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Old 16 June 2017, 06:17 PM   #1
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2 ''non-certified'' Rolex, aus ebay.

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/263037153...%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/263037160...%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

Non certified and not working, 2nd one is really crappy movement. Blurry pics, from a long time seller. Why are people bidding ?
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Old 17 June 2017, 12:08 AM   #2
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It never ceases to amaze me that people actually bid on these things
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Old 17 June 2017, 12:24 AM   #3
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this is actually a rare model !! wow , what a find !
a little bit of dawn soap on a toothbrush to clean it up and its brand new !



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Old 17 June 2017, 12:49 AM   #4
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Wow to both listings.
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Old 17 June 2017, 01:36 AM   #5
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Old 17 June 2017, 04:53 AM   #6
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never heard the term "non certified"
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Old 17 June 2017, 05:49 AM   #7
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never heard the term "non certified"
Well Breitling did have models that were NOT COSC certified, but Rolex certify every watch
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Old 17 June 2017, 06:20 AM   #8
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never heard the term "non certified"
I suspect it's the sellers way of admitting they're fakes without actually saying it.
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Old 17 June 2017, 06:22 AM   #9
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Old 19 June 2017, 02:30 PM   #10
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Well Breitling did have models that were NOT COSC certified, but Rolex certify every watch
Have to disagree in part. Rolex didn't certify early airkings and i believe precision watches. Breitling was one of the first big brands to cosc all their watches. Before the early 2000s there were many not cosc watches from breitling. (I still like rolex movements more regardless). But I don't think thats what the seller meant.

"Breitling submits all movements for certification, but other manufacturers only submit certain models." -- https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/COSC
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Old 19 June 2017, 02:33 PM   #11
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I suspect it's the sellers way of admitting they're fakes without actually saying it.
I believe you are right. I've heard not registered before but never the terminology he used.
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Old 19 June 2017, 09:15 PM   #12
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Well Breitling did have models that were NOT COSC certified, but Rolex certify every watch
They may certify every watch now, I don't know, but alder Air-King 5500s weren't certified.
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Likely shill bidders. Look at the feedback scores of the fake bidders, you see this a lot.

People are funny, just because they are bids does not mean they are real. Just because a sale ends, does not mean that any money ever changed hands.

EBAY makes money from selling listings, they make more if there is a sale. In between they really do not care what happens.
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Old 19 June 2017, 10:20 PM   #14
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They may certify every watch now, I don't know, but alder Air-King 5500s weren't certified.
Even the Air-King 14000m was not certified, well into the 21st century.
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