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Old 21 January 2015, 07:14 AM   #1
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Pre-owned Rolex dealers...

Hello folks,

Quick question in regards to the above.

I accompanied a friend to a pre-owned dealer in Central London today and my question is on polishing, some of their watches were pre-owned but listed as unworn. Do they have the facilities to polish the watches themselves on-site?

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Old 21 January 2015, 10:14 AM   #2
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Yes, many polish and service, mark up and resell, so you have to check carefully.
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Old 21 January 2015, 10:34 AM   #3
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pre-own but un worn??? How does that work?
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Old 21 January 2015, 10:57 AM   #4
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pre-own but un worn??? How does that work?
Happens...somebody buys a watch but never sizes it or takes off the stickers.
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Old 21 January 2015, 06:09 PM   #5
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You gotta be careful

if there is a specific store you are curious about, I am sure some guys here have had experience with them.
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Old 21 January 2015, 07:42 PM   #6
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My thoughts exactly... I couldn't see any stickers on the watch but the salesman insisted that it was unworn... Hence the question.
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Old 21 January 2015, 07:47 PM   #7
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My thoughts exactly... I couldn't see any stickers on the watch but the salesman insisted that it was unworn... Hence the question.

What a salesman says........................
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Old 21 January 2015, 07:55 PM   #8
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Which store is this you went to?
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Old 21 January 2015, 08:11 PM   #9
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In the uk, pre-owned unworn simply means passed through the grey market from an AD to another seller, who cannot for legal reasons call it new. There will be stickered up though so if they are not, i would not believe it is truly new.
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pre-own but un worn??? How does that work?
You buy a watch and keep it in the box in your safe..

Plenty of examples of that type of owner on every watch forum, including this one.
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