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Old 29 August 2011, 02:17 AM   #1
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How can you be sure a Rolex is authentic?

I just purchased a 36mm Date Just S/18KT/YG Jubilee Bra. from AH Riise in Saint Thomas USVI. How can I be sure that it is authentic? Here are some pictures of the watch.



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Old 29 August 2011, 02:18 AM   #2
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If you buy from an authorised dealer, you can be sure it is authentic
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Old 29 August 2011, 02:23 AM   #3
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I don't see your image,

...but I would have to ask.... What would make you think that it was not authentic..
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Old 29 August 2011, 02:23 AM   #4
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Why did you buy it if you are not even sure that it's authentic?
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Old 29 August 2011, 02:28 AM   #5
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I just purchased a 36mm Date Just S/18KT/YG Jubilee Bra. from AH Riise in Saint Thomas USVI. How can I be sure that it is authentic? Here are some pictures of the watch.

It is.
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Old 29 August 2011, 02:34 AM   #6
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sorry I am having problems uploading the pictures.

I purchased the watch from AH Riise at the Royal Caribbean port in Saint Thomas. They say that they are an authorized Dealer but how can I verify that?
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Old 29 August 2011, 02:50 AM   #7
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Riise is an authorized dealer.
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Old 29 August 2011, 02:50 AM   #8
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sorry I am having problems uploading the pictures.

I purchased the watch from AH Riise at the Royal Caribbean port in Saint Thomas. They say that they are an authorized Dealer but how can I verify that?
Just enjoy your watch you have nothing to worry about A.H. Riise are the Official Rolex Retailer for the U.S. & British Virgin Islands.

http://www.rolex.com/en#/store-locat.../ahriisestores
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Old 29 August 2011, 03:19 AM   #9
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I just purchased a 36mm Date Just S/18KT/YG Jubilee Bra. from AH Riise in Saint Thomas USVI. How can I be sure that it is authentic? Here are some pictures of the watch.

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sorry I am having problems uploading the pictures.

I purchased the watch from AH Riise at the Royal Caribbean port in Saint Thomas. They say that they are an authorized Dealer but how can I verify that?
Just out of curiosity, what prompted you, after making a purchase such as you did, from what clearly appeared to you to be a Rolex Authorized Dealer, to subsequently question whether the dealer was indeed authorized, and whether the watch was indeed authentic. I am guessing that after you got back, your family/friends/coworkers perhaps put those ideas in your head, or perhaps it was an impulse buy......

I ask this question of you because I often see such postings, questioning authenticity, after the fact, and have simply wondered why? If a person had their doubts before the purchase, I would ask why they still made the purchase, and if after, then what changed, in their mind, post purchase, to bring on those doubts.

For me, before making a relatively large purchase, if I am not well versed on what I am actually buying, or where I might be buying it, I try me best to do my research beforehand.....and if I find myself on the brink of making an "impulse" buy, well, then, that might be a horse of a different color.

Was simply wondering what prompted/was behind your concerns....

Congratulations on your new Rolex, and welcome to TRF.....as you can see, lots of great resources here, available to you, in advance of your next Rolex purchase!
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Old 29 August 2011, 03:52 AM   #10
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Hi Grissom

I was on a cruse for my 49th b-day and this was an impulse buy. I normally spend week/months researching even the smallest purchase. It took me weeks to buy a $200 pair of rollerblades. I have been window shopping Rolex since I was 20 years old. I got the feeling that if I did not buy that day I never would. It was a surreal moment for me.

I felt that AH Riise was safe since Royal Caribbean listed them as a preferred vendor and offered a free 60 day buyers guarantee for preferred vendors. Also the AH Riise store advertised that they were an authorised dealer.

When I got home and showed the watch to friends/family they asked how I could be sure it was real. I started to panic and that lead me to this forum and my post.
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Old 29 August 2011, 05:42 AM   #11
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I kinda figured! Looks as if you did fine, however, and the upside is you acquired a nice Rolex, got to follow an impulse with a good result, and found your way here, to TRF!

Wear it in good health, and enjoy the memories of your 49th birthday impulse buy!!
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Old 29 August 2011, 06:22 AM   #12
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Looks authentic for sure! Enjoy your watch!
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Old 29 August 2011, 07:39 PM   #13
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Congratulations! You purchased a quality watch from a well Known AD. Now keep looking at the watch and forget the rest.
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