Watch Authentication

[pisonic]

Hi Guys,

quick question: if i was to buy a grey Panerai or pre-owned from direct sellers, when do i go to do a watch authentication or verification?

thanks in advance

[ac_wong75]

** horology at international plaza is pretty good if u dun mind
Paying

[foomeng3]

I always go to ** whenever I buy watch from grey seller.

[pisonic]

Hi guys thanks for the advise. any idea what is the fees like?

[ac_wong75]

Richemont has stop doing verification for a long time.
There are other ways and means to do verification but I leave it to the experts here to advice.
The clean cut way is of course to pay up and get it done professionally.

[ac_wong75]

The fee at ** is $107 if I recall correctly for all watches

[eeyer]

forgotten which thread but I rem seeing a thread saying there are many "fake" panerai in market...
so best not to get from dealer or seller you are not comfortable with.

p/s: I am not apply only anyone.
no offence to anyone.

[gallardofever]

Richemont has stop doing verification for a long time.
There are other ways and means to do verification but I leave it to the experts here to advice.
The clean cut way is of course to pay up and get it done professionally.

ION accepts PAMs for authentication. Costs $1200. As mentioned previously, its better to just send the watch in for servicing and let them tell you if its authentic. Costs about $500.

[wt_know]

send for servicing before buying the watch?

ION accepts PAMs for authentication. Costs $1200. As mentioned previously, its better to just send the watch in for servicing and let them tell you if its authentic. Costs about $500.

[gallardofever]

No, I'm saying ION does provide authentication services for a fee but it appears to make more sense to have the watch authenticated and serviced at the same time since its cheaper. However, if you can work out an arrangement with the seller, I don't see why not.

[Saggice]

ION accepts PAMs for authentication. Costs $1200. As mentioned previously, its better to just send the watch in for servicing and let them tell you if its authentic. Costs about $500.

1200 bucks for watch authentication ??

[lfcd66]

Go to **..Thats what I did before I bought it..

I send it to Richmont after a week to check if my watch needs to be regulated.

They checked my watch for an hour and told me its running perfectly. They even printed out the data with the results.

double confirmed!!

[fabiaN__]

Go to **..Thats what I did before I bought it..

I send it to Richmont after a week to check if my watch needs to be regulated.

They checked my watch for an hour and told me its running perfectly. They even printed out the data with the results.

double confirmed!!

So the seller agreed to bring the watch to ** before you pay the full sum?

How much did the "checkup" at Richemont cost?

[Oceanklassik]

Richemont has ceased to provide authentication service years back. The information is available in the forum.

[wiziwk]

Hi. Mind pm shop name? Forum seems to masked it. Thanks.