Odd Watch On eBay....

[V8 Disco]

OK, what is this - a Panerai or an IWC?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Mens-1915-IWC-INTERNATIO...

Confused.. (and maybe a little suspicious)

For the record, am NOT considering purchasing this, just intrigued.

[Hoofy]

The seller is a very lucky person because he appears to have got his hands on all manner of unique and rare watches. Snap it up before it's gone.

[andy_s]

Dear Lord, 30 odd bids, £800+; 100% feedback, 3000+ sales - unbelievable. :aghast:

3000 punters @ £250 a pop over five years is £150k p.a., minus the 400 roubles spent on parts and that's some business...

Edited by andy_s on Sunday 11th March 18:33

[daveenty]

Missed it and it's been pulled now, any clues as to what it was, or who to avoid please?

[bigandclever]

daveenty said:

Missed it and it's been pulled now, any clues as to what it was, or who to avoid please?

http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:NCsfAtdMlIkJ:www.ebay.com/itm/170799219246+&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=uk

[GJOB]

So what's the story? Are they genuine or not?

[GC8]

It looked like a sterile Pam copy which has had IWC printed on the dial. I reported the item to eBay.

[V8 Disco]

In the photos with the back off, the movement appeared to have IWC markings to match the top of the dial. Weird. Also the movement appeared corroded in the photos. Almost like a photoshop amalgam of several different watches.

Frankenstein's monster..

[Pesty]

bigandclever said:

http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cac...

obvious fake but


I liked it


wouldnt buy one but still liked the idea of an 'aged' panerai

god knows what they were thinking by printing IWC onto a rip off of a Panerai

[apotek]

That`s odd I have this guy on my sellers list because he sells old pocket watches turned into wristwatches and they always look interesting

[V8 Disco]

I know it was strange looking, but to give the 'benefit of doubt' I wonder if the reason the Panerai had IWC on the face was that it had an IWC movement within. Maybe he's just created a 'hybrid'?

Couldn't see anything to explain that in the listing though.. As per my original post, very odd.

[GC8]

Alternatively? perhaps he was a thief who was taking this piss out of anyone who bid? I suspect this was the case.