ROLEX --- 1979 Vintage GMT Master "Tiffany & Co."

[oregonwino]

Hey guys, I am pretty new here and I really appreciate the help. I came across a watch that would be a great one for me I think but really dont know that much and dont want to make a bad buy.

Ebay item 350868897761

My wife works for Tiffany and has for a long time so there is that link...it is my birth year as well and I love the look. Anything I should be concerned with and any opinions on value? I have done a bunch of reading but there just doesnt seem to be much info on these (with the co-branded dial).

Once again, thanks so much for any advice and feedback (good or bad.)

Cheers!

[Jason71]

Without a sales receipt from Tiffany's, there is no way to definitively know that it is authentic and came with "Tiffany & Co." On the dial. There are many authentic watches where the extra text was added to the dial at a later date to attempt to collect a higher premium even though it did not really come from Tiffany's

[omitohud]

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[oregonwino]

Not sure what that means :)

Originally Posted by omitohud

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[oregonwino]

Thanks a ton. That is sort of what I was thinking too. Might be paying for nothing.

Originally Posted by Jason71

Without a sales receipt from Tiffany's, there is no way to definitively know that it is authentic and came with "Tiffany & Co." On the dial. There are many authentic watches where the extra text was added to the dial at a later date to attempt to collect a higher premium even though it did not really come from Tiffany's

[omitohud]

Originally Posted by oregonwino

Not sure what that means :)

Oops I meant Jason's post. If the price is not much more than regular dial, why not? But paying a premium is not wise since there is no way of proving unless with sales receipt. Cheers


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[Old Expat Beast]

If your wife works for Tiffany's...any way of checking the serial number with company sales records? A long shot, I know.

[oregonwino]

Originally Posted by Old Expat Beast

If your wife works for Tiffany's...any way of checking the serial number with company sales records? A long shot, I know.

I asked her that and she said that their system allows them to look up the purchase history of a person but not serial numbers, at least not the systems she has access too. Good idea though. Also not sure if the records would go back that far.

[crowncollection]

Really no way to know if it original without receipts.

[oregonwino]

Originally Posted by crowncollection

Really no way to know if it original without receipts.

Thanks everyone. Any opinion on value (is this a decent deal?) Thanks again for all the help? !