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Old 19 February 2012, 12:53 AM   #1
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Need help from the experts

I have a potential buy here and I need to know if I should grab it up or run. Here are a series of photos I took. All help is greatly appreciated, I am counting on you TRF!!
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Old 19 February 2012, 01:03 AM   #2
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I'd expect it to look more like :


than



Your piece looks ROUGH.
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Old 19 February 2012, 01:07 AM   #3
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I'd go so far to say your example looks very fake.

Genuine.


Yours.



Off to watchout we go.
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Old 19 February 2012, 01:41 AM   #4
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So I am assuming.......run far away from this one.
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Old 19 February 2012, 01:44 AM   #5
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the SEL links are all wrong.. the rotor is all wrong, missing the chamfer edge, the font in the date window is wrong etc.. run, dont walk.
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Old 19 February 2012, 01:48 AM   #6
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Thanks TRF! Mods, you can lock this one.
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Old 19 February 2012, 02:19 AM   #7
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Thanks TRF! Mods, you can lock this one.
Looks very much like an Asian clone 7750. It is definitely a 7750 derived movement in the photo anyway.
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