letter Posted January 13, 2012 Report Posted January 13, 2012 Hi guys, Here's another.. What do you think?
kbh Posted January 13, 2012 Report Posted January 13, 2012 Fake but if you put the right second hand on it would be much harder to tell.
letter Posted January 13, 2012 Author Report Posted January 13, 2012 Aha..! Aside from the second hand, does anything else indicate it's fake?
Star69 Posted January 13, 2012 Report Posted January 13, 2012 On 1/13/2012 at 1:36 PM, letter said: Aha..! Aside from the second hand, does anything else indicate it's fake? betters ask the other way around really a bad fake ...
letter Posted January 13, 2012 Author Report Posted January 13, 2012 A friend bought it...will have to break the news...
acilper666 Posted January 13, 2012 Report Posted January 13, 2012 Fake. Something looks wrong with that dial, the Rolex seems too close to the coronet. I could be wrong though
kbh Posted January 13, 2012 Report Posted January 13, 2012 The typical rep bezel is taller and more angular than a gen, which is flatter and at least looks wider. I've never actually measured one.
letter Posted January 13, 2012 Author Report Posted January 13, 2012 My thoughts were the green lume, crown, date font and bezel...all looked wrong..
PhilFree Posted January 13, 2012 Report Posted January 13, 2012 On 1/13/2012 at 1:48 PM, letter said: My thoughts were the green lume, crown, date font and bezel...all looked wrong.. The font used on 'Rolex' seems to be incorrect also.
w.genzo Posted January 13, 2012 Report Posted January 13, 2012 Fake, date font is the biggest tell. Nice lugs though, I wish submariner reps had the same fit..
basketbob951 Posted January 13, 2012 Report Posted January 13, 2012 Terrible fake How can someone buy it as gen????
preacher62 Posted January 13, 2012 Report Posted January 13, 2012 This is using an ETA or China-made movement with stock date wheel positioning. On a gen DJ the date window is nearer to the center of the dial by about 1mm and is longer, horizontally. This is the reason that we use a date wheel overlay with near Rolex factory fonts. This date window is in stock ETA, or other, position nearer to the edge. That's why it looks funny.
sneed12 Posted January 13, 2012 Report Posted January 13, 2012 On 1/13/2012 at 1:36 PM, letter said: Aha..! Aside from the second hand, does anything else indicate it's fake? date position and font. That's a standard ETA datewheel.
chefcook Posted January 13, 2012 Report Posted January 13, 2012 On 1/13/2012 at 2:10 PM, w.genzo said: Fake, date font is the biggest tell. Nice lugs though, I wish submariner reps had the same fit.. End link fits nicely but the lug shape is terrible!
Bardamu Posted January 13, 2012 Report Posted January 13, 2012 On 1/13/2012 at 7:06 PM, chefcook said: End link fits nicely but the lug shape is terrible! +1 Lug at 5 was the first thing I saw. The finishing of the brushed surface is really bad.
superlative Posted January 14, 2012 Report Posted January 14, 2012 (edited) Rolex never made a watch with a frame around the date window. Nice try though, guys. Edited January 14, 2012 by superlative
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