Please remember this is a free guide from LWDB for the purpose of finding the date of production of your Rolex watch from the serial number shown on your. Hi A relative recently showed me an old Rolex pocket watch from their. There is a couple numbers that I took to be the serial number on the. Can you show a clearer pic of the inner case back, so we can see the date mark?

I've never really understood this practice (hiding last few serial numbers) except for gray market dealers who seek to obscure the source of where the (new) watch came from. On new watches, the manufacturer can trace the serial to see which dealer a watch was originally delivered to. Authorized dealers would be in jeopardy of losing their distributorship if they were caught selling in bulk to gray market dealers or selling directly to individuals over the internet. For used watches that are legitimate and not stolen merchandise, I can think of no valid reason to obscure serial numbers.

My own auctions have always prominently shown the full serial number of the watch I'm selling. I've seen sellers of used watches obscuring serials in their auctions but have never understood why. Perhaps they're just imitating a practice they've seen. Dgalaxie, is simply upset that I corrected him for giving bad advice (advice that violated eBay rules and risked suspension) on another forum thread. Now he's apparently going to throw a tantrum on any thread I post to.

It's this type of juvenile behavior that prompts me (and many others on eBay discussion boards) to post using a private posting IDs to avoid having to deal with people who will seek to harass and cause damage if they take offense to anything you say. For the record, I sell a substantial volume of Rolex watches and have sold on eBay almost since its founding. By contrast, dgalaxie sells primarily used Timex and other yard sale watches that he has previously stated on the boards he never pays more than a buck for. You be the judge of which of us has experience more relevant to the question posted. VH, you claim to buy 25-50k worth of watch parts alone in a week, I would thing ebay would be a decent place to dump off some of the items, or you old stock.

You talk a big game but have no resume? You have the time to post 396 posts yet no time to post a single item?

If your lonely there are plenty of chat rooms. Seven points. I know i haven't been a member on ebay too long, but as far as this topic I think i can give you some sound advice. There are 3 different types of 'knockoffs'. Immation 'Rolax', counterfeits (Mass produced using same serial#'s) and most valuable 'clones' with a serial number your watch can be cloned and be sold off into the open market, gray market dealers; it could be just a one man operation who will just beat you to the punch and sell while you have your item up for 10 days. There are the more elaborate operations where anywhere from 10's to thousands can be cloned.

Sold into the open market, gray market dealers(who will turn a blind eye) or there could be a hundred watches ready to go just need to be engraved and a stamp on the paper. Spread through out and sold pawned at the exact same time. By the time things come to surface, its too late.

Nowadays anything can be copied, its information people need. Numbers need to check out. We are in the cpu age, and there a reason why every watch sold gets reported. Work's kind of like ID theft. I use to work with a guy who was selling his clients credit info and sensitive info to some nigerians, but that's another story. Don't take my word for it, again just do a bit of research. Discussion forums arnt always the best places for advice; especially when you have a question; concern such as your.

Opinions vs facts. You need facts. You mentioned that you have worked on OMEGA watches for 20 years? And specialize in authenticating vintage models? All jokes aside I really want to get my military seamaster 300 authenticated. And appraised.

It was a hand me down, fairly old. Just by going off what you say buying 25-50k just in parts a week; would make you guys a 'volume dealer'. I would want it done by a reputable place such as your place. Do you have a Domain, website, or a contact info? I really want to get this done. All this bickering back and forth is.

Uchebnik po farmakognozii zhohova. I never take it personal, I don't think any grown man would. If you could provide me with a website or even your company name i would appreciate it. @gunniejames, Sorry, but your post is just nonsense. The serial numbers would be of no use in a counterfeit operation: 1) You don't need to know the specific serial number of a specific watch to be able to create a valid serial number for a replica.

The serial numbering system and valid number ranges for Rolex are common knowledge. A counterfeiter can pick a number. Any number within that range and use it. Why would they need the number from a specific watch?