kemilyon Posted March 21, 2012 Report Share Posted March 21, 2012 (edited) So I have a friend who asked if I would be interested in picking this up from a guy he works with who has run into financial trouble. These are photos I received from a bad camera phone, supposed to receive better pics later. The 2nd to last photo is the best over the 10 minutes of our text conversation requesting better pics. I have a fair collection of gen watches, but have never owned or really even closely examined the Explorer II. Anyway tell-tale signs from these bad photos? Edited March 21, 2012 by kemilyon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hado67 Posted March 21, 2012 Report Share Posted March 21, 2012 Its a FAKE! Go to Rolex.com and you will see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kemilyon Posted March 21, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 21, 2012 (edited) Its a FAKE! Go to Rolex.com and you will see. I've been trying to compare to gen photos but with the lack of detail it's hard to tell. I could easily be missing something big though. Edited March 21, 2012 by kemilyon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danza1812 Posted March 21, 2012 Report Share Posted March 21, 2012 shocking photos! No magnification on the date bubble, hands all wrong need we go on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephane Posted March 21, 2012 Report Share Posted March 21, 2012 Hard to say from the photos indeed what type of rep that is. But there are many wrong stuff here, the dial to start with (indices!!!) and hands, magnification indeed. I would love to see clear pics of this one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hado67 Posted March 21, 2012 Report Share Posted March 21, 2012 You can get one of these from a TD for 120$ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eiderdaus Posted March 21, 2012 Report Share Posted March 21, 2012 (edited) why is the crown missing ? Edited March 21, 2012 by Eiderdaus 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slickdick Posted March 21, 2012 Report Share Posted March 21, 2012 Fake and a bad one. Is that a nipple dial? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kemilyon Posted March 21, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 21, 2012 why is the crown missing ? Haha, I hadn't noticed that. This guy is a real weirdo...says he will meet to at the local AD. He seems to actually think he has a gen watch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duke1973 Posted March 21, 2012 Report Share Posted March 21, 2012 There is a coronet on the flip lock, not the clasp like it should be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbetts1790 Posted March 21, 2012 Report Share Posted March 21, 2012 if someone is that bad at taking photos (not even a single one is in focus), i wouldn't go near, even if it was gen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tucker Posted March 21, 2012 Report Share Posted March 21, 2012 It might be worth going to an AD with this guy for pure entertainment value. However, based upon the poor quality of both the watch and the photos this guy is a nut and I'd stay away from him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giobo Posted March 21, 2012 Report Share Posted March 21, 2012 Nice posting mate !!! This is a rep and probably a crappy one... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronin Posted March 21, 2012 Report Share Posted March 21, 2012 Gen for reference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kemilyon Posted March 21, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 21, 2012 (edited) It might be worth going to an AD with this guy for pure entertainment value. However, based upon the poor quality of both the watch and the photos this guy is a nut and I'd stay away from him. Ya, I'm not sure how many minutes we would be there before they asked us to kindly leave. Gen for reference. Beautiful! This may be my favorite Rolex, I have always had a thing for white dials. Edited March 21, 2012 by kemilyon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
w.genzo Posted March 22, 2012 Report Share Posted March 22, 2012 Anytime I hear people selling their watches for "financial troubles/family problems" ... I just get a bad feeling 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kemilyon Posted March 22, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 22, 2012 So the end of this story....the owner of this watch (Thomas) went to the AD himself, then called to apologize for wasting my time. He said he paid $3,500 for it and felt like an idiot. I couldn't disagree with him.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
graf-fiti Posted March 22, 2012 Report Share Posted March 22, 2012 owned Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irolexu Posted March 22, 2012 Report Share Posted March 22, 2012 So the end of this story....the owner of this watch (Thomas) went to the AD himself, then called to apologize for wasting my time. He said he paid $3,500 for it and felt like an idiot. I couldn't disagree with him.. Man that really sucks to hear that. I would much rather lose that kind of money at the casino wearing a rep then just lose all the money IN the rep... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeeKa Posted March 22, 2012 Report Share Posted March 22, 2012 Getting screwed and finding out when in good mood is one thing, finding it out when in financial troubles is completely different. Invite him for some beers and show him your nice reps. Have an evening full of watchtalk and laughter. This might push up his mood! Dee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeeJay Posted March 22, 2012 Report Share Posted March 22, 2012 Anytime I hear people selling their watches for "financial troubles/family problems" ... I just get a bad feeling I'm on the verge of selling my Tudor Heritage due to financial trouble... The only thing preventing me doing so, is that it has too much sentimental value, and at sale, won't raise enough money to actually be of any real financial assistance, so I would be down a piece which means a lot to me, and still not have enough cash to make the difference, so no sale for me, but just to say, sometimes, financial difficulties are legit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kemilyon Posted March 22, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 22, 2012 Getting screwed and finding out when in good mood is one thing, finding it out when in financial troubles is completely different. Invite him for some beers and show him your nice reps. Have an evening full of watchtalk and laughter. This might push up his mood! Dee Ya, I did feel bad for him but I've never even met this guy. I suppose the least I could do is guide him to sources to find quality reps, since he probably has never been in a sound financial position to buy a "gen" rolex in the first place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
correctime Posted March 22, 2012 Report Share Posted March 22, 2012 Very much Fake...even with terrible pics. OUCH !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travis29 Posted March 22, 2012 Report Share Posted March 22, 2012 From looking at the picture, I would say that watch is fake. But I may be wrong. Not much of an expert. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duke1973 Posted March 22, 2012 Report Share Posted March 22, 2012 The guy probably isn't even in "financial trouble" It's just a good reason to try and sell a rep as a gen for quick cash. Then if the buyer has done his homework and DOES call him out as it being a fake then he has the sympathy story to fall back on... " I didn't know it was a fake and paid $3500 bucks for it" "Now what am I going to do." That draws the anger away from him trying to sell you a fake watch and make you the buyer feel sorry for his fall on hard times. Oldest crook trick in the book! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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