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Old 10 April 2015, 04:18 AM   #1
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Rolex Watch Box Help

Hi All, I've recently purchased a Rolex Watch Box, I've compared it to my current authentic watch box and found some differences. I'm not to clued up on this sort of thing so was hoping someone here would be able to tell me if this is genuine or not.
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Old 10 April 2015, 04:44 AM   #2
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Maybe if you highlight the perceived differences it may help.
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Old 10 April 2015, 04:51 AM   #3
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Differences:

1. Rolex emblem on outer sleeve is at least twice as bold as my genuine outer sleeve.

2. The texture of the box is different

3. Gold Rolex emblem has differences on outer box

4. Gold text on bottom of the box is not inset or in the same font as the genuine one

I'm wondering if the boxes have changed over the years as i'm not familiar with the differences in boxes.
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Old 10 April 2015, 05:16 AM   #4
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I can only compare your photographs with the box which came with my recently purchased.

1. Yours does appear bold, but light effects may be misleading in the photograph;
2. Again, the photograph makes it difficult to assess the box texture against mine. There are no obvious differences.
3. The gold emblem on my box appears to have far more lustre.
4. The leetering on the bottom of my box is not inset.

In addition, the half moon shape on the inside of my box is "negative". i.e. the place for your fingers is curved down wards whereas your is curved upwards.

Hope this helps.
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Old 10 April 2015, 03:58 PM   #5
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Can anyone else shed any light on this?
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Old 10 April 2015, 04:49 PM   #6
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It looks fine to me.
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Old 11 April 2015, 08:07 AM   #7
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Yes this looks absolutely fine...

ROLEX font correct, printing is crisp and of high quality, texture and surface of the materials are correct...there are probably detail differences that exist with the production of these boxes over the years
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Old 11 April 2015, 08:55 AM   #8
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Looks good to me
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Old 11 April 2015, 09:31 AM   #9
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Looks ok
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Old 11 April 2015, 05:11 PM   #10
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Great. thanks all, I appreciate your help with this one.
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