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Hi i am thinking of buying this daytona of a friend of a friend he sent me pictures but has no papers i have compaired it with a couple of others and it looks ok as most of the fakes have the days and date instead of the chronograph.
pictures bellow. any help is helpfull.
also i apolagies if this is on the wrong forum but im a member hear and find you more helpfull than the other forums.

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Rolex Gmt II
Breitling Superocean

HAD
Omega Seamaster
Rolex Date-Just
Breitling Superocean
Zenith Chronomaster

No, probably fake! There are some very accurate 'quality' fakes of Rolexes. The subdial spacing doesn't look quite right for me. Some detailed pics of the movement might confirm as a fake Daytona is likely to use a Chinese Valjoux 775x clone movement (rather than the in-house or Zenith movements of the real)

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Breitling (Navitimer A23322, Aerospace, Chronomat Blackbird, Chronomat A13352 +UTC)
Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso Gran Sport, Zenith Elite 670
Marathon (SAR, JSAR), Ollech & Wajs Cobra

First of all I know he's a friend of a friend but how much is he asking? Expect to pay about 9k to 10k and above. Maybe if he might want to give it away to you but still expect to pay top dollar. If he offers anything less be suspicious. Daytonas hold their value really well. If your friend of a friend is also confident that it's real, he'll offer a money back guarantee as well.

Second, any sale pic that is that blurry deserves another thought. As mentioned, there are plenty of good fakes out there.

Remember, buy the seller. Then buy the watch.

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"I don't got the bright watch I got the right watch" -Jay Z

I'll say 98% sure it is fake. The subdials are too small and should be closer to the markers. The pushers don't look quite right either. Minute marks on the dial should be a bit longer as well.

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Steelfish GMT LE (white)

Is it possible for you and a friend of a friend to meet at a Rolex AD to get it checked out?

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"It is just a matter of time!"

I'm going to call this fake. Assuming this is a Daytona ref. 116520 with the in-house movement, the gap between the 10 and 2 o'clock batons and their adjacent subdials is far too big. As already said, Rolexes are like currency so if one is being offered at a low price from a less than reputable source, be suspicious.

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Breitling (Navitimer A23322, Aerospace, Chronomat Blackbird, Chronomat A13352 +UTC)
Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso Gran Sport, Zenith Elite 670
Marathon (SAR, JSAR), Ollech & Wajs Cobra

The bracelet end link is not right either. It's a Fugazi (ie. fake). I used to own a real one.

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18k Rolex Datejust / Breitling Crosswind Special / Patek SS Nautilus / Bvlgari Diagono Chrono / Bvlgari Scuba / Omega Speedmaster Professional / 60s Omega Constellation

Fake.
Note the shape of arrow tip on chrono seconds hand.

Blurry pic + no papers = no sale. That's even without taking into account the overwhelming responses in this thread.