It is the real deal, he bought in St Barths actually 14-15 years ago. I am turning 40 and he is giving it to me as a gift. I havent checked this site since my original post because I was waiting for him to send me pics as I dont have it in my hands yet. He is bringing it to me next wekend. He bought it for around $2500 back then, but I know it is worth considerablly more now. He has the box and books, however the box is missing the pillow inside. He almost never wore it because it hit his wrist in a weird spot and he found it uncomforatable. I don't think I want to keep it, it is just not my style and he is fine with that.
The reason I chose this site - it showed up first on my Google search. Is there a bigger/better one I should be looking at?