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Old 17 June 2009, 09:14 AM   #1
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I need your expert opinions (link:http://ablogtoread.com/watch-buying/...ads-and-grads/). See the picture in this post.


Is it me, or does this Expy II seem off? The crown looks like it's the triplock crown, which I thought was incorrect for this model, and the magnification looks incorrect...

Did they actually post a fake picture (in error I hope)? Or am I just off?
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Old 17 June 2009, 09:14 AM   #2
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The lugs look wrong too now that I compare to a picture from the Rolex website.
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Old 17 June 2009, 09:15 AM   #3
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One more thing, I just want your feedback before I inform the site that they've posted a fake watch, if it is deemed to be such.
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Old 17 June 2009, 09:31 AM   #4
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Explorer_II_1600x1024_2.jpg

This is a picture from Rolex. It's part of their Exp II wallpaper collection.
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Old 17 June 2009, 09:49 AM   #5
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And they have replaced the offending picture. Sweet.
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The Explorer II on their website is fake bigger than Dallas.
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Old 17 June 2009, 09:52 AM   #7
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The Explorer II on their website is fake bigger than Dallas.
I actually emailed them and they responded promptly and changed the picture. If you go directly to the site now, they have updated with a shot of the watch from a Rolex advert.
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Old 17 June 2009, 09:53 AM   #8
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Yeah, I just saw that....I guess I am a little late on that one.
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Here is the picture they used to update it with:
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Old 17 June 2009, 09:54 AM   #10
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Yeah, I just saw that....I guess I am a little late on that one.
Haha, no worries. It was a real bad fake!
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Old 17 June 2009, 09:54 AM   #11
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Glad that one got cleared up unbelievable stuff Frank, but its nice to see the owner of the site was swift on the correction :-)
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just got that fresh pot of coffee on too, I cant find that other stock photo anywhere most of the faker sites have better looking crown and crown guards :-)

Note to self, this is TRF not messenger lucky I didn't type anything rude hahahhaha
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Old 17 June 2009, 10:06 AM   #13
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Yep, you missed the messenger on this one Dave. I don't know about you, but it is a much smaller window for me
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Old 17 June 2009, 10:08 AM   #14
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Yep, you missed the messenger on this one Dave. I don't know about you, but it is a much smaller window for me
we moving from msn to here :-) hey I've got a good excuse, bad migraine and good medication PS heading to the doc's in a couple of hours again, its crunch time :-(
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