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Old 11 February 2020, 01:24 PM   #1
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is this rolex caseback legit?

i acquired a box of watch parts etc at an estate auction a number of years ago, with this caseback in the box. THere were a lot of rolex items, bracelet clasps & diver's extensions that all proved legit.

But something about this caseback worries me, mainly the engraving on the inside surface just doesn't rolex factory quality to me - i'm not by any means any kind of rolex expert so i figured i'd throw this out there for someone more knowledgeable



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Old 11 February 2020, 01:40 PM   #2
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I don’t think so, but let’s see what others say


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Old 11 February 2020, 01:51 PM   #3
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i can't image someone having so much time on their hands that they'd bother to counterfeit a caseback. Unless they're counterfeiting the entire watch in qty and had to.
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Old 11 February 2020, 01:51 PM   #4
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Old 11 February 2020, 01:59 PM   #5
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i acquired a box of watch parts etc at an estate auction a number of years ago, with this caseback in the box. THere were a lot of rolex items, bracelet clasps & diver's extensions that all proved legit.

But something about this caseback worries me, mainly the engraving on the inside surface just doesn't rolex factory quality to me - i'm not by any means any kind of rolex expert so i figured i'd throw this out there for someone more knowledgeable



Kind of hard to tell since you blew up the pic but it looks legit to me.

Here is a clear pic of what it should look like.

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Old 11 February 2020, 02:09 PM   #6
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Kind of hard to tell since you blew up the pic but it looks legit to me.

Here is a clear pic of what it should look like.

actually i didn't blow it up, i took a high res shot that ended up being 16.xxx x 16.xxx inches, and cropped it down leaving the engraving - i figured that would give you guys a better sense of it

i can reduce it but the engraving does not look anywhere near as clean as the engraving in your caseback

took 5 more shots, this is the best i'm going to get from this camera - not only is the engraving in your caseback crisper / cleaner, the cutting when they dished out the caseback is cleaner.

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Old 14 February 2020, 01:34 AM   #7
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actually i didn't blow it up, i took a high res shot that ended up being 16.xxx x 16.xxx inches, and cropped it down leaving the engraving - i figured that would give you guys a better sense of it

i can reduce it but the engraving does not look anywhere near as clean as the engraving in your caseback

took 5 more shots, this is the best i'm going to get from this camera - not only is the engraving in your caseback crisper / cleaner, the cutting when they dished out the caseback is cleaner.

Once you sized it to see the details and compare the two, no question it is not legit as Bas pointed out.
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Old 14 February 2020, 01:45 AM   #8
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Kind of hard to tell since you blew up the pic but it looks legit to me.

Here is a clear pic of what it should look like.

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Once you sized it to see the details and compare the two, no question it is not legit as Bas pointed out.
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Old 11 February 2020, 02:21 PM   #9
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As fake as it can get.
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Old 11 February 2020, 04:18 PM   #11
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As fake as it can get.


There you have it. From a Rolex watchmaker.
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Old 12 February 2020, 02:17 AM   #12
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As fake as it can get.
thanks - i was leaning that way but just wanted someone more knowledgeable to confirm
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Old 11 February 2020, 04:16 PM   #13
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It looks like a vintage double red sea dweller caseback. I'd say fake because I have never see that "R" font before, but I'm not a vintage expert
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