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Let' see how many poor saps fall for this one.

http://cgi.ebay.com/1960s-Vintage-Breiting-765-AVI-Chronograph-/250747433164?pt=Wristwatches&hash=item3a61b630cc

I saw that one earlier today. Some poor sucker will take it in the shorts on this one! I have seen that dial before - LeJour or something like that? AVI ... I ay ay ay. A very clever FAKE.

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S. Craig Bergsma

Among other things the B logo just doesn't look right, does it? You can always tell.

But the problem is that 99% of buyers never check - which is why these pieces keep appearing.

take a look at the inside of the back. You can see where someone ground out the old name and stamped Breitling in its place. You would think he could at least got a name on the dial?
http://cgi.ebay.com/VINTAGE-1940s-BREIT ... 2eb23b554b

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S. Craig Bergsma

I guess the whole watch looks made up, but the 765 AVI should have a venus 178 not a valjoux 7736 right? Do you guys ever bother to let the seller know he is misrepresenting himself? I think sometimes they just don't know any better. Here is the valjoux 7736 that I have (Breitling 1450):



Cheers,
Ron

Back in the early days of ebay it was easy to just message the prospective buyer and tell them they were making a mistake. You can't do that anymore because there's no way of telling who that is. I sometimes will msg sellers if they appear to be a store and everything else they're selling is legit and they have a high feedback rating. Most often sending information that a watch is a fake usually results in no answer or a snappy reply. Some do, however, pull the offending article if they're worried about their reputation. So, it's a bit of a hit and miss.

If you scroll down to where the counter is, you will see a "Ask a Question" link. If you click on that, then click "Other" then "Continue" you can leave a message for the seller.

I sent the guy a message and his response was that the movement is worth $500, and anyone bidding should do their own research before bidding! lol

Ron

After 10 years on ebay I can assure you that contacting sellers of fakes is a complete waist of time. Contacting ebay about it is also a complete waist of time. The movement is worth about $300 tops.

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S. Craig Bergsma