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Homerboy

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I got my Rolex from work... sold it on ebay the next week.
Cost: $0
Sale Price: $3500
Net Profit: Priceless :)

 

OutHouse

Lifer
Jun 5, 2000
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Originally posted by: Homerboy
I got my Rolex from work... sold it on ebay the next week.
Cost: $0
Sale Price: $3500
Net Profit: Priceless :)


you really suck...


(mumble good job)
 

Aharami

Lifer
Aug 31, 2001
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Originally posted by: Citrix
Originally posted by: Homerboy
I got my Rolex from work... sold it on ebay the next week.
Cost: $0
Sale Price: $3500
Net Profit: Priceless :)


you really suck...


(mumble good job)

heck i'd sell it too! i dont care about no fancy smancy watch. i do care about the $3500 though! :p
 

bozack

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Jan 14, 2000
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Originally posted by: Aharami


heck i'd sell it too! i dont care about no fancy smancy watch. i do care about the $3500 though! :p

depends on how I got it from work....if I liked the company and it was for being with them for years then I would never sell it...if it was a random they don't care prize or something then why not...I paid for my watches so to me they are all nice but I understand why some don't value luxury items.
 

Homerboy

Lifer
Mar 1, 2000
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company has long been dissolved and purchased by Level3.
Godbless the failing telecom industry.
Going back to Ma-Bell slowly.
 

z0mb13

Lifer
May 19, 2002
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Originally posted by: Homerboy
company has long been dissolved and purchased by Level3.
Godbless the failing telecom industry.
Going back to Ma-Bell slowly.

??? rolex's been dissolved!?!?!?

 

OutHouse

Lifer
Jun 5, 2000
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Originally posted by: z0mb13
Originally posted by: Homerboy
company has long been dissolved and purchased by Level3.
Godbless the failing telecom industry.
Going back to Ma-Bell slowly.

??? rolex's been dissolved!?!?!?


yea and purchased by Level3. noob :disgust:
 

zixxer

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Jul 6, 2001
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Originally posted by: bozack
Originally posted by: Aharami


heck i'd sell it too! i dont care about no fancy smancy watch. i do care about the $3500 though! :p

depends on how I got it from work....if I liked the company and it was for being with them for years then I would never sell it...if it was a random they don't care prize or something then why not...I paid for my watches so to me they are all nice but I understand why some don't value luxury items.




I don't really consider my watches as luxury items... I have a seiko skx421k and a citizen mission antarctica... both I treasure quite a bit.
 

z0mb13

Lifer
May 19, 2002
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Originally posted by: Citrix
Originally posted by: z0mb13
Originally posted by: Homerboy
company has long been dissolved and purchased by Level3.
Godbless the failing telecom industry.
Going back to Ma-Bell slowly.

??? rolex's been dissolved!?!?!?


yea and purchased by Level3. noob :disgust:

why the hostile tone ass

 

TerryMathews

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Oct 9, 1999
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Originally posted by: z0mb13
Originally posted by: Citrix
Originally posted by: z0mb13
Originally posted by: Homerboy
company has long been dissolved and purchased by Level3.
Godbless the failing telecom industry.
Going back to Ma-Bell slowly.

??? rolex's been dissolved!?!?!?


yea and purchased by Level3. noob :disgust:

why the hostile tone ass

You were being either sarcastic or stupid and were called on it. Get over it.
 

z0mb13

Lifer
May 19, 2002
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Originally posted by: TerryMathews
Originally posted by: z0mb13
Originally posted by: Citrix
Originally posted by: z0mb13
Originally posted by: Homerboy
company has long been dissolved and purchased by Level3.
Godbless the failing telecom industry.
Going back to Ma-Bell slowly.

??? rolex's been dissolved!?!?!?


yea and purchased by Level3. noob :disgust:

why the hostile tone ass

You were being either sarcastic or stupid and were called on it. Get over it.

I seriously didnt know that rolex was dissolved. What? I need to know EVERYTHING that happened in this world?

oh yeah maybe I am stupid.. :roll:
 

yhelothar

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Dec 11, 2002
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Originally posted by: Citrix
Originally posted by: bozack
The serial number isn't under the crown, it is either under the 6 lug or 12 lug cover, you have to remove the bracelet. Also this isn't the acid test for discerning a fake, some are pretty good and many of the numbers are very close to authentic.

If you had a few pics of it I might be able to tell, but otherwise I would be guessing. The first thing I would do is check to see if it is an "automatic" model where you have to wind it, next I would "sift" it in my hand as you would twirl a glass of wine and try to listen to the rotor, most fakes have cheap automatic movements with loud rotors, on a real Rolex the winding should be silent. See if you can find authentic pics and compare what you have against them....good luck and congrats.

Edit: you might or might not want to bring it to a dealer to have it looked at, most of them will be able to tell if it is a bad fake or not but if it is a good fake then they might not know, don't send it to Rolex as they will keep it if it is a fake. I have a hard time with taking things I am unsure of to a Jeweler as I feel like an idiot if it were fake. Post pics if you can.

thanks. the site i listed above list the "wine glass twirl thing" and i can not hear it at all. It has been sitting in my wifes jewelry box for the last two weeks when he left and it had since stopped. by chance i shook it twice and the second hand started moving. according to that site i found that is another test, it it starts movement after two test it indicated that it is real.

I will take some pics of it tonight and post them for you to look at.

This is a pic of the watch i f...ke what i have on now.

Pretty much all fakes have automatic movement, unless you get the one from new york for $5 a pop.
The easiest way to tell is probably by looking at the date magnifier, most date magnifiers only magnify 2x and is two piece glass, while the authentic is 3x mag, and the magnifier is part of the crystal.

You may have a swiss made replica :)

Oh yeah and a small update to my replica.. Last time I went to my neighbor's house, I was surprised to see that he bought a replica too. He said he paid $50 for his, and I could clearly tell that his is fake. His watch has one font for the Rolex logo, and oyster perpetual, and all the words beneath it. Next his bracelet links weren't very finely brushed. Then his bracelet was held together by pins and not screws, and his clasp is completely fake looking. Also he didn't have that rubber sealant ring under his crown, and his chrono pushers doesn't screw and unscrew.
Oh yeah his chrono didn't work either.
 

axelfox

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Oct 13, 1999
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Originally posted by: robphelan
Originally posted by: Aharami
holy crap! $5K for a watch!!!

it's referred to as a timepiece... i have a rolex submariner

it's very nice, not to mention you get alot of attention at the gentlemen's clubs with one :D

Yeah, I don't know how many times I've gone to the gentlemen's club and forgot my Rolex :)
 

bozack

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Jan 14, 2000
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Originally posted by: armatron

I don't really consider my watches as luxury items... I have a seiko skx421k and a citizen mission antarctica... both I treasure quite a bit.

Depends on perspective and price imho...Seiko and Citizen make wonderful functional watches, great prices and very durable...Seiko also makes a line which I consider "luxury" as the pieces cost in the thousands of dollars (Grand Seiko line and only sold in Japan)...I consider my mechanical expensive watch and my high dollar pens "luxury" items because they cost a good deal of money and they really aren't needed at all...a bic and or a timex will do just as well for day to day and be alot cheaper, but not as much fun to me :)
 

bozack

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Jan 14, 2000
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Originally posted by: virtualgames0
The easiest way to tell is probably by looking at the date magnifier, most date magnifiers only magnify 2x and is two piece glass, while the authentic is 3x mag, and the magnifier is part of the crystal.


Even on authentic Rolex watches the "cyclops lens" (magnifier) is not integrated into the crystal but instead it is attached using an adhesive. In fact I don't even think the older mineral crystal models had integrated lenses but instead they were also attached.
 

Epoman

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Apr 15, 2003
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Originally posted by: virtualgames0
Originally posted by: Citrix
Originally posted by: bozack
The serial number isn't under the crown, it is either under the 6 lug or 12 lug cover, you have to remove the bracelet. Also this isn't the acid test for discerning a fake, some are pretty good and many of the numbers are very close to authentic.

If you had a few pics of it I might be able to tell, but otherwise I would be guessing. The first thing I would do is check to see if it is an "automatic" model where you have to wind it, next I would "sift" it in my hand as you would twirl a glass of wine and try to listen to the rotor, most fakes have cheap automatic movements with loud rotors, on a real Rolex the winding should be silent. See if you can find authentic pics and compare what you have against them....good luck and congrats.

Edit: you might or might not want to bring it to a dealer to have it looked at, most of them will be able to tell if it is a bad fake or not but if it is a good fake then they might not know, don't send it to Rolex as they will keep it if it is a fake. I have a hard time with taking things I am unsure of to a Jeweler as I feel like an idiot if it were fake. Post pics if you can.

thanks. the site i listed above list the "wine glass twirl thing" and i can not hear it at all. It has been sitting in my wifes jewelry box for the last two weeks when he left and it had since stopped. by chance i shook it twice and the second hand started moving. according to that site i found that is another test, it it starts movement after two test it indicated that it is real.

I will take some pics of it tonight and post them for you to look at.

This is a pic of the watch i f...ke what i have on now.

Pretty much all fakes have automatic movement, unless you get the one from new york for $5 a pop.
The easiest way to tell is probably by looking at the date magnifier, most date magnifiers only magnify 2x and is two piece glass, while the authentic is 3x mag, and the magnifier is part of the crystal.

You may have a swiss made replica :)

Oh yeah and a small update to my replica.. Last time I went to my neighbor's house, I was surprised to see that he bought a replica too. He said he paid $50 for his, and I could clearly tell that his is fake. His watch has one font for the Rolex logo, and oyster perpetual, and all the words beneath it. Next his bracelet links weren't very finely brushed. Then his bracelet was held together by pins and not screws, and his clasp is completely fake looking. Also he didn't have that rubber sealant ring under his crown, and his chrono pushers doesn't screw and unscrew.
Oh yeah his chrono didn't work either.

Oh GOD don't start up the Swiss made rolex crap again. You're neighbors fake and SO IS YOURS! and your chrono don't work either!

 

TerryMathews

Lifer
Oct 9, 1999
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Originally posted by: z0mb13
Originally posted by: TerryMathews
Originally posted by: z0mb13
Originally posted by: Citrix
Originally posted by: z0mb13
Originally posted by: Homerboy
company has long been dissolved and purchased by Level3.
Godbless the failing telecom industry.
Going back to Ma-Bell slowly.

??? rolex's been dissolved!?!?!?


yea and purchased by Level3. noob :disgust:

why the hostile tone ass

You were being either sarcastic or stupid and were called on it. Get over it.

I seriously didnt know that rolex was dissolved. What? I need to know EVERYTHING that happened in this world?

oh yeah maybe I am stupid.. :roll:

I didn't think I would have to spell this out for you; clearly I overestimated you. Homerboy wasn't referring to Rolex (the company), he was referring to the company he worked for, that gave him the Rolex.
 

GMElias

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Jan 17, 2002
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you can take it to a certified Rolex store and they should be able to help you. Look on the Rolex website to check for local authorized retailers. BTW, if you are in the Omaha area, there is Borsheims Jewlers, and they are great (got my Breitling there). Anyway, good luck.

-Elias
 
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So your watch is a Folex, eh? Too bad, but not surprising, since no government contractor is so wealthy that he can afford to give away a $4K for no apparent reason. On the bright side, this means you can wear the watch without worrying too much about pampering it.