Help me authenticate this old Submariner

[Carpe_Me]

Hi

A friend of mine got old Submariner from somewhere in the 80´ths
which he got aboute ten years ago from his aunts ex fiance.
There are no box, papers or anything with this clock and since the fiances now and ex fiance we cant ask him aboute this watch.

Can anyone see if its a real one, and if so what year and model no might it be?
As you can see the time hasnt been pretty harsh for this one and the locking mechanism for the bracelet are broken, whats a fair price for it?
I´m interested of buying it and repair it if it shows up to be real.
But just looking at the "5" digit and bracelet makes we wondering aboute this ones authenticy.
Sorry for my english, not the best but im trying :)

[idk01]

Hi Carpe_Me,

Welcome to TRF

I'm afraid the watch pictured is a counterfeit/replica, all the way from the dial, bezel down to the movement.

[MikeyTX]

Omg ................. That bracelet makes me wanna puke.

[idk01]

Originally Posted by MikeyTX

Omg ................. That bracelet makes me wanna puke.

Michael No No No hold it back :-) Coffee and some fresh air, breathe nice and easy :-)

[Nicko]

Ewwwwwwwww......Nasty! I hope you didn't pay good money for this.

[Czechman]

Where's the barf emoticon when you really need it?

[idk01]

Originally Posted by Czechman

Where's the barf emoticon when you really need it?

You mean this one

[Carpe_Me]

Hah as u guessed then, doesnt look like a real one at all but had to try :) no i haven´t paid anything for this clock. A friend of mine got it as a graduation present and now he wanna sell it. To bad it´s a fake then :)

Thanks btw

[idk01]

Originally Posted by Carpe_Me

Hah as u guessed then, doesnt look like a real one at all but had to try :) no i haven´t paid anything for this clock. A friend of mine got it as a graduation present and now he wanna sell it. To bad it´s a fake then :)

Thanks btw

Keep that hard earned cash locked away for the genuine thing, you wont regret it

[bayerische]

100% fake.

Don't buy it.

[TimeToGo]

Welcome to the forum!

[bayerische]

Yes, welcome, and if you still have the watch, trow it under a cement truck!

[Carpe_Me]

Originally Posted by idk01

Keep that hard earned cash locked away for the genuine thing, you wont regret it

Yes i will, really want one of those green subs.
Sure it´s a lot of money for a vintage clock but i see it as an investment which usually doesnt losses to much value. Like a car, buy a new one and at the moment you sign the paper it lose something like 30% and more when you collect it!

Originally Posted by bayerische

100% fake.

Don't buy it.

I won´t. But i told my friend he got a fake one from his aunts ex and he wasnt that happy to hear aboute it..

Originally Posted by TimeToGo

Welcome to the forum!

Thanks :)

Originally Posted by bayerische

Yes, welcome, and if you still have the watch, trow it under a cement truck!

Sorry i dont, never bought it. Just got my friend to take those photos so i could show it here before thinking of buying it.
But i wish i had it, theres a construction site here with a couple of steamrollers

[Johny]

hi man throw it in the fjord.

[MikeyTX]

Originally Posted by idk01

Michael No No No hold it back :-) Coffee and some fresh air, breathe nice and easy :-)

Instead, I went to phys therapy class for my back. Came home and went to sleep !

[springer]

That is one vintage counterfeit - 1980's vintage. Not many of those floating around anymore.

[CBR900RR]

See thru case back with the matching see thru end clasp, the counterfeiter did not even try hard.

[idk01]

Originally Posted by MikeyTX

Instead, I went to phys therapy class for my back. Came home and went to sleep !

Sleep :-) ah I remember those days little one is not 6 weeks old and still keeping us up a bit here and there, another months and he'll settle down :-) I'd say something like dreaming of sleep but thats a little circular