Real or not? HELP PLEASE!

[LukeButler]

so about 5 years ago, my X gave me a watch she found in a draw of her perents house.
she was told it was a fake.
but the watch had been given to her by a school friend who thought it was a fake, previosly owned by a demolitions contractor who ether found it or was gifted it.

now its mine, and after a while of asuming it was a fake, i wore it to building sites, nights out, and it got bashed about a bit.
then one day passing a watch shop selling rolex's i asked them to see if they thought it was a fake. they said it was ether a good fake or a real one.
i started to think. and now im still not sure..
when i first had it, it was in much better condition, and had a green sticker on the back with some number on it. i lost that swimming lol.
asuming it was a fake i figured i would wear it to death.

iv heard mention of a "Rare white dialed rolex explorer" and would be horrified if this one turned out to be such a watch and iv treated it so bad.

so what do you guys think? fake or not :/

[Rockrolex]

Welcome to TRF.

The only sure way to confirm its authenticity is to take the case back off and look at the movement. I would take it to a watchmaker that has the tools to do that safely and properly.

[LukeButler]

iv found a watch repairer's and jewlers that will remove the back to checkthe movement.
i'll be doing that tomorrow, i'll try and get pics too and post them on here.
hope they can tell me 100% if its a fake.

[LukeButler]

oh and some more details.
"Swiss T<25"
4 digit number on the Breclet closest to the case : 5678
conection to the case from braclet code: 045

inside of the clasp says: "Registered Swissmade" and next to the crown icon "D12"
under that " STEELINOX 62523H.16"

i am thinking its a fake tho because it dosent have any marking from what i can see on the case behind the Braclet atatchment.

the second hand ticks with a smoothness. not a ticking more a skipping. the luminesence on the hands works well but dosent seem to work at all on the numbers and hour markers.

[mrbill2mrbill2]

Originally Posted by LukeButler

oh and some more details.
"Swiss T<25"
4 digit number on the Breclet closest to the case : 5678
conection to the case from braclet code: 045

inside of the clasp says: "Registered Swissmade" and next to the crown icon "D12"
under that " STEELINOX 62523H.16"

i am thinking its a fake tho because it dosent have any marking from what i can see on the case behind the Braclet atatchment.

the second hand ticks with a smoothness. not a ticking more a skipping. the luminesence on the hands works well but dosent seem to work at all on the numbers and hour markers.

I am not an Explorer expert - so I cannot comment. The D12 on the bracelet means the bracelet was made December 1981.

[BOA]

As old as it is, wouldn't it have lug holes?

[mjm800]

Originally Posted by BOA

As old as it is, wouldn't it have lug holes?

One would think lug holes would be in order for this watch.