 2016, 11:32 PM

I first ran into fakes in the early 70's.

michael067 · 26 June 2016, 05:47 AM

Vanmarsenille · 26 June 2016, 02:03 PM

Well, well. Is this the first time a first time poster has asked about a "gift" and it's actually been genuine?

joe100 · 26 June 2016, 03:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Vanmarsenille

Well, well. Is this the first time a first time poster has asked about a "gift" and it's actually been genuine?

Not the first I've seen here, but definitely one of the better watches

BubbaDoo · 30 June 2016, 12:54 AM

looks good, looks like a few of the luminous "exclamation" dots have come off though. Same thing happened to my 1501.

25 June 2016, 12:21 PM	#2
drifter01 "TRF" Member Join Date: Oct 2013 Real Name: Dave Location: NC Watch: 5500 Air-King Posts: 633	Looks real to me. Looks like a 60s era OP Date 1500. __________________ Dave Ace of Clubs "Never mind the track. The track is for punks. We are Road People. We are Cafe Racers." - Hunter S. Thompson

25 June 2016, 01:33 PM	#4
520lux "TRF" Member Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: AZ Posts: 584	Looks real to me but, I am still a ROLEX noob __________________ TTDJII 116333 - YG DD 18238

25 June 2016, 03:00 PM	#10
crowncollection "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Real Name: David Location: australia Posts: 20,215	Rolex Gift Looks like a 1500 model and authentic with a sigma dial Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk __________________ watches many

25 June 2016, 01:32 PM	#3
GGGMT 2024 SubLV41 Pledge Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Itinerant Watch: 79010sg Posts: 8,329	Looks authentic to me.

25 June 2016, 02:27 PM	#5
watchgroupcorp Banned Join Date: Jun 2016 Real Name: Tim Strong Location: Thornton, CO USA Watch: Rolex 1665 DRSD Posts: 102	Looks good to me, too. But that brings up an interesting thought... vintage fakes. I remember fakes in the early to mid 90s... that was my first experience seeing some fakes, but I was just becoming a man... I wonder what has become of 25 to 30 year old fakes. And I wonder when the fakes first started appearing on the market. Something I've never really thought about until this moment.

25 June 2016, 11:32 PM	#11
MonBK Banned Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Kingstown Posts: 58,279	I first ran into fakes in the early 70's.

26 June 2016, 05:47 AM	#12
michael067 Banned Join Date: Feb 2016 Real Name: Mike Location: Las Vegas Watch: TT DJ 16233 Posts: 1,002

26 June 2016, 02:03 PM	#13
Vanmarsenille "TRF" Member Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: FLA Posts: 401	Well, well. Is this the first time a first time poster has asked about a "gift" and it's actually been genuine?

30 June 2016, 12:54 AM	#15
BubbaDoo "TRF" Member Join Date: Nov 2015 Location: United States Watch: 1501, 116400 GV Posts: 44	looks good, looks like a few of the luminous "exclamation" dots have come off though. Same thing happened to my 1501.

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