Oyster Bracelet Question - Incorrect spelling of Swssmade

[KeithN]

Hi All,

New member here and first time rolex owner(not to be the last, upgrading from Omegas!). I purchased a 1979 Airking of a reputable seller on ebay(have bough watches in the past from him) and while I don't question the watches authenticity, I've noticed on the bracelet that it says underneath Registered...Swssmade instead of Swissmade. The bracelet looks and feels correct in every other department but this one thing is obviously bugging me.

Can anybody offer advice and thanks in advance.

http://www.glowfoto.com/static_image.../img5/glowfoto

[tudorman8276]

...the band is a FAULKER.

...the entire clasp is FAKE and most likely the rest of the band!

[imono]

You will never find Rolex making an error like that.
Millions of dollars spent on tools and dies and "oops!" a misprint?
Rolex will throw away the tool and die before selling one with a misprint.

[KeithN]

Thanks for the replies. Its confirmed my worst fears. I shall be returning it in the morning.

[imono]

Hope they take it back quietly and not think you switched it!

[not_a_doctor]

I hope everything goes smoothly with the return. Have you had the rest of the watch authenticated?

Originally Posted by KeithN

Thanks for the replies. Its confirmed my worst fears. I shall be returning it in the morning.

[KeithN]

The seller has agreed to take the watch back, though he was shocked to hear about the bracelet. He's a powerseller with a 100% feedback in selling watches so I don't think he wanted any negative feedback. I had the rest of the watch authenticated by a friend who works for Rolex in the last hour who cofirmed the rest is authentic. Still its a shame, lesson learned and now I'll only buy with original papers.

[KeithN]

Update: The seller has agreed to take back the watch, with all costs been incurred on his end. He was genuinely shocked that this had happened as he's a power seller with over 4000 watch sales. He said that the person who verifies his watches had authenticated this watch but obviously there was a slip up. He also has the person whom he bought it off details so he should have some comeback there. I had the rest of the watch verified by a friend who works for a roles AD here in Dublin so no problems that end.

Lesson learned this end and I'm now off to buy another rolex, this time with papers, etc.

[Earl Camembert]

Name names and post links; the clown is a liar. After he gives you your money back it is your duty to the rest of the eBay buyers to expose him in his feedback. 100% feedback; can't even wipe with it.

[springer]

Originally Posted by imono

You will never find Rolex making an error like that.
Millions of dollars spent on tools and dies and "oops!" a misprint?
Rolex will throw away the tool and die before selling one with a misprint.

Good observation, but they have misspelled verbiage on their bands before. The most notable is on the vintage Submariner 9315 band. Patented was spelled incorrectly on the diver's extention!

[springer]

Originally Posted by Earl Camembert

Name names and post links; the clown is a liar. After he gives you your money back it is your duty to the rest of the eBay buyers to expose him in his feedback. 100% feedback; can't even wipe with it.

Can't really say myself whether the guy is a clown or a liar, unless of course he's wearing Bobo's nose and flippers for shoes.

Originally Posted by imono
You will never find Rolex making an error like that.
Millions of dollars spent on tools and dies and "oops!" a misprint?
Rolex will throw away the tool and die before selling one with a misprint.

Originally posted by Springer
Good observation, but they have misspelled verbiage on their bands before. The most notable is on the vintage Submariner 9315 band. Patented was spelled incorrectly on the diver's extension!

[Earl Camembert]

Originally Posted by springer

Good observation, but they have misspelled verbiage on their bands before. The most notable is on the vintage Submariner 9315 band. Patented was spelled incorrectly on the diver's extention!

Depending on how many shipped before they realized their mistake and corrected it the ones with the error could be worth big bucks; much like the stamp with the up-side-down- airplane.

[KeithN]

Originally Posted by Earl Camembert

Depending on how many shipped before they realized their mistake and corrected it the ones with the error could be worth big bucks; much like the stamp with the up-side-down- airplane.

Just a quick update, after further investigation and a lot of stored knowledge on this site, I noticed the bracelet is stamped D12 and I believe these have popped up before and declared fake.

[idk01]

Originally Posted by KeithN

Just a quick update, after further investigation and a lot of stored knowledge on this site, I noticed the bracelet is stamped D12 and I believe these have popped up before and declared fake.

Welcome to TRF Keith

Spot on with the D12 you'll also see things like the caseback stickers with 16233 on all models :-) hang around and you see the works :-)

Enjoy,

Dave.

[MikeyTX]

Originally Posted by idk01

Welcome to TRF Keith

Spot on with the D12 you'll also see things like the caseback stickers with 16233 on all models :-) hang around and you see the works :-)

Enjoy,

Dave.

As long as he doesn't have to see JJ's arms.