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 Post subject: is this a fake?
PostPosted: Wed Jun 29, 2011 7:05 am 
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I am sure you all are tired of people asking weather or not items online are real or not... but here is another one. I know absolutely nothing about vintage watches. I am looking into spending under 1k on a used vintage automatic watch. I really like the look of this watch but figured if i am going to be spending my money i may as well check to see if it looks like a real watch.

http://www.goantiques.com/detail,breitl ... 58870.html

thanks for your time in advance.

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 Post subject: Re: is this a fake?
PostPosted: Wed Jun 29, 2011 7:10 am 
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Complete fake.
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 Post subject: Re: is this a fake?
PostPosted: Wed Jun 29, 2011 7:12 am 
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sorry to waste your time but thanks for the quick response. i shall research more on this site before i jump on anything.

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 Post subject: Re: is this a fake?
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taam wrote:
sorry to waste your time but thanks for the quick response. i shall research more on this site before i jump on anything.

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Not a waste of time - saved you some money :lingsrock:
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 Post subject: Re: is this a fake?
PostPosted: Wed Jun 29, 2011 7:22 am 
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Are their any online dealers that specialize in authentic vintage watches? And is my 1k price realistic or am I better off saving till I have more to spend?

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 Post subject: Re: is this a fake?
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taam wrote:
Are their any online dealers that specialize in authentic vintage watches? And is my 1k price realistic or am I better off saving till I have more to spend?

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Assuming 1,000 USD you will be able to find a 3 hand watch for that price fairly comfortably. Ebay is still the biggest market, just be aware that there are a lot of fake / franken watches so read some of the threads here to build your knowledge and ask before you buy.
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 Post subject: Re: is this a fake?
PostPosted: Wed Jun 29, 2011 7:42 am 
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http://www.chrono.com typically offers a good selection, although prices quoted are sometimes quite optimistic & negotiable.
ebay is still the platform of choice, although the percentage of fakes/frankens is extremely high (This applies to chrono24 too, although to a much lesser extent).

if you do some research, as you said you plan to do, you will be able to weed out the worst fakes yourself.

When you find a piece you like: post pics here & learn even more.

regarding your 1k "target": an authentic 3-hand (like the junk you posted, only the "real deal") should be much lower than this, with luck you will even be able to find nice Breitling chronographs for this sum.
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 Post subject: Re: is this a fake?
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WatchFred wrote:
http://www.chrono.com typically offers a good selection, although prices quoted are sometimes quite optimistic & negotiable.
ebay is still the platform of choice, although the percentage of fakes/frankens is extremely high (This applies to chrono24 too, although to a much lesser extent).

if you do some research, as you said you plan to do, you will be able to weed out the worst fakes yourself.

When you find a piece you like: post pics here & learn even more.

regarding your 1k "target": an authentic 3-hand (like the junk you posted, only the "real deal") should be much lower than this, with luck you will even be able to find nice Breitling chronographs for this sum.



I assume that you mean chrono24.com rather than chrono.com???
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 Post subject: Re: is this a fake?
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sorry, of course www.chrono24.com.
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