Sea Dweller, box but no papers.

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Just come back from a little trip to to the shops and happened upon one of these. I've been mulling over a few different watches but the complete lack of interest from any rolex dealer as soon as you mention a sports model has been a little off putting.

Anyway, we passed a "we buy gold etc" type place and low and behold they had two sea dwellers in the window. One a 2000 model with full box and papers and the other a more modern version dated "unknown".

The unknown one interested me more as the condition was better. I'm guessing it was the ceramic bezel as it didn't have the pins in the lugs where the bracelet meets the case. They didn't know which year it was, even when I asked them why they hadn't removed the bracelet to see the serial number, the ladies answer being "oh they won't get that involved in stuff like that"!

Price was £4750 with a one year guarantee.

Now I should imagine a minimum 10% to be achieved off their asking price but disregarding buying a watch form a high street pawnbrokers who can't even be bothered to look at a serial number I wondered what people thought?

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Porsche911R said:

prob a fake, fakes are so good they end up in crap shops with clueless staff.

I am not a jeweller but I'm pretty certain it was not a fake. Stolen I would be very much more concerned about but not fake.

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don logan said:

Hi LOH

Not all pre ceramic Seadwellers had pinhole lugs

I think anything that's a bit cheap needs to be bought by an absolute expert or someone really brave!

Bravery (or stupidity) is not an issue! (said the man who bought his last unseen from italy).

Eddy I'll send you a PM

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ecain63 said:

Porsche911R said:

prob a fake or stolen, fakes are so good they end up in crap shops with clueless staff.

Quite a post that

Especially as he's edited it since I quoted him, he originally just said it was fake! David does like to throw the cat amongst the pigeons

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Porsche911R said:

ecain63 said:

Quite a post that

would you buy a £5k watch with no details what so ever, no se.no. available, no papers, and seemly no checks from the staff from a pawn brokers !

https://youtu.be/PxVIRp6txWA

From an established high street establishment? Is it really that different from ordering a watch from europe on Chrono24 and just taking it to a local jewellers to check over?

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Pop it into my local jeweller and pop the back off.

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As discussed it isn't a fake, it might be stolen or be in poor condition inside but I'm 99.9% it isn't a snide.

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This is the watch;
https://www.the-saleroom.com/en-gb/auction-catalog...

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Not sure if it would have the ceramic bezel if it's a 2003 It's also lost its papers since it was last auctioned as according to that old listing it had them with it.

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Just as an update to this thread, I visited the shop again a couple of months later down the line and as they still had this in stock I made a cheeky offer. They needed to speak to head office to ok it and as of today it's mine

Need to organise some time to head over to actually pick it up but looking forward getting it.

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