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29 October 2012, 02:18 AM | #1 |
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Real or Fake Daytona
Hi All,
I'm about to pull the trigger on this Daytona but am a bit skeptical of it being a fake. Would very much appreciate your comments and feedbacks :) Please excuse the picture quality as they were taken from an online auction site. Cheers |
29 October 2012, 02:19 AM | #2 |
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There are only two things to ask/say...
1.Why are you skeptical? 2.Don't buy it. |
29 October 2012, 02:22 AM | #3 |
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Don't buy the watch and the papers, buy the seller.
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And, the price is often an indicator. Is it too good to be true? That said, I'm no expert, but looks good to me.
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29 October 2012, 02:26 AM | #5 | |
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I'm skeptical bcoz the price is half of what you would normally pay for a Daytona but on the other hand, the seller has a really good rating so I'm kinda torn. Basically I just don't wanna get conned. Are you able to tell from these pictures whether the watch is a genuine or a fake? |
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29 October 2012, 02:27 AM | #6 |
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From the pics it looks genuine, but if the price seems to good to be true, the whole listing is probably to good to be true.
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29 October 2012, 02:27 AM | #7 | |
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HALF the price???? RUN! |
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29 October 2012, 02:32 AM | #8 |
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As mentioned, buy the seller first. When it doubt....walk away!
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29 October 2012, 02:34 AM | #9 |
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No guarantee you'd get the watch pictured so always buy the seller
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29 October 2012, 02:36 AM | #10 |
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Looks real but If it is half what is the current retail then I wouldn't do it.
If the seller was legitimate then he could get much much more. |
29 October 2012, 02:39 AM | #11 |
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On the local yahoo auction site....well the auction hasn't end yet but from what I can gather from the end prices of the seller's other watch listings, they usually sell for around 60% of rrp.
It's either a fake or a bargain. I'm only asking coz I don't wanna miss out on this deal if the watch is genuine!! |
29 October 2012, 02:40 AM | #12 |
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Why must you have THIS watch??
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29 October 2012, 03:04 AM | #14 |
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29 October 2012, 03:08 AM | #15 |
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Thanks for all the replies. Judging from what you have all said, I should probably just walk away.
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29 October 2012, 03:09 AM | #16 |
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29 October 2012, 03:10 AM | #17 |
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Yea, walking away from the deal completely seems like a good idea.
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29 October 2012, 03:17 AM | #19 |
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It's not that I don't wanna buy one from an AD, but I'm having great difficulty in sourcing one. Even if I can find one, the shops that stock the watch are either not an AD or are trying to charge a premium for it (generally 10% more than RRP)
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29 October 2012, 03:26 AM | #20 |
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the markers actually look a little off to me.. but need better quality pictures to compare
The markers should be alittle bit stubbier The serial in the inner bezel looks a little fishy, and maybe it's the pic but the gap between rolex rolex and serial looks rather too large. Between Rolex and "V" It's scary because I've seen really good Replicas, An AD wouldn't be able to tell unless they open it. These replica's cost over 1.5k because they use actual Rolex parts. But still cheaper than an authentic rolex. so becareful ! and just noticed you're from hong kong, lol must be hard to find legitimate sales my buddy got jipped on a Fake Hublot there, couldn't tell if it was real or fake till he took it in for service 2 years after purchase |
29 October 2012, 03:35 AM | #21 |
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This one will run $12K+ from an AD...you're saying they are selling this for $6K? Did you ask why the price cut?
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The LEC is quite prominent in picture 3, and the "Swiss made" overlaps the markers I would stay away:
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29 October 2012, 04:21 AM | #24 |
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Spend the extra money and buy from a trusted seller to assure its authenticity. It will be worth it. The whole thing sounds sketchy to me. No one with a genuine Daytona sells it at half price, even if they have no idea how much the watch is worth. It's too easy to google it to see its fair market value.
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29 October 2012, 05:28 AM | #26 | |
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29 October 2012, 05:36 AM | #27 |
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At half the price, he would have just sold (donated) it to a friend or family member.
Really no "steals"...anything that's going for half of what it should has a story. |
29 October 2012, 05:40 AM | #28 |
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i wouldn't buy it
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29 October 2012, 07:54 AM | #29 |
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If you are unsure stay away!
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29 October 2012, 07:58 AM | #30 |
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Don't Paypal protect buyers from such things ?
Can you use Paypal then if it is fake you will get your money back. If not then what those guys said ^^^^^ |
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