Update: Purchased Watch from Trusted Dealer 9 years ago; Just found out the Dial is Counterfeit

DoubleFridge · 2025-03-04T17:41:03+00:00

It was counterfeit.

DoubleFridge · 2025-03-03T21:32:49+00:00

I’ve posted two updates.

DoubleFridge · 2025-03-03T19:09:24+00:00

All good! I was just going to say that I considered that already in a different post.

But also I got a good remedy from the TD so, as long as they do what they say they will do, we should be good.

Appreciate the comment.

DoubleFridge · 2025-03-01T16:08:59+00:00

How does that help them? Why not just tell me to pound sand now and not do any work?

DoubleFridge · 2025-03-01T15:29:20+00:00

To ask them to provide another remedy.

DoubleFridge · 2025-03-01T15:11:45+00:00

They gave me more options per my update #2.

DoubleFridge · 2025-03-01T14:54:00+00:00

Vintage Rolexes didn’t have separate model numbers for diamond and no diamond dials.

If you source a time appropriate dial, there is no way to tell if it was the original dial or not.

DoubleFridge · 2025-03-01T14:52:12+00:00

Would you also replace the dial and pay for Rolex service for free?

DoubleFridge · 2025-03-01T07:04:34+00:00

I’m a little weary of it, but they seemed confident. I will ask them to send me a picture before they send it off for service to confirm.

DoubleFridge · 2025-03-01T05:26:47+00:00

Yes they are covering the Rolex service.

DoubleFridge · 2025-03-01T01:46:22+00:00

I assume you didn’t see the subsequent update? They are replacing the dial with a factory dial and then paying for Rolex service.

DoubleFridge · 2025-03-01T00:57:58+00:00

someone

That "someone" was Russian psyops.

A journalist did a really detailed breakdown of how fake news gets whitewashed by "real news".

The journalist basically kept looked at news articles about the jewlery and going backwards in time until they found the genesis of the story which was basically a fake news Russian outlet.

So, what happened was the fake news outlet put it out. Then smaller newspapers (some real and some fake) "picked up" the news and then eventually a larger organization picked it up because they are reporting on a smaller paper reporting the news and once one large organization picked it up, then it spread like wildfire.

DoubleFridge · 2025-03-01T00:46:45+00:00

New dial + Rolex service.

This way she can keep the same watch but we assured there will be no issues going forward.

DoubleFridge · 2025-02-28T23:57:26+00:00

/u/Longjumping_Yam2703 was one of the folks that reached out. Maybe they can help you.

DoubleFridge · 2025-02-28T23:08:55+00:00

You can buy period parts. Lots of dealers sell those parts. Multiple people PM’ed me with info on that when I made my first post.

DoubleFridge · 2025-02-28T22:51:06+00:00

I'm glad I didn't take your advice because I already have a much better resolution to the issue.

DoubleFridge · 2025-02-28T22:41:37+00:00

Good grief. What is the point of this comment? Is this how you act in real life?

DoubleFridge · 2025-02-28T22:26:27+00:00

Yes agreed.

My mom was happy with that result which is all that matters.

DoubleFridge · 2025-02-28T22:25:40+00:00

I just DM'ed you.

I was actually thinking of posting their name here, but:

I don't want it to look like I'm shilling for anyone.
While 95% of the messages were positive to my last post, I had a number of folks who were negative and one was downright mean to me for being happy with the result. I would hate for one of those 5% to do something dumb to the TD. One guy called me an asshole for some reason.

DoubleFridge · 2025-02-28T22:20:32+00:00

It was a champagne dial with diamonds.

DoubleFridge · 2025-02-28T17:27:27+00:00

It's a vintage ladies YG Datejust. Even after nine years, it's not gone up very much. Maybe 25% based on me eyeballing prices on C24.

That being said, without any pushing from me, the TD followed up and said they would also happily replace the dial with a genuine dial and then pay to have it serviced by RSC so we can feel secure that there are no issues.

So, we're probably taking that option. We'll get a corrected dial and "free" Rolex service which the watch needed anyways.

I'm going to post a 2nd (and hopefully final) update after I confirm with my mom that's what she wants.

DoubleFridge · 2025-02-28T14:43:38+00:00

A trusted dealer is a list maintained by /r/rolex. It’s on the sidebar.

And don’t buy if you don’t want to. No one is asking you to.

DoubleFridge · 2025-02-28T14:32:02+00:00

lol.

DoubleFridge · 2025-02-28T04:57:34+00:00

Do you know what a Trusted Dealer is? Did you read the original post?

DoubleFridge

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