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Fake 3717 bracelet on ebay


rafi717

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Lets get this off before some poor dude gets him self a bracelet that doesn't fit... for $2000  :bangin:

 

The hole in the side of the clasp, dirt and poor circular polish are a dead beat giveaway.

 

 

Cheers,

R

 

http://www.ebay.com/itm/IWC-Stainless-Steel-Bracelet-For-IWC-Pilot-Ref-3717-Size-21-0mm-New-/130989321803?pt=US_Watch_Bands&hash=item1e7f926e4b

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Or is he just selling reps as gens? This pilot...

http://www.ebay.com/itm/IWC-Big-Pilot-7-Day-Power-Reserve-Automatic-46mm-18K-White-Gold-Ref-5004-02-/130900271436?pt=Wristwatches&hash=item1e7a43a14c

 

And he shows the serial number. The date looks a bit sunken.

 

Can experts chime in?

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Lets get this off before some poor dude gets him self a bracelet that doesn't fit... for $2000  :bangin:

 

The hole in the side of the clasp, dirt and poor circular polish are a dead beat giveaway.

 

 

Cheers,

R

 

http://www.ebay.com/itm/IWC-Stainless-Steel-Bracelet-For-IWC-Pilot-Ref-3717-Size-21-0mm-New-/130989321803?pt=US_Watch_Bands&hash=item1e7f926e4b

Definitely 100% Rep

 

Also the underside of the clasp shows the fixing on the pin, this is not visible on the gen

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Or is he just selling reps as gens? This pilot...

http://www.ebay.com/itm/IWC-Big-Pilot-7-Day-Power-Reserve-Automatic-46mm-18K-White-Gold-Ref-5004-02-/130900271436?pt=Wristwatches&hash=item1e7a43a14c

 

And he shows the serial number. The date looks a bit sunken.

 

Can experts chime in?

 

No, I think it is gen. The datewheel isn't sunken. It's not the serial of the reps and it has a gold-punch (750) on the back which the rep doesn't have.

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The bracelet looks legit. Kronopassion is a legit seller. If he was trying to rip somebody off, he wouldn't be also trying to sell over 50 watches worth $3000 to $78000.

The bracelet is definitely a rep. It has all the tells, the hole in the side of the clasp and the fixing point of the locking pin visible on the underside. Also, and not very obvious, are the pins holding the bracelet together are perfectly flush on a gen and more random on the rep. I have a rep and a gen bracelet so can compare side by side. What you can't tell from a picture is the feel of the gen is so much better quality but then at about 20x the price it should be!

Judging by his feedback and activity I would not doubt he is a legit seller but even the best can be duped if they don't know these minor details. I would suspect that there are plenty of gen owners walking around with rep bracelets on their gens in blissful ignorance.

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