Pimp my Rolex (& other such tomfoolery)

[drfrank]

I am considering purchasing a rolex, possibly pre-owned. I am after something special and I have seen a couple of sites who offer pre-owned rolexes which have been considerably pimped (diamonds etc).

Now....whilst I am after something special, I still want it to be tasteful and I have seen this:


http://www.swisswrist.co.uk/uploads/products/6917_...

What I want to know is....is it real ?

If so why the huge reduction ?

Even though it is preowned, surely with the addition of 1ct of diamonds (even though small) it would raise the value of the watch ?

Now I know these have had aftersales additions and the rolex warranty isn't worth the paper its written on but are they real ?

Please help !!!

Thanks in advance

Drfrank

[Mr MoJo]

The link only shows a picture, no price / reduction, Rolex do produce this watch (or certainly something similar, there are lots of variations of each model) looks like a ladies Oyster Perpetual Datejust if I'm not mistaken. Maybe with added bling !!

More info needed really to pass comment

[drfrank]

Hi

Sorry about the link I'll try again

http://www.swisswrist.co.uk/index.php?vars=product...

Thanks

[Dominic H]

drfrank said:

I am considering purchasing a rolex, possibly pre-owned. I am after something special and I have seen a couple of sites who offer pre-owned rolexes which have been considerably pimped (diamonds etc).

Now....whilst I am after something special, I still want it to be tasteful and I have seen this:


http://www.swisswrist.co.uk/uploads/products/6917_...

What I want to know is....is it real ?

If so why the huge reduction ?

Even though it is preowned, surely with the addition of 1ct of diamonds (even though small) it would raise the value of the watch ?

Now I know these have had aftersales additions and the rolex warranty isn't worth the paper its written on but are they real ?

Please help !!!

Thanks in advance

Drfrank

Is it real? It's a basic Rolex 6917 with an after-market diamond dial and bezel, it's not original.
Why the huge reduction? Rolex have never made this model, so no list price exists.
Does the 1.0ct of Diamonds raise the value? It's not an original bezel or dial, so it'll only raise the value of the item by the scrap value of the gold/diamonds.

In summary it's an old 1970's Datejust with an after market dial and bezel fitted. It's described as an early 1990's watch in the listing, that's not right.

A quick note, you can easily and quickly tell the age of a Rolex by checking the serial number against one of many serial number reference charts, such as this....

http://www.lanes.co.uk/Information/Rolex%20Dates.h...

[Dominic H]

I've had a look again at the quoted list prices of their watches, and most are wrong.

They list a 16570 Ex II at £4400, the current UK list is £3420. Their sale price is £3600, you can buy this from a UK Rolex AD at £3420.....

http://www.swisswrist.co.uk/index.php?vars=product...

They list a 16610 Sub-Date at £4500, the current UK list is £3470.

http://www.swisswrist.co.uk/index.php?vars=product...

Nearly all the quoted list prices are wrong.....

[Mr MoJo]

I'll second Dom H's last post here. Just checked the latest Rolex price list (picked up yesterday with the brochure and a new watch) All their RRP's seem to be slightly high on their site. Looks iffy IMHO.

eg, http://www.swisswrist.co.uk/index.php?vars=product...

Listing the RRP as £6900.00 whereas the official list price is actually £5370.00

Edited by Mr MoJo on Wednesday 14th January 01:58

[drfrank]

Thanks for the info guys,


I may well be making contact for a particular piece !

Thanks,

DrFrank

[drfrank]

Dominic H

Could you give me a quote on something like the watch in the link ?

(Just ball park would be great)

Thanks

Drfrank