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<blockquote data-quote="OKCShooter" data-source="post: 4082029" data-attributes="member: 9994"><p>In my experience; if anyone gets into high end watches (5 figures and up) there are a few things that increase likelihood of true authenticity:</p><p></p><p>1) Buy watches that were limited/rarer variants (Replica makers go for the usual - for example, Rolex Submariners are faked but less likely to see a LV version faked, especially with rare year changes)</p><p>2) Buy from well known DEALERS, not individual sellers.</p><p>3) Buy secondary where watch has been serviced by Maker (My 16618 was fresh back from Rolex when I bought it so it had supporting documentation from them) I haven't seen fakes with "extra" paperwork</p><p>4) Obviously get all original cards, boxes, receipts - but these are getting faked well which is why I want recent service docs.</p><p>5) Buy watches made with high end material (Gold, Platinum, Diamonds, etc) Its one thing to fake a SS Submariner, its another to fake it and throw it into a $10,000 case/bracelet.</p><p></p><p>Anyway, those are my requirements to feel 99.9% secure with my purchases.[ATTACH=full]396525[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="OKCShooter, post: 4082029, member: 9994"] In my experience; if anyone gets into high end watches (5 figures and up) there are a few things that increase likelihood of true authenticity: 1) Buy watches that were limited/rarer variants (Replica makers go for the usual - for example, Rolex Submariners are faked but less likely to see a LV version faked, especially with rare year changes) 2) Buy from well known DEALERS, not individual sellers. 3) Buy secondary where watch has been serviced by Maker (My 16618 was fresh back from Rolex when I bought it so it had supporting documentation from them) I haven't seen fakes with "extra" paperwork 4) Obviously get all original cards, boxes, receipts - but these are getting faked well which is why I want recent service docs. 5) Buy watches made with high end material (Gold, Platinum, Diamonds, etc) Its one thing to fake a SS Submariner, its another to fake it and throw it into a $10,000 case/bracelet. Anyway, those are my requirements to feel 99.9% secure with my purchases.[ATTACH type="full"]396525[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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