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21 June 2022, 06:42 AM | #1 |
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Cartier hang tag vs warranty card mismatch
I purchased a Cartier Santos on eBay, which was authenticated and came with numerous Delugs bands. That would further indicate it was real, because who would buy a number of De Lugs straps for a fake watch. The watch looks relatively unworn, but....
The hang tags say "M date Nov 22" and the warranty card says date "12-30-20." The serial number on the tag and warranty card match. Is this normal to have the date mismatch? |
21 June 2022, 07:20 AM | #2 |
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Not normal.
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21 June 2022, 07:24 AM | #3 |
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What is the likely occurrence here? Just a bad warranty card? Why would they sell a watch with a hang tag that says '22 and all the de lugs straps? That's what gets me. Those straps are expensive and it came with five. And the dealer is a jeweler with hundreds of positive reviews on eBay. It also went through ebay authentication. Is there no chance this watch is real?
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21 June 2022, 07:32 AM | #4 |
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Anything I say is speculation but I’d ask them to confirm and provide accurate accoutrements
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So is there still an authenticity issue here? Warranty card scans but is dated 12-30-20. Hang tag has matching serial number to watch and warranty card, but is dated Nov 22. But in thinking about this for a second, the "22" is referring to a day, not the year. I read it as a misprint of November 2022. Why would Cartier print the day but not the year on the hang tag? And how do I find the year from the hang tag? Given the info above, would there be any way this can be a fake given that ebay authenticated? |
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It's e-bay. 'nuff said
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I don't doubt yours is real, but I would take this up with the seller. Then follow up again here.
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It's a funny mistake, especially when one consideres that NOV 22 is still a few months away... To answer a previous post, this cannot be a simple wrong warranty card; it may well be ok but the hang tag of course it's not.
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The watch has supposedly been authenticated and bought through a trusted seller. If the OP hadn’t mentioned eBay no one would be suspicious. This is exactly why you should never buy on eBay. No matter what, there will never be 100% peace of mind. |
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21 June 2022, 11:15 PM | #11 |
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Ebay.
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I tend to agree with this. Only other thing I’d add is cartier puts a sticker on caseback with a future date a couple years out. This is so the movement can get checked if the watch sits too long unsold. Could the OP be referencing that sticker |
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LOL, you're right. I interpreted the date as we write it in Italy, NOV 22 means November 2022 for us as we would have written 22 NOV to indicate November 22nd. Sorry for the noise :-)
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