Jeweller in Essex to authenticate a secondhand Rolex
Discussion
I am looking to buy a secondhand Rolex which is located some 250 miles away from me in Grays,Essex,and was wondering if anyone knew of a jeweller near there that I could use to authenticate the watch for me.(ie Have a look over it and obtain the serial number),before I travel down to buy?
audidoody said:
If the seller is legit surely he would take the watch back and refund you if you could prove it wasn't genuine?
To be honest,and having bought and sold many watches over the years,I dont want to get into a situation where I have handed over my money without being 100% sure the watch is legit.CardShark said:
MarsellusWallace said:
I have been informed by the seller that this watch has had its serial number removed/plated over so Im going to be giving this one a wide berth.
And this chap is trying to sell it on as genuine?
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ks.No idea why it had been done, but both the model reference and the serial number (bar the first 3 digits, so it could be dated) had been dremeled off.
Good idea on walking though OP, too much of a risk.
LukeBird said:
My Submariner had had the same, but that was genuine.
No idea why it had been done, but both the model reference and the serial number (bar the first 3 digits, so it could be dated) had been dremeled off.
Good idea on walking though OP, too much of a risk.
Usually to protect the AD who sold it into the grey market cheaply, or who sold discounted to a broker.No idea why it had been done, but both the model reference and the serial number (bar the first 3 digits, so it could be dated) had been dremeled off.
Good idea on walking though OP, too much of a risk.
Highly undesirable though, and less common now I believe.
CardShark said:
Would Rolex snaffle such a watch should it ever be sent to them? Fair enough if there are some genuine watches out there like that but I can't see Rolex being too happy about it.
No, you own what you own and stories about Rolex 'keeping' other peoples property, whether genuine or not, are just that - stories.If the watch was stolen then thats another matter, of course.
Ive always thought that Rolex stopped their provenance service because it was simply easier for them.
MarsellusWallace said:
Miguel Alvarez said:
Why did Rolex get rid of their lost and stolen register?
The register is still there,but what has been lost is the ability for a member of the public to ring up and check a serial number of a watch.You can add a stolen watch by writing in to them.GC8 said:
LukeBird said:
My Submariner had had the same, but that was genuine.
No idea why it had been done, but both the model reference and the serial number (bar the first 3 digits, so it could be dated) had been dremeled off.
Good idea on walking though OP, too much of a risk.
Usually to protect the AD who sold it into the grey market cheaply, or who sold discounted to a broker.No idea why it had been done, but both the model reference and the serial number (bar the first 3 digits, so it could be dated) had been dremeled off.
Good idea on walking though OP, too much of a risk.
Highly undesirable though, and less common now I believe.
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