I may get the submariner from him today he wants $26,000.
Understood, I totally get it. I was just making a point about the bezel, and potentially the credibility of the seller.
reference for those that would like to review:
https://le-monde-edmond.com/in-depth-review-rolex-6542-gmt-master/
Super unfortunate my hopes and dreams of owning that submariner were thrown Out the window today. seems he may have done some research? I think we’ll be seeing the watches for sale at Christie’s or some other auction house’s here soon. I asked to buy the sub for the $26,000k he wanted today but now he’s saying he’s not trying to sell privately anymore. I should’ve jumped on it the moment he offered his first price it’s what you get when you don’t react quick enough.
Has anyone actually blown up the pictures and looked closely? The watches are fake/redone. Apart from the obviously wrong bezels, the turn-o-graph dial is clearly repainted - the lacquer is uneven and thick near the lume plots, which themselves are shoddily applied, and the writing is not recessed nor the correct font. Also, the metal parts of the hands are too thick and not original. The GMT fonts on the lower half of the dial are all different than the original 6542s with the depth rating, the minute hand the wrong length, and the hour hand is curved, which is not appropriate for the 50s. Pretty easy to find similar fakes through a simple google search: https://forum.replica-watch.info/forum/vintage-watches/6829679-rolex-6542-gmt-red-depth-rating (@Marsimaxam - that's where the picture you put up came from so not sure how you could have "never seen a faked 6542 with depth rating"). @Dan S -- your spidey sense is working fine. The 1665 is too blurry to tell what it is but the lume plots look domed, which is also seen with fakes, and the crown/case dimensions look off.
These are what original ones look like.
Stay away from this guy.
Has anyone actually blown up the pictures and looked closely? The watches are fake/redone. Apart from the obviously wrong bezels, the turn-o-graph dial is clearly repainted - the lacquer is uneven and thick near the lume plots, which themselves are shoddily applied, and the writing is not recessed nor the correct font. Also, the metal parts of the hands are too thick and not original. The GMT fonts on the lower half of the dial are all different than the original 6542s with the depth rating, the minute hand the wrong length, and the hour hand is curved, which is not appropriate for the 50s. Pretty easy to find similar fakes through a simple google search: https://forum.replica-watch.info/forum/vintage-watches/6829679-rolex-6542-gmt-red-depth-rating (@Marsimaxam - that's where the picture you put up came from so not sure how you could have "never seen a faked 6542 with depth rating"). @Dan S -- your spidey sense is working fine. The 1665 is too blurry to tell what it is but the lume plots look domed, which is also seen with fakes, and the crown/case dimensions look off.
These are what original ones look like.
Stay away from this guy.
I'm impressed with your information. I copied and pasted the image, never went to the site and didn't realize it came from a replica website. I guess, now, I can say I've seen a fake. Had me fooled... you are saying two of three are fakes and one is a bad redone dial. I would love to see these watches in person. Obviously, if he does go to an auction house, wouldn't go well for seller. But, one question, if the seller knows they are fakes, curious why he didn't accept the offer of 40K from Kay?
Has anyone actually blown up the pictures and looked closely? The watches are fake/redone. Apart from the obviously wrong bezels, the turn-o-graph dial is clearly repainted - the lacquer is uneven and thick near the lume plots, which themselves are shoddily applied, and the writing is not recessed nor the correct font. Also, the metal parts of the hands are too thick and not original. The GMT fonts on the lower half of the dial are all different than the original 6542s with the depth rating, the minute hand the wrong length, and the hour hand is curved, which is not appropriate for the 50s. Pretty easy to find similar fakes through a simple google search: https://forum.replica-watch.info/forum/vintage-watches/6829679-rolex-6542-gmt-red-depth-rating (@Marsimaxam - that's where the picture you put up came from so not sure how you could have "never seen a faked 6542 with depth rating"). @Dan S -- your spidey sense is working fine. The 1665 is too blurry to tell what it is but the lume plots look domed, which is also seen with fakes, and the crown/case dimensions look off.
These are what original ones look like.
Stay away from this guy.
I was looking at the picture of the 6542 in question, I can see the short minute hand, and curved hour hand, the font not quite right, but what is amazing, it looks like there is corrosion on the hands and missing some luminous material. Is this possible? Do they now make fakes with wear and tear? I'd really like to see those watches in person. But, I trust your judgement. All, I know is a 6542 with depth rating on the dial is very rare as they were only manufactured during the first run of the watches. I haven't seen a PanAm 6542 or a depth rating in person.
