Daytona! Which is which?

[triton]

fakes are sometimes hard to tell. i have come across non genuine ones that really looks like the real one.

unless one is really interested into rolex and do substantial research on the watches, else it is hard to tell. there are usually some tell tale signs. however, base on first look and without handling the watch. it is not easy.

there was a case where a shop owner cannot even tell if the watch is not genuine until the case back was open.

for rolex, there are new features to make it hard to duplicate. however, after some time, these non genuine ones will appear.

for the really good non genuine ones, it can cost up to several thousands. however, most people wont spend that kind of money on a non genuine product. however, can you imagine if someone wants to pull a fast one on the shops? buy a say 2000 non genuine one and attempt to convince others it has a street value of a genuine one?

Its a good thing fakes are easily recognised, shows that some of the rolex anti fake features are very difficult to reproduce

[KuchingKu]

If a shop owner cannot tell a fake from real, then he needs to brush up his knowledge before open shop. This is basic skill they must have...just like pawnshop owners must be able to tell real and fake gold.

fakes are sometimes hard to tell. i have come across non genuine ones that really looks like the real one.

unless one is really interested into rolex and do substantial research on the watches, else it is hard to tell. there are usually some tell tale signs. however, base on first look and without handling the watch. it is not easy.

there was a case where a shop owner cannot even tell if the watch is not genuine until the case back was open.

for rolex, there are new features to make it hard to duplicate. however, after some time, these non genuine ones will appear.

for the really good non genuine ones, it can cost up to several thousands. however, most people wont spend that kind of money on a non genuine product. however, can you imagine if someone wants to pull a fast one on the shops? buy a say 2000 non genuine one and attempt to convince others it has a street value of a genuine one?

[DM101]

bingo bingo bingo.....

=) all right even from a distance. But it is definately not that easy from a distance and definately worse if i do not have a real one beside me to compare.

but a big giveaway is when u start to wind the crown. it is so different.
for educational purpose... the street price is about SGD 50 - SGD 200

i do not support fake good but hope that information can help people to identify a genuine from fake.

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the sub dials gives it away on the close up shot -too "thick" if can improve on the dials then harder to tell from real

[Oceanklassik]

Real incident

If a shop owner cannot tell a fake from real, then he needs to brush up his knowledge before open shop. This is basic skill they must have...just like pawnshop owners must be able to tell real and fake gold.

Allow me to share what I came across some time back. Not to worry, I will not mention any real, specific names or period.

I was window-shopping at a pre-owned watch shop and this said shop provides polishing services among others. A known watch PI (parallel importer), someone I recognized to be a veteran in this field, entered and was seeking polishing service on a ROLEX watch which he had just obtained, either from a trade or bought from someone. When the shop owner/staff handled the said ROLEX watch, he immediately informed that the watch was fake !

To convince the PI further, the staff took out the watch's bracelet and pointed to a part on the case. The PI frantically called someone (I believed could be his colleague/boss) and asked if "that person could be traced"!! I didn't know what transpired because the PI walked out of the shop to continue his conversation.

Shortly later, he re-entered the shop, seemingly looking dazed. The staff then asked if he still wanted to polish the watch and guess what? He said "YES" . I was thinking to myself why a PI would still spend money to polish a fake ROLEX watch that he had mistakenly obtained?

I reserve my comments on this and leave it to your imagination ..

[Oceanklassik]

Oh btw, the watch in question costs above $10K, even if it is discounted/pre-owned.

[DM101]

Allow me to share what I came across some time back. Not to worry, I will not mention any real, specific names or period.

I was window-shopping at a pre-owned watch shop and this said shop provides polishing services among others. A known watch PI (parallel importer), someone I recognized to be a veteran in this field, entered and was seeking polishing service on a ROLEX watch which he had just obtained, either from a trade or bought from someone. When the shop owner/staff handled the said ROLEX watch, he immediately informed that the watch was fake !

To convince the PI further, the staff took out the watch's bracelet and pointed to a part on the case. The PI frantically called someone (I believed could be his colleague/boss) and asked if "that person could be traced"!! I didn't know what transpired because the PI walked out of the shop to continue his conversation.

Shortly later, he re-entered the shop, seemingly looking dazed. The staff then asked if he still wanted to polish the watch and guess what? He said "YES" . I was thinking to myself why a PI would still spend money to polish a fake ROLEX watch that he had mistakenly obtained?

I reserve my comments on this and leave it to your imagination ..

Morale of the stiry - If buying from PI may sure you verify from RSC say is genuine

[ahboy82]

Holy crap the 2 watches look so alike! really hard to tell fakes from real for the untrained ones like me \

[ngokyc]

Wait till u see those with original case bracelet dial crystal but imitate movement

Agreed. Ever seen original case with Asian or Swiss movement before. Omg!

[jackjack]

hmmm....
thinking of buying link from grey market?
think twice now...
now are u able to tell which one is real and which one is fake?

i need to be constantly aware of what I am holding when handling these links....
colour is almost the same and colour difference shown on pic is only because of lighting and flash.



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[jackjack]

I will be studying the fake a bit more before to 'up my skills ' before disposing it away.
This is worrying....

For educational purposes...
Do bring a real link on your own and compare before purchase from grey market if u need to... even then, just buy from RSC.
Argh... in the past the fake will be identify almost instantly because it is so poorly made.... now ... **** happen and there are con man out there to con naive and misinformed buyers... please exercise caution.

[jflye]

indeed very misleading for buyers these days when the replica are so good....how about the laser etching of the crown at the 6o clock?i doubt they have the technology to do that?

[jackjack]

indeed very misleading for buyers these days when the replica are so good....how about the laser etching of the crown at the 6o clock?i doubt they have the technology to do that?

The replica has the etching too. But it's way to easy to observe and slightly bigger than original version.

[jflye]

then how about the weight?real rolex shld be heavy

[jackjack]

Weight is not accurate gauge
A normal rolex is about 140 to 160g
An imitation piece probably weighs about the same

it is abt the same weight .... hmm... heavy too

[jackjack]

how much is rsc selling 1pc of link now?

100 plus minus ...

so anyone wanna guess which link is the real deal haha