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kangarolafox · 3 April 2010, 11:05 PM

Hi there, I m an absolute newby when it comes to Rolex watches so please go easy on me :)
I have been trying to find some info for a while and have had no luck. My search has led me to this forum. I have been offered a gold rolex oyster perpetual datejust in lieu of money owed to me. The watch itself appears to be real. I have found many useful articles on determining if it is fake and have concluded it is most likely real. The bracelet however I'm not so sure. In fact if I were a gambling man I would say it is a fake. Instead of the 5 point crown which appears on every rolex - real and fake, the bracelet has a 3 point crown. My question is has anybody ever seen anything like this ?
Unfortunately I don't have a picture to post.
I can possibly ask to get it back to take some pics but thought I would just ask the question for now.
Many thanks

kangarolafox · 7 April 2010, 08:24 AM

perhaps I have posted this in the wrong area? Should it be in the watch out section?

Rscmaine · 7 April 2010, 08:28 AM

Tell him to sell the watch and give you the cash.

That way it doesn't matter.

CKLinLA · 7 April 2010, 08:32 AM

If he is willing to let you have the watch for a couple of days, take it to an authorized Rolex dealer and have them take a look at it. Thats the surest way to know whats what.

Idle Swede · 7 April 2010, 08:38 AM

Rolex does not use a 3 point crown.

Earl Camembert · 7 April 2010, 08:49 AM

Even with pictures is is difficult to say what is or is not real. As for the three point crown most likely fake but Rolex has licensed third parties to make some odd looking bands.

A quick check manually advance the time and the date should snap to the next about midnight.

Idle Swede · 7 April 2010, 08:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Earl Camembert

Even with pictures is is difficult to say what is or is not real. As for the three point crown most likely fake but Rolex has licensed third parties to make some odd looking bands.

A quick check manually advance the time and the date should snap to the next about midnight.

Again....no 3 pointers.

3 April 2010, 11:05 PM	#1
kangarolafox "TRF" Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Perth Posts: 2	newby question about a datejust bracelet 3 point crown Hi there, I m an absolute newby when it comes to Rolex watches so please go easy on me :) I have been trying to find some info for a while and have had no luck. My search has led me to this forum. I have been offered a gold rolex oyster perpetual datejust in lieu of money owed to me. The watch itself appears to be real. I have found many useful articles on determining if it is fake and have concluded it is most likely real. The bracelet however I'm not so sure. In fact if I were a gambling man I would say it is a fake. Instead of the 5 point crown which appears on every rolex - real and fake, the bracelet has a 3 point crown. My question is has anybody ever seen anything like this ? Unfortunately I don't have a picture to post. I can possibly ask to get it back to take some pics but thought I would just ask the question for now. Many thanks

7 April 2010, 08:28 AM	#3
Rscmaine "TRF" Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Real Name: Nat Parkinson Location: Maine, USA Watch: me pull a rabbit.. Posts: 1,196	Tell him to sell the watch and give you the cash. That way it doesn't matter. __________________ When the alien spaceships actually landed, to everyone's surprise, it turned out that the world's governments had not been hiding anything. They were just as clueless as the rest of us!

7 April 2010, 08:32 AM	#4
CKLinLA "TRF" Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Real Name: KL Location: Los Angeles Watch: Explorer II Black Posts: 1,480	If he is willing to let you have the watch for a couple of days, take it to an authorized Rolex dealer and have them take a look at it. Thats the surest way to know whats what. __________________ Explorer II 1655; Day Date 1803; Submariner 14060; Deepsea Sea-Dweller 116660; 5-Digit Datejusts; Perpetual Date 1500 and 15000; Pelagos FXD M25707B; Omega Dynamic 'Targa Florio' 5291.51.07; 'Good Planet' GMT 232.30.44.22.03.001; Planet Ocean 215.30.40.20.03.002; Zenith Chronomaster Original 03.3200.3600/22.M3200.

7 April 2010, 08:24 AM	#2
kangarolafox "TRF" Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Perth Posts: 2	perhaps I have posted this in the wrong area? Should it be in the watch out section?

7 April 2010, 08:38 AM	#5
Idle Swede Suspended Join Date: Oct 2008 Real Name: Leo Location: Boca Raton Posts: 13,820	Rolex does not use a 3 point crown.

7 April 2010, 08:49 AM	#6
Earl Camembert Banned Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: New Jersey Posts: 1,858	Even with pictures is is difficult to say what is or is not real. As for the three point crown most likely fake but Rolex has licensed third parties to make some odd looking bands. A quick check manually advance the time and the date should snap to the next about midnight.

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