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·I’m torn about this one. A dear family friend contacted me this weekend about a watch his dad (late 70s age) passed down to him last week. Per my buddy- it’s a 18k YG nautilus 3700/1j jumbo.
According to family lore, it was bought in St. Moritz in the early 1980’s by my buddy’s parents on vacation. Boxes and papers are lost to time. To be clear-this couple very much had the means to purchase this watch. They were an incredibly substantial family at that point. But they also bought their daughter fake Louis V and Chanel bags at that same time simply because they knew she wouldn’t take care of them (college kid at that time).
I’ve recently held the watch in the flesh and it didn’t just seem to me to be PP quality—bear in mind I’m a Rolex omega UG guy, so this caliber of watch is way about my pay grade, and this is the sole example I’ve ever held.
My advice to him (ignoring my doubts)- take it to a PP authorized dealer and start the process of sending it to the mothership for service. I assume the moment he walks into that PP store, all will come to light- for better or worse. He’ll have to travel back to Texss to do so, since there are apparently no PP boutiques in colorado. But it seems to me that’s the most trustworthy way of learning about this watch.
PP guys- take a look at these few awful photos and let me know.
TLDR VERSION- the dad very well could’ve bought a legit PP in 1983, basically ignored it for decades, but did he?
According to family lore, it was bought in St. Moritz in the early 1980’s by my buddy’s parents on vacation. Boxes and papers are lost to time. To be clear-this couple very much had the means to purchase this watch. They were an incredibly substantial family at that point. But they also bought their daughter fake Louis V and Chanel bags at that same time simply because they knew she wouldn’t take care of them (college kid at that time).
I’ve recently held the watch in the flesh and it didn’t just seem to me to be PP quality—bear in mind I’m a Rolex omega UG guy, so this caliber of watch is way about my pay grade, and this is the sole example I’ve ever held.
My advice to him (ignoring my doubts)- take it to a PP authorized dealer and start the process of sending it to the mothership for service. I assume the moment he walks into that PP store, all will come to light- for better or worse. He’ll have to travel back to Texss to do so, since there are apparently no PP boutiques in colorado. But it seems to me that’s the most trustworthy way of learning about this watch.
PP guys- take a look at these few awful photos and let me know.
TLDR VERSION- the dad very well could’ve bought a legit PP in 1983, basically ignored it for decades, but did he?
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