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Ok, Ok, this is my last: That was just the sweetest little post... Awwwww... I'll be back in about a year myself. 'Till then.

@TheMuck: (See Marcello C Senatore pic at bottom) I appreciate your views and I understand the forums stand on preventing the scams, although it is like indulging in prostitution on the weekends while working as a vice squad cop during the week----and a married one. This section is like the Nobel Prize: Honoring high achievement in various fields, yet instituted quite possibly out of guilt of the fruitage of Nobel's creations. Is this here to quell the consciences of those who feel somewhat wrong about buying replicas, dodging customs, lying, etc.? I sure hope not. If you did that for a replica, should not a person buying a real Daytona be able to do just as much, being that much more is at stake? Is that not logical? Actually, the "homework" I was referring to can be done in 2 seconds: "There are fakes out there. I better go to an AUTHORIZED DEALER. Breitling, Rolex, Omega are saying not to buy their products on the internet" Homework Done! Again, The interest is not in replicas. It is in wanting your purchase to be what it purports to be. You don't even have to think about replicas when buying a genuine watch. If you go to a trusted, respected source you don't have that to worry about. If you want to save $$$ and take a chance, then you do. I buy undershirts without doing too much research. Yet, I keep in mind that if I go to a bargain store, I may have to look for that "Slightly Irregular" warning. If I don't want to be bothered with that, and am more interested in getting quality than saying I "got a deal" on some purchase, I go where I can pick up any package and get that quality. But, if you insist that you must get a deal and that eBay is the way to go, it all comes down to just using good judgment (not necessarily being a detective) Fore example: Ebay seller w/ REAL STORE 23 years Same Location So, Let it be known that I'm not promoting some hard and fast rule about ANTI-EBAY. Going to an AD is the safest way to avoid getting scammed just as no sex is the safest sex. Neither may be practical for all people. Yet, who can you complaint to when you take that chance----and get burned? We all want a $9,000 Watch (or a little more €uro) for less. We aren't rich (Or even if we are, we can be bargain hunters still) So, it takes more discretion than detective work. Just my 2 cents. AND MY LAST. Take care all @The Muck: Ever think of a Gen substitute for that Rep Daytona? Marcello C. Senatore: Coincidentally, Available on Ebay http://www.rwg.cc/members/uploads/remoteim...176127-8419.jpg

The expertise is in studying the real thing, not the replica. Just something to keep in mind. Perfect replicas don't and will never exist. Unless the Companies themselves produce it and label them "Replicas" The terms "Perfect" and "1:1" cannot be taken absolutely, but relative to the person doing the examination. There is an IWC Ingy out and Omega that are said to be 1:1---NOT. VIRTUALLY undetectable variations? Of course But, Never 1:1 or 100% It is not attainable. Being able to pass them off in the marketplace as genuine, yes. 1:1---Not happening. I doubt in Hublot produced their Big Bang with a see-thru caseback for fraud prevention, but you can tell in .0001 second that it is not the real deal. Thus, Anyone scammed, I don't feel for them. Do your homework before investing.

You know, Now that I think about it: Watch people are not ordinary folks. They may be "down to earth" but not ordinary (and some watch people, perhaps because of their depth of knowledge or "class" or economic stature) may not be so "down to earth." In any event, people who appreciate fine timepieces are a little special. If anyone doubts that, ask five people that you do not know, randomly: "Do you think a watch is just a watch, something to tell time with?" And see what they say. With that in mind, someone with enough money to buy an $8K watch or a number of them, or knows what a Rolex Daytona even is (and as Ubiquitous as the brand is, not everyone does), that person should know what to look for. He should make it his or her business to know....before investing. $8-$10K or more is an investment. Would YOU make an investment on Ebay? People need to learn that "POWERSELLER" is just that: They have sold to a lot of people. Sometimes people get beat and are too upset with themselves to even report it, or mention it to the seller or post negative feedback. They may say "I'll never get duped again" They feel stupid. Feedback is virtually meaningless when it comes to buying watches via auction (as we have seen people abuse that status). You have to have that "Sixth Sense" about matters. Especially about the product you are interested in. My point is: I don't see the point of this particular section of this forum anymore. I don't see the buyers as unsuspecting innocent ignorant victims. If they are, they shouldn't be! Putting that much money down is like walking into Charles Schwab Tommy's Investments across the street from Schwab and opening an account with $20K just because Tommy's Investments has an office on Wall Street. (I've worked there. It's overrated. My new place is much better). It doesn't make sense. Neither does buying an $8,000 watch from the internet. Not in this day and age. True there are your Watchseller.com's and Bernardwatch.com's, guys that have a reputation for good honest business. If they decided to sell on eBay someday, then hopefully that reputation will go with them. But buying from someone whose ENTIRE PRESCENCE is INTERNET-AUCTION BASED is asking to have your money taken. So, Tell that baby to stop crying about that lollypop that was just snatched. He should have held it tighter. And I especially don't feel sorry for you if you pay $$$$ for one of those Daytonas with the ugly, ill-situated, poorly threaded pushers. They should know better.

That's quite a creation. And it's good to know you are not selling them. They are deadly accurate. I like the vintage models and the older Daytona Reps better. There is an annoying feature on Daytona Reps. Only if the buyers knew. It only takes a few things to look for. Then again, any advice is only good for the moment because they are getting better and better. Almost all replicas have a single flaw that few can catch: THEY LOOK LIKE REPRODUCTIONS. I know that sounds stupid, but when you look at any replica it has a strange copycat look, which is actually just the sum of all of its flaws, looked at all at once. There is a luster, a "Gen-Aura" (if you will) that doesn't exist. They simply look reproduced. I cannot quite put it in words. The "Frankenwatches" or Hybrids have more of that refined, quality-assurance look that you don't get in replicas. To try to explain it, it reminds me of a sighting I had once. (Lord forgive me for relating this, but...) I saw a really attractive woman as I was walking down the street. Yet, within that same moment that I noticed her attractiveness, I noticed something else: SHE WAS A "REPLICA." I looked to the person walking with me. And he agreed. My point is: No matter how good a reproduction, A REP IS A REP. They either try too hard to be like the real deal....and mess up. Or they miss something else. Buyers on Ebay need to stop focusing on what they can afford, and take the time to get to really know the product they want to buy. And if they really wanted the object of their desire without getting scammed, they would save up and go to a more reputable place. The watch companies themselves tell them, for crying out loud: OUR PRODUCTS ARE NOT SOLD OVER THE INTERNET. In the instance that they don't have to save, it means they have more time to do their homework. (See Thumbnail for Daytona pusher flaws) Did I just make a distinction between a Hybrid (or Frankenwatch) and a Replica? Yup!

This is the first thing he's SELLING. All of his feedback is from buying.

Excuse my manners. "When they ask who, and if they should pry, all you need to say is..." "I know a guy" Pieces that good, I wouldn't think about whether or not an AD sold it to me, or whether it came from Rolex.

@Ubiquitous: Since I don't see many (actually none) offering these for sale: WHERE IN THE WORLD DO YOU GET CASES THAT GOOD?

But he's about to be up $8K.... Not tooooo bad a scammer! Hopefully the portfolio of the person buying it will have gone up in value by $8K (Not going to happen) so that he won't feel so bad when the jeweler breaks the news to him.

Why couldn't he take any pic he wanted to complete the ruse? Someone will pay $8K to get it home and open it up and find another brand stamped in gold on the movement...and not Rolex. Oh well.

Thanks, Actually though, I only have a keen eye for detail, which caused me to recall Ubiquitous' thread on TRC. (Something like that, you don't forget. Not too many can do this). Sorry he only builds for himself. I can't quite nail it down, but there is some strange honor in that. And as for the auction: The way to answer that is .... With everything you know now, the discrepancies in the photos, the mini-feedback... WOULD YOU BID? $8K Eruo is at stake. With everything we know it would be better to flag it and then have the seller offer proof. Or you could just e-mail him and scare him into seeing that you know .....

"Ohm" Mitted Thought that was worth repeating. Ubiquitous, I think people forget these are available. Or, are they not "available"

Even if the dial was real, That case is bogus. Ubiquitous, REAL OR REP? (The auction) I don't think anyone can tell better than you. Not on this. @The Muck At least you know they're out there: Ubiquitous will take care of you.

This is an elusive one, nonetheless, it is a REPLICA. The fonts are off, the numbers and lettering on the bezel are off, there is too much material on the markers. Besides.... Be sure to check the thumbnail..... I'm sure someone can hook you up.