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Gerard
PostPosted: Wed Nov 02, 2011 7:29 am 
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I have the oppertunity to purchase this one, but looks fake...your thoughts?

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Awful photo, but looks real to me. Why do you think that it's fake?
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Roffensian wrote:
Awful photo, but looks real to me. Why do you think that it's fake?

not so awful, just badly edited, here is the original pic:
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source: http://www.breitlingsource.com/watch_de ... er_82.html
definitely authentic
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WatchFred wrote:
Roffensian wrote:
Awful photo, but looks real to me. Why do you think that it's fake?

not so awful, just badly edited, here is the original pic:
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source: http://www.breitlingsource.com/watch_de ... er_82.html
definitely authentic



Which obviously raises the question of why whoever is selling is not using photos of their own watch.
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Hi Gerard, Never trust sellers who use copied stock pics. Try to get a pic of actual watch for us to check.

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Thanks, good catch. Will request actual pics.
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I don't recall seeing a replica of this model.

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Sharkmouth wrote:
I don't recall seeing a replica of this model.

'cos there is no rep of that model. :wink:
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