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[mike13]

Hi Guys

Have always been interested in watches,but now have a bit money to move up the ladder a bit.I like the look of submariners,there is one for sale in Pistonheads classifieds at what looks like a good price,what should i be looking out for.

Thanks,Mike

[olic]

Hi is it this 50th Ann green bezel sub? for £1250 ono!!!
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/884479.htm

Marketed as "olympic" special edition!! very funny

Is it the 50th you want? or non date or date?

I wouldnt buy a sub without box and papers from reputable sources
probaly starting at about 2k for non date 2.5k for date would be approx prices

[paddyhasneeds]

mike13 said:

Hi Guys

Have always been interested in watches,but now have a bit money to move up the ladder a bit.I like the look of submariners,there is one for sale in Pistonheads classifieds at what looks like a good price,what should i be looking out for.

Thanks,Mike

In a word, fakes.

You won't get much change for any decent Sub from £2k, and that's for a non-date Sub.

There are some very good fakes out there at the moment, so generally if it looks like a duck and quacks either walk away or take it to a Rolex AD to have it inspected and checked against the stolen register.

[mike13]

Thanks guys,i will up the budget and get the genuine article.

Mike

[Slagathore]

Watchuseek and TZ-UK are also worth a look.

They have for sale sections on their forums. They seem to be genuine and safe!

[Tuningsolutions]

I bought my Sub with date from Blowers in York. Really good, friendly service and not a bad website either.

[Al Wyn]

http://www.hackettwatches.com/ Dominic H on here... absolutely top service... lovely watches... and hes a nice genuine guy... almost a pleasure to hand money over to

[Tuningsolutions]

Al Wyn said:

http://www.hackettwatches.com/ Dominic H on here... absolutely top service... lovely watches... and hes a nice genuine guy... almost a pleasure to hand money over to

Cracking site. Some lovely watches on there.

[x200sxy]

Yes, love that Dunhill.

Tuningsolutions said:

Al Wyn said:

http://www.hackettwatches.com/ Dominic H on here... absolutely top service... lovely watches... and hes a nice genuine guy... almost a pleasure to hand money over to

Cracking site. Some lovely watches on there.

[Titanium lover]

watch out for forum 'sleepers" on T-Z

I am sure one guy has 6-7 accounts and buys and sells to each of his accounts to make his history look good. Just a feeling as he slipped up a few months ago and deleted something very quickly that i imagine he thought nobody would have read at 4am


i can imagine one day some member is going to get stung as he has many watches that he could sell. If he did the lot he would make £20k +

[cyberface]

You won't be able to tell a good fake from the real thing without a caseback tool. So if you buy privately, meet with the vendor at an AD and get it authenticated. Box and papers simply isn't enough, and equally you can get a bargain if you find a watch without box and papers (which immediately makes people wary that it's a fake) but is actually genuine.

[The GMan]

I bought my Sub date from watches.co.uk. Also bought my wifes Rolex there at the same time.

Paid for the watches and they turned up on the agreed date.

Great service.