jleonid

Care to elaborate a little? I had some pretty strong opinions about it not being authentic, it was pretty much destined for the bin. I'd be interested to hear what you think. Thanks

I pretty much wanted to know if I was right about the case. Thanks

AHA! I could not find a rubber ball but a tape ball is ingenious (ball rolled up from tape i presume?). Yeah i know it's a long shot, but worth a look. Can someone tell me that the case is 100% correct based on the clicking mechanism? Also, the terminology is confusing me; ETA? I know it has perpetual movement, but then again is this easily replicated?

To be honest I was a bit scared to ask as I did not expect people to be so understanding. Especially the missing numbers part, but hey, that's how it has always been. Since it was neglected I was going to take possession of it and bring it back to life. The sad thing is I think someone payed good money for that watch at some stage. However I would like the remove the backing and have a look inside. What is the most obvious giveaway that a Rolex is fake when it is opened? Who knows maybe the movement is original, bar everything else. Is the clicking mechanism a DEAD giveaway that the housing is fake? It is still a nice watch, I would like to wear it but I honestly do not think I can live with it knowing as much as I do. Ignorance is bliss! Thanks

Yeah that's fine, i appreciate the input. I suspected as much, im not bothered at all. At least i can move on and buy a real one. Was i right about the number of clicks and clicking mechanism? What threw me was the stamping on the bracelet.

Hello I'm new to this forum, and I was hoping someone could assist me in determining whether or not my fathers Rolex is authentic. He acquired the watch over ten years ago, and I believe it to be from 1986 or thereabouts. Now we don't know much about it as it was a gift, and it was damaged when he was hit by a car whilst riding his motorcycle. The watch is missing a lug, and has some scratching on the crystal. The watch was neglected for a while, and me, being me, thought i would pull it apart. Whilst researching the Rolex brand, i was concerned with a few inconsistencies. Firstly, I was under the impression that the SM should click 120 times with a full bezel rotation. Before losing the clicking mechanism (after removing bezel), i counted 60 clicks. The next thing is that the clicking mechanism is different to what I have seen most commonly. Rather than use a pin, there is a hole on the flat surface which houses some sort of spring loaded ball bearing. The under side of the bezel does not look like an inverted gear. Rather, it looks like a bit more like a hole saw (without teeth, obviously). Apart from that, the bracelet numbers seem to indicate it is of 80's vintage, however, there are no serials on the watch body. Now i don't think they have been rubbed off intentionally. There is a lot of perfectly straight vertical scratching, which indicates that the lugs have perhaps rubbed against the body for some time. Now it is missing the cyclops, but it could have been removed at some point. So this is basically everything I have looked at, short of the movement as I cannot remove the backing. Ill leave some photos for consideration, I hope someone can help out. I'm more than happy to help in any way. Also, the photo's could be better, perhaps they would be clearer during the day. Thanks Jacob

I don't know how they get away with it. I would be more worried about the negative feedback to follow. Im sure you can report it as being counterfeit to eBay and they will remove it.

What tool did you use to get the caseback off? Thanks

Any progress?

How did you come across the watch? If you don't mind me asking...

Lovely watch.