TJGladeRaider Posted September 8, 2009 Report Share Posted September 8, 2009 I am currently in Paris on assignment. It is important that I assess the credibility of an individual I am dealing with. He seems to be very rich, but I noticed that his Patek Phillipe has a see thru back, and his Louis Vuitton case seems a little frayed for something so expensive. Do any of you know FOR SURE whether a Gen Patek Phillipe would have a see thru back? It has what appeared to be a manual wind movement with Patek Phillipe on the bridge. I may be spelling that wrong. If any of you know the answer, please e-mail me at TJGladeRaider@aol.com. This is the case I am working on here. The target was reminded to a particularly nasty prison yesterday. Obviously, he is a fraud, but there is another person involved whose credibility is important to assess. http://www.fraudsandscams.com/TroyStratos/TroyDavidStratos.htm Thanks much. Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agrippa Posted September 8, 2009 Report Share Posted September 8, 2009 A number of Pateks do indeed have crystal case backs - Gondolo, Calatrava, Nautilus and Aquanaut all have crystal case backs or include models with such. The complicated models seem to either have display case backs or include interchangeable display and solid case backs. Consequently you really have to know the exact model to know if it should have a display back or not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJGladeRaider Posted September 9, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 9, 2009 A number of Pateks do indeed have crystal case backs - Gondolo, Calatrava, Nautilus and Aquanaut all have crystal case backs or include models with such. The complicated models seem to either have display case backs or include interchangeable display and solid case backs. Consequently you really have to know the exact model to know if it should have a display back or not. Thnks so much, that actually answers my question perfectly. I am dealing with a guy who seems legit, all evidence of everything he claims to be, but the clear case back concerned me, as I thought that might be an obvious "tell." Since it is not, no worries -- under these circumstances, it would have been very worrisome for this particular guy to be lying to me. Wearing a rep wouldn't be the issue - it was the rather involved story he told me about a royal family giving it to him as a goft. Thanks, Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FxrAndy Posted September 9, 2009 Report Share Posted September 9, 2009 I agree i spent an hour in a jewlers with a loupe stuck to my eye studying a patec movement via a display back, the quality you see in there is its own verification, oh and it wont look like a 2824! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agrippa Posted September 9, 2009 Report Share Posted September 9, 2009 Thnks so much, that actually answers my question perfectly. I am dealing with a guy who seems legit, all evidence of everything he claims to be, but the clear case back concerned me, as I thought that might be an obvious "tell." Since it is not, no worries -- under these circumstances, it would have been very worrisome for this particular guy to be lying to me. Wearing a rep wouldn't be the issue - it was the rather involved story he told me about a royal family giving it to him as a goft. Thanks, Bill No problem, happy to be able to help. Just out of curiosity, if i may: which royal family? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pugwash Posted September 9, 2009 Report Share Posted September 9, 2009 Do any of you know FOR SURE whether a Gen Patek Phillipe would have a see thru back? It has what appeared to be a manual wind movement with Patek Phillipe on the bridge. I may be spelling that wrong. If the movement looks like this, it's a fake: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gioarmani Posted September 9, 2009 Report Share Posted September 9, 2009 If it looks like this, it's even more fakerer: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
offshore Posted September 10, 2009 Report Share Posted September 10, 2009 If it looks like this, it's even more fakerer: Thanks for the expert diagnosis Made my day!! O/S Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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