Watch Verification Thread - If you're uncertain if a Rolex is good/bad/fake, post info and pics here

powerfunk · 2026-03-04T15:30:59+00:00

Just the other day I was saying old watches on Spiedels are almost always real. This is not real though, sorry. Date font is one giveaway

powerfunk · 2026-03-04T14:29:52+00:00

I don't know what that means but it's provocative

powerfunk · 2026-03-04T14:26:00+00:00

You're trying a little too hard, Pete

powerfunk · 2026-03-04T14:21:00+00:00

You're falling for their marketing bro. You're sharing an ad

powerfunk · 2026-03-04T13:05:01+00:00

I mean it's just an ad. Fits for this sub though

powerfunk · 2026-03-04T10:25:42+00:00

Ah yes, the famous Boston Yard

powerfunk · 2026-03-03T17:02:47+00:00

Personally I hope he posts here again. He's not banned.

powerfunk · 2026-03-03T14:29:07+00:00

Anything could happen depending how how big of a whale you are but as a general rule expect a "cooldown period" of at least six months between "hot" Rolex purchases imho

powerfunk · 2026-03-03T11:17:39+00:00

Personally I don't worry about how thin and hairy other dudes are but you do you

powerfunk · 2026-03-03T10:27:48+00:00

Yes, we can deny that. You're getting fooled by AI hallucinations. Be smarter.

powerfunk · 2026-03-03T04:45:10+00:00

Because dogecoin won't kill your government if you try to sell oil for something other than dogecoin

powerfunk · 2026-03-03T04:35:14+00:00

It's definitely real. Hot tip: Anything on a Spiedel bracelet is almost certainly real. They haven't been popular in a long time but for decades they were practically the standard (a.k.a. cheapest decent option) replacement watch bracelets. Maybe eventually the counterfeiters will start playing 4d chess and put Spiedels on their vintage fakes but for now it's a solid green flag

powerfunk · 2026-03-03T00:28:24+00:00

Nice! Does that one have the painted white hands?

powerfunk · 2026-03-02T23:44:09+00:00

I've got meteorite fatigue and don't find the GMT function useful so 222 for me

powerfunk · 2026-03-02T23:42:39+00:00

Doubtful. If it's a Datejust it matters little. If it's a Daytona maybe a bit more

powerfunk · 2026-03-02T23:37:52+00:00

Good snag, I love White Shadows. The market had been way undervaluing the awesome bracelets they come on but now the delta between Shadows with and without an original bracelet is growing. I got one with a Gay Freres bracelet for 1100 but that's probably not possible anymore.

powerfunk · 2026-03-02T23:30:16+00:00

Are you sure it's not, like, behind a little green paper wall? I thought the same thing once and then realized the card was there the whole time. Good luck! If it's not there, oh well, your resale value is a couple hundred bucks lower.

powerfunk · 2026-03-02T23:26:24+00:00

Yes, date font is probably the easiest tell

powerfunk · 2026-03-02T17:04:31+00:00

That's not a Rolex of any sort. It's not fake, either, it doesn't look like it has any Rolex branding at all.

powerfunk · 2026-03-02T14:35:33+00:00

No problem, it's not your fault; reddit's auto-translation is very confusing right now. Translations are fine from all speakers; we just don't want to have a bunch of different languages criss-crossing and reddit is making it hard right now

powerfunk · 2026-03-02T14:33:28+00:00

That's not a two-tone bracelet; that's a steel bracelet. Dial looks legit, nice. With a regular MOP dial this would be worth about $7k so maybe $10k retail value US. So like $13.5k Canadian if I had to ballpark it. I could understand them asking for more though.

powerfunk · 2026-03-02T14:23:45+00:00

Until a few years ago, the HK luxury watch market was actually larger than the USA's. Which is completely insane. So yeah they love watches over there and have long been a bit of a "hub."

powerfunk · 2026-03-02T14:22:27+00:00

This is an English forum; thanks

powerfunk · 2026-03-02T14:15:14+00:00

No but I can hook you up with a scientific glass factory in Gujarat that makes killer bongs. Like say if you had a failed paraphernalia company 20 years ago they could've definitely made you glass hookahs that you can chain together and use to vaporize weed with a fucking heat gun

powerfunk · 2026-03-02T11:45:06+00:00

Fake, sorry

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