ROLEXROLEXROLEXROLEXROLEXROLEXROLEXROLEXROLEXROLEXROLEXROLEX

C.J. · 31 January 2006, 04:53 PM

Tonight at work a call came out for a theft at one of the hock shops involving a Rolex watch. Knowing that a Rolex is involved it of course peeked my interest so I went by to see what happened. When I get there a tourist is in front of this hock shop waiving a watch at me. He tells me that he won a few bucks at the Trop and wanted to buy himself a Rolex. So he went to the first hock shop he saw (they're all over the place, most of them are real sleaze bags preying on desperate folks who have lost all of their money or drunk or uneducated buyers who don't know any better). He saw a Rolex that he liked. The employee told him that it was an eight year-old special edition Sub with no box or papers. The tourist negotiates the watch down to $1500 from the $2000 asking price.
He then takes the watch to another hock shop to see what they will offer him for it in an attempt to determine if he got a good deal. The next shops laughs at him and throws him out telling him that it's worth nothing and is fake. Thats when he called us.
He tells me that he is quite the connoisseur of Rolex watches, mind you he's wearing a Casio G-Shock, and that this is the best fake he had ever seen. When he showed me the watch I could hardly keep a straight face. I held this thing up to my wrist next to my watch and told him how nice it was compared to mine and I now knew why people paid so much money for them. This connoisseur

looked right at both watches and didn't even realize I was wearing a GMT.

Anyway, we got his money back after the first shop swore they didn't know it was fake

and they were nice enough to let him keep the fake.

He decided not to do anything about the rip-off. Before we got there he threw the watch while arguing with the shop clerk breaking the seconds hand and bracelet, so the watch was trash. I told him how you guys would get a laugh out of this so he let me keep the POS so I could show you a picture. So here it is, the best fake this Connoisseur had ever seen.

I can certainly see how a connoisseur wouldn't be able to tell these apart.

I thought you would all get a laugh out of this.

RogerF · 31 January 2006, 05:09 PM

Wow that Pan Am ground crew Yachtmariner is sweet. can you buy another and send it to me?

No collection is complete without that rare edition!!!

C.J. · 31 January 2006, 05:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RogerF

Wow that Pan Am ground crew Yachtmariner is sweet. can you buy another and send it to me?

No collection is complete without that rare edition!!!

Sure, he said the black dial flight crew model would be in tomorrow. The match set is a bargain at $19.95.

RogerF · 31 January 2006, 05:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by C.J.

Sure, he said the black dial flight crew model would be in tomorrow. The match set is a bargain at $19.95.

I'll paypal you $50, get one for yourself for you trouble. See if you can get one with box and papers.

Make sure its a D-serial I dont want no old crap that has been sitting in the display case for a month

C.J. · 31 January 2006, 05:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RogerF

I'll paypal you $50, get one for yourself for you trouble. See if you can get one with box and papers.

Make sure its a D-serial I dont want no old crap that has been sitting in the display case for a month

You didn't say you wanted a serial number. That may take a little longer, he'll have to sit in the back and etch one in.

Mr. K · 31 January 2006, 06:22 PM

I believe in buyer beware. But would have done something more against the shop. They are a business and should not be selling fake crap.

President Rolex · 31 January 2006, 07:22 PM

Say, you did'nt happen to see a green Sub while you were there, I could use a spare.

Thanks for the great post. Something different every day for you I'll wager.

The President

padi56 · 31 January 2006, 08:24 PM

Thats a very rare model only made in wongtyme china.

mailman · 31 January 2006, 08:25 PM

That looks just like JJ's YM

31 January 2006, 10:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mailman

That looks just like JJ's YM

No doubt JJ musta bought it from the same hock shop.

Rockrolex · 31 January 2006, 11:58 PM

Great story, CJ. P.T. Barnum summed it up very nicely: There's a sucker born every minute.

ralphieralph · 1 February 2006, 12:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mailman

That looks just like JJ's YM

chronosafe · 1 February 2006, 02:35 AM

Um, yuck. If this is what the general public think goes for a genuine Rolex then Rolex needs to fire their ad company. :)

It's funny that the pawn shop didn't spot this. It's been my experience that pawn shops are some of the more savvy places when it comes to fakes. Good thing you were handy to set things righ!

Gedanken · 1 February 2006, 07:27 AM

Great story, CJ. Question: what did the pawn shop pay for it?

Hell, if you gave that ground crew Sub an orange dial, I doubt JJ would have bothered bargaining it down from two grand before grabbing it.

Launch Mini · 1 February 2006, 07:35 AM

Nice, are you going to post it in the for sale section.
Might want to add that to my collection.
LOL

C.J. · 1 February 2006, 07:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gedanken

Great story, CJ. Question: what did the pawn shop pay for it?

Hell, if you gave that ground crew Sub an orange dial, I doubt JJ would have bothered bargaining it down from two grand before grabbing it.

Knowing those pawn shop creeps, they probably stole it. Can you believe JJ came all the way to A.C. and didn't bother to tell me....oops!

I promised I wouldn't tell you guys it was him.

dman · 1 February 2006, 01:24 PM

I have been looking for a Yacht-Mariner, cool find CJ.

C.J. · 1 February 2006, 01:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dman

I have been looking for a Yacht-Mariner, cool find CJ.

You're in luck Daren. Because you're such a great guy and were so welcoming when I first got here no charge for you. I'll give you this one of a kind beauty for that sweet Pepsi GMT

dman · 1 February 2006, 01:41 PM

Damn, I thought this day could not get any better.

Atl · 1 February 2006, 04:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by C.J.

Tonight at work a call came out for a theft at one of the hock shops involving a Rolex watch. Knowing that a Rolex is involved it of course peeked my interest so I went by to see what happened. When I get there a tourist is in front of this hock shop waiving a watch at me. He tells me that he won a few bucks at the Trop and wanted to buy himself a Rolex. So he went to the first hock shop he saw (they're all over the place, most of them are real sleaze bags preying on desperate folks who have lost all of their money or drunk or uneducated buyers who don't know any better). He saw a Rolex that he liked. The employee told him that it was an eight year-old special edition Sub with no box or papers. The tourist negotiates the watch down to $1500 from the $2000 asking price.
He then takes the watch to another hock shop to see what they will offer him for it in an attempt to determine if he got a good deal. The next shops laughs at him and throws him out telling him that it's worth nothing and is fake. Thats when he called us.
He tells me that he is quite the connoisseur of Rolex watches, mind you he's wearing a Casio G-Shock, and that this is the best fake he had ever seen. When he showed me the watch I could hardly keep a straight face. I held this thing up to my wrist next to my watch and told him how nice it was compared to mine and I now knew why people paid so much money for them. This connoisseur

looked right at both watches and didn't even realize I was wearing a GMT.

Anyway, we got his money back after the first shop swore they didn't know it was fake

and they were nice enough to let him keep the fake.

He decided not to do anything about the rip-off. Before we got there he threw the watch while arguing with the shop clerk breaking the seconds hand and bracelet, so the watch was trash. I told him how you guys would get a laugh out of this so he let me keep the POS so I could show you a picture. So here it is, the best fake this Connoisseur had ever seen.

I can certainly see how a connoisseur wouldn't be able to tell these apart.

I thought you would all get a laugh out of this.

Yeah, that fake GMT on the left looks like a $5 Chinese piece. You must be very hard on your watches catching the bad guys, your crown is missing, and the crystal is cracked. Time to send it in to be refurbished, send pic's of it when you get it back!

C.J. · 1 February 2006, 04:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Atl

Yeah, that fake GMT on the left looks like a $5 Chinese piece. You must be very hard on your watches catching the bad guys, your crown is missing, and the crystal is cracked. Time to send it in to be refurbished, send pic's of it when you get it back!

Hey, I paid $25 for that GMT and it's Italian not Japanese. Besides, they promised me nobody could tell the difference.

Rockrolex · 1 February 2006, 11:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by C.J.

Hey, I paid $25 for that GMT and it's Italian not Japanese. Besides, they promised me nobody could tell the difference.

Well, your tourist friend couldn't tell the difference and he's a nobody, right?

31 January 2006, 04:53 PM	#1
C.J. "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: * Posts: 10,196	I thought you guys would get a laugh from this Tonight at work a call came out for a theft at one of the hock shops involving a Rolex watch. Knowing that a Rolex is involved it of course peeked my interest so I went by to see what happened. When I get there a tourist is in front of this hock shop waiving a watch at me. He tells me that he won a few bucks at the Trop and wanted to buy himself a Rolex. So he went to the first hock shop he saw (they're all over the place, most of them are real sleaze bags preying on desperate folks who have lost all of their money or drunk or uneducated buyers who don't know any better). He saw a Rolex that he liked. The employee told him that it was an eight year-old special edition Sub with no box or papers. The tourist negotiates the watch down to $1500 from the $2000 asking price. He then takes the watch to another hock shop to see what they will offer him for it in an attempt to determine if he got a good deal. The next shops laughs at him and throws him out telling him that it's worth nothing and is fake. Thats when he called us. He tells me that he is quite the connoisseur of Rolex watches, mind you he's wearing a Casio G-Shock, and that this is the best fake he had ever seen. When he showed me the watch I could hardly keep a straight face. I held this thing up to my wrist next to my watch and told him how nice it was compared to mine and I now knew why people paid so much money for them. This connoisseur looked right at both watches and didn't even realize I was wearing a GMT. Anyway, we got his money back after the first shop swore they didn't know it was fake and they were nice enough to let him keep the fake. He decided not to do anything about the rip-off. Before we got there he threw the watch while arguing with the shop clerk breaking the seconds hand and bracelet, so the watch was trash. I told him how you guys would get a laugh out of this so he let me keep the POS so I could show you a picture. So here it is, the best fake this Connoisseur had ever seen. I can certainly see how a connoisseur wouldn't be able to tell these apart. I thought you would all get a laugh out of this.

31 January 2006, 08:24 PM	#8
padi56 "TRF" Life Patron Join Date: Jun 2005 Real Name: Peter Location: Llanfairpwllgwyng Watch: ing you. Posts: 53,063	Thats a very rare model only made in wongtyme china. __________________ ICom Pro3 All posts are my own opinion and my opinion only. "The clock of life is wound but once, and no man has the power to tell just when the hands will stop. Now is the only time you actually own the time, Place no faith in time, for the clock may soon be still for ever." Good Judgement comes from experience,experience comes from Bad Judgement,.Buy quality, cry once; buy cheap, cry again and again. www.mc0yad.club Second in command CEO and left handed watch winder

31 January 2006, 08:25 PM	#9
mailman TRF Moderator & SubLV41 2024 Patron Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: . Watch: 126610LN Posts: 35,510	That looks just like JJ's YM __________________ JJ

31 January 2006, 11:58 PM	#11
Rockrolex TRF Moderator & 2024 SubLV41 Patron Join Date: May 2005 Real Name: God Location: Washington, D.C. Watch: What do you think? Posts: 37,967	Great story, CJ. P.T. Barnum summed it up very nicely: There's a sucker born every minute. __________________ Despite the high cost of living, it's still very popular. *Tosser Cabinet Member* Official Member: 'Perpetual 30' Vegas International GTG 2016 Official Member "WIS-CON" Las Vegas International GTG 2017 Official Member "WIS-CON" Las Vegas International GTG 2018 Official Member "WIS-CON" Las Vegas International GTG 2019

1 February 2006, 07:27 AM	#14
Gedanken "TRF" Member Join Date: May 2005 Real Name: Sir Location: Melbourne Watch: F-series SD Posts: 8,589	Great story, CJ. Question: what did the pawn shop pay for it? Hell, if you gave that ground crew Sub an orange dial, I doubt JJ would have bothered bargaining it down from two grand before grabbing it. __________________ You buy a Casio to make sure you're on time; you wear a Rolex because you don't have to be on time.

31 January 2006, 05:09 PM	#2
RogerF "TRF" Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Real Name: Duh! Location: Toronto Canada Watch: a gonna do? Posts: 2,573	Wow that Pan Am ground crew Yachtmariner is sweet. can you buy another and send it to me? No collection is complete without that rare edition!!!

31 January 2006, 06:22 PM	#6
Mr. K "TRF" Member Join Date: May 2005 Real Name: Mark Location: Seattle-ish Posts: 6,078	I believe in buyer beware. But would have done something more against the shop. They are a business and should not be selling fake crap.

31 January 2006, 07:22 PM	#7
President Rolex Banned Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Palm Springs, CA, Posts: 119	Say, you did'nt happen to see a green Sub while you were there, I could use a spare. Thanks for the great post. Something different every day for you I'll wager. The President

1 February 2006, 02:35 AM	#13
chronosafe "TRF" Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 5	Um, yuck. If this is what the general public think goes for a genuine Rolex then Rolex needs to fire their ad company. :) It's funny that the pawn shop didn't spot this. It's been my experience that pawn shops are some of the more savvy places when it comes to fakes. Good thing you were handy to set things righ!

1 February 2006, 07:35 AM	#15
Launch Mini "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Real Name: John Location: Canada, eh Watch: can I? Posts: 6,240	Nice, are you going to post it in the for sale section. Might want to add that to my collection. LOL __________________ Something witty to go here. Member # 293

1 February 2006, 01:24 PM	#17
dman Lifetime TRF Patron Join Date: May 2005 Real Name: Daren Location: Austin Watch: the road Posts: 13,585	I have been looking for a Yacht-Mariner, cool find CJ. __________________ You either get it or you don't, if you have to ask, YOU DON'T!! I really hope that midget cop doesn't find me in Kokomo.

1 February 2006, 01:41 PM	#19
dman Lifetime TRF Patron Join Date: May 2005 Real Name: Daren Location: Austin Watch: the road Posts: 13,585	Damn, I thought this day could not get any better. __________________ You either get it or you don't, if you have to ask, YOU DON'T!! I really hope that midget cop doesn't find me in Kokomo.

Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)