Pugwash

He who controls the supply sets the demand.

Hey, I'm new at this stuff too! I've only recently (Feb) got into watches and reps ...

Unfortunately, I don't have a genuine 7750, so I'll use my 2836 for the logo and the movement off eBay.

Welcome from a northerner who is stuck in France.

I agree, howevwer that watch is not the one on the eBay page. Look at the drilled lugs.

The photos at the bottom of that page look genuine.

You can also see the ETA logo under the escapement.

I think he's talking about swapping in a swiss for an asian, as opposed to swapping out.

It's NATO day again ...

You could pass it to me in Paris ...

The only TAG I've ever considered getting.

But you already know the answer, no? Edit to add: If you don't know, you should tell us and then we can try to help. If this is the case, I apologise, but it seems like it's another in the long line of 'test the geeks' that never really works. We've seen this a lot and it never proves anything, sorry.

Capitalism is supposed to work? Seriously, if demand were waning, Rolex would have to lower their prices or suffer. Demand isn't dropping at all, so they have no reason to lower prices. Oh, apart from there's a case against them in the US that may force them to open up a bit, but that's another story for another day.

I wonder what the original poster hopes to gain by asking if we can spot his friend-of-a-friend-obviously-someone-famous-no-really-you've-heard-of-him's genuine Explorer as a genuine, apart from frottage points. The WiS on the board won't bother as they don't need to prove themselves and find it insulting to be tested, so you'll just get a bunch of people saying "I don't know". It's genuine, the FoaF is a pseudo-celebrity or something, move on.

Nice pics. The brushed metal is a nice touch, as is the coloured lighting.

I don't know about the watch, but there's something off with the pic. Something screams faked to me, and I don't know if it's the super-loose strap or the paper bag sleeves.

29 minutes of emails, an hour of remorse.

An hour and a half.

Well, yes, they're [censored]. I hate ebay scammers.

I think he's actually quite clever. He'll never sell that stuff, and he knows it. However, he'll generate traffic to his other eBay stores.

... and these movements are worth about $50, not the $200 he's asking.

Is this the case of the bank account being emptied? If so, I too have lost out.

Odd, because I've worn a PAM into ADs and no-one flinched, but I wore a GST and was fawned over.

Ooh, that's an offer I will consider if it looks like too much frankeneffort.

I wonder if all of them know their reps are reps. The may have bought them off of Teh Bay, and think their Certifidatos make them real...