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Old 16 October 2012, 11:42 PM   #1
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Need help identifying if this is authentic

A gentleman around my office is selling a Tudor military watch that was given to him. It has a numeric inscription in the back. The weird thing about this watch however is that it has the Mercedes type hand but the dial is the snowflake dial. I can't seem to find another example like it anywhere on the Internet. Makes me wonder if this is a fake. So I'm turning to the experts in hopes that somebody can give me a hand with this.

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Old 17 October 2012, 12:16 AM   #2
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Well, the hands could have been changed incorrectly. Also, what makes you think it's a "military" Sub? Numbers on the back can be added, and in fact, there are tons of fake military Subs out there with numbers on the case back, although those are usually Rolexes, not Tudors.
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Old 17 October 2012, 12:34 AM   #3
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Hi there, thanks for the reply. I believe that this is an authentic military watch because my contact was given the watch by the wife of the person who originally owned it and he was issued the watch in the military....

I do know that the watch went in for service a couple of years ago which is when perhaps they did change the hands.

I'm going to locate a service center that perhaps can verify the authenticity.
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Old 17 October 2012, 12:58 AM   #4
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If it was a genuine military watch it would be marked on the dial or on case back
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Old 17 October 2012, 01:06 AM   #5
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Yes, the back of the case has a number inscribed into the center of it.
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Old 17 October 2012, 01:12 AM   #6
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Yes, the back of the case has a number inscribed into the center of it.
What is the number and any other markings
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Old 17 October 2012, 01:15 AM   #7
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741016 is the number. Case by Rolex original Geneva

Cheers and thanks for any help. The watch was issued in BC to a first officer that my contact knew.
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Old 17 October 2012, 02:58 AM   #8
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it looks genuine but may not be unmolested. gotta open it and check pix for hands and such... dan could probably tell what day it was made... lol
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Old 17 October 2012, 04:22 AM   #9
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Thanks for the help everyone. I'm going to go and have it checked for authenticity. And then all should be good.
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Old 17 October 2012, 07:57 AM   #10
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at least the seconds hand is still the snowflake type.
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Old 17 October 2012, 08:14 AM   #11
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If you hear loud ticking from your watch this Rolex is a definite fake. Rolex watches do not make the ticking noises common with other watches.
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Old 17 October 2012, 08:26 AM   #12
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If you hear loud ticking from your watch this Rolex is a definite fake. Rolex watches do not make the ticking noises common with other watches.
Huh? My Tog, while not loud, certainly ticks. As did the other Rolexes I've owned. Please explain.
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Old 17 October 2012, 09:53 AM   #13
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If you hear loud ticking from your watch this Rolex is a definite fake. Rolex watches do not make the ticking noises common with other watches.
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Old 17 October 2012, 03:08 PM   #14
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If you hear loud ticking from your watch this Rolex is a definite fake. Rolex watches do not make the ticking noises common with other watches.
i think you mean if its a quartz??? rolex made quartz too. you can certainly hear a 60-80's era rolex tick... even more recent too.
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Old 17 October 2012, 06:08 PM   #15
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If you hear loud ticking from your watch this Rolex is a definite fake. Rolex watches do not make the ticking noises common with other watches.
OP, disregard this comment.

Firstly this isn't a Rolex, secondly Rolex ticks just like any other mechanical watch.
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