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Old 27 January 2003, 10:33 AM
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id be interested in purchasing one of these fakes, i lost my £1500 seamaster and cant be arsed to spent £800 on a second hand watch ill prob loose when i can spend half that on a identical replica, but id like to see the watch before i part with readies??????
Old 27 January 2003, 10:39 AM
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Old 27 January 2003, 11:32 AM
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ok, can some one mail me then? were to get one or view them, or even if ya have one for sale
Old 27 January 2003, 03:46 PM
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fist full of reddies waiting
Old 27 January 2003, 06:44 PM
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the easiest way to tell a fake rolex if its a good copy is by the weight, the are very light compared to a real rolex
Old 27 January 2003, 06:50 PM
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if its a good copy... ie the new Swiss ones. Then there is NO weight difference
Old 27 January 2003, 07:15 PM
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POC- What Seamaster did you get?

I just got a Seamaster Auto Chronometer (black face and bezel) from my Dad for my 21st.

Man i love it so much!
Old 24 May 2003, 11:43 PM
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were could i view and purchase one of these quality replicas, dont want one from net want to see and hold it etc
Old 24 May 2003, 11:48 PM
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One of my mates works in a top class jewllers, he knows his watches inside out and can spot even a good fake a mile away - he tells me that he regularly has to tell customers "well you do no its a fake" to which many are stunned and have paid good money for. Some of the fake watches really are quite good.
Old 25 May 2003, 12:20 AM
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the mechanism makes a ting ting ting ting about 5 or 6 times a second
This actually kept me awake one night.
It was on my bedside cabinet and in my ear that was on the pillow, i could hear what was like an ultrasonic ringing...turned out to be the watch!

Telboy. For a wind-up watch that doesn't need wound up, i think the timekeeping is not too shabby.
Saying that, my brother and I bought ours at the same time, same models and mine seems to keep better time than his. He doesn't take his off though and i've been told they run slightly fast when worn and and calibrated to run slightly slow when taken off and placed on their LHS.

Paul
Old 25 May 2003, 07:31 AM
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My ex used to tell me that you could always tell the size of a blokes ***** by his watch.
Those with the fake Rolex had nothing to prove.
Must be true, because I believe Ron Jeremey wears a Timex :-)
Old 25 May 2003, 09:21 AM
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If memory serves, Big Ron wasn't/isn't that large, just knew how to use it
Not that I've studied these things in depth!

Back on topic, I've just bought a watch on E-Bay, am waiting with baited breath to find out if it's spurious. Not a Rolex though.

Dave

P.S. He probably goes for the Timex due to it being wipe clean and it doesn't matter if he looses it in the course of his chosen career

[Edited by DJFish - 5/25/2003 9:23:20 AM]
Old 25 May 2003, 09:26 AM
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so i take it no one knows sod all about were to get em, would of thought there some dodgy geezers out there somewere with a cupboard full!

mail me if you have
Old 25 May 2003, 09:34 AM
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Keep it real
Quality always shines through.

p.s just been told that for certain models of Rolex there is a 12 month waiting list and it'll cost £180 to service mine and be away for upto 10 weeks

[Edited by richiewong - 5/25/2003 9:38:04 AM]
Old 25 May 2003, 09:43 AM
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I am dead chuffed, it appears most Scoobynetters can tell the time, well done guys, shoelaces next !
Old 25 May 2003, 11:54 AM
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Have a Rolex Oyster Perpetual Date Explorer II which I bought from new and is now 5 years old..... In the 5 years I have scratced it , bump it dropped it and been to many places a watch shouldn't go ... And it still works..........

Yes the watch doesn't keep exact time, loses about 1 - 2 mins a month...

Yes it does need to be serviced every 5 years (£150 - £300). When it came back it looked like a new watch.. I still don't know how they get those scratches out on the bracelet.

I've also just come back from Thailand were I picked up a copy of my watch.. its easy to tell the difference but for £4 I wouldn't expect any different..

J

doh spelling

[Edited by ScoobySnack - 5/25/2003 11:55:04 AM]
Old 25 May 2003, 06:58 PM
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ok so no one nos of any for sale


what webitse can i trust to be as described and not rip me off deliver on time etc etc


ill pay by barclaycard then im atleast half safe if gos **** up
Old 26 May 2003, 08:17 AM
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One way to be sure of a genuine watches to buy Ltd editions, each one individualy numbered three times (movement, case and ltd edition number)These no's can then be checked against the factory records from your local retailer, it takes a week or so and costs £20.
Old 26 May 2003, 10:25 AM
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and my SeaDweller weighs 5oz! fakes won't weigh that.

has it 12yaers.. never serviced.. as Diablo will tell me to i know.. but it still works!

Phil
Old 26 May 2003, 06:13 PM
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Good fakes are spot on....
Old 26 May 2003, 07:27 PM
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Phil - get it serviced
Old 26 May 2003, 08:01 PM
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Snap!

I've got a Sea Dweller too, fabulous watch, and has been absolutely bullet-proof. I am very hard on things like watches, cars etc. - took me less than a year to wreck a Breitling Colt Superocean: bezel, bracelet, crown, all went. Sold it to a mate for a song.
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