rafi717 Posted January 12, 2014 Report Share Posted January 12, 2014 Lets get this off before some poor dude gets him self a bracelet that doesn't fit... for $2000 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rafi717 Posted January 12, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 12, 2014 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? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhc22 Posted January 12, 2014 Report Share Posted January 12, 2014 (edited) Lets get this off before some poor dude gets him self a bracelet that doesn't fit... for $2000 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 Edited January 12, 2014 by rhc22 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 12, 2014 Report Share Posted January 12, 2014 Good eye. I actually messaged the seller and he said he would get it checked out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rafi717 Posted January 12, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 12, 2014 He told me he purchased it from an AD... And then took the item off. Go figure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edigital Posted January 13, 2014 Report Share Posted January 13, 2014 think of it as doing a good deed and preventing some poor soul from getting conned! good job! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
higginsd Posted January 14, 2014 Report Share Posted January 14, 2014 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianmac Posted January 15, 2014 Report Share Posted January 15, 2014 Agreed. Looks gen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superlative Posted January 15, 2014 Report Share Posted January 15, 2014 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. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhc22 Posted January 15, 2014 Report Share Posted January 15, 2014 (edited) 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. Edited January 15, 2014 by rhc22 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rafi717 Posted January 18, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 18, 2014 The rep bracelet doesnt fit the gen case. I had to mod the end links on mine in order to mount it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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