Dubious Daytona at Christies HK

[stefmcd]

Interesting tale of deceit by someone......

https://perezcope.com/2021/09/23/fra...ies-hong-kong/

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[RustyBin5]

Ooft. High profile too

[Aimforthebushes]

Potentially very damaging for the auction house! They should hire the guy that wrote the article

[levkov]

Is it a bird? No! Is it a plane? No! It's Perezcope, the capeless superhero of the watch world, saving clueless customers from spending their hard earned money on fake watches.

[wileeeeeey]

Curious.

[RustyBin5]

Can’t believe they are continuing without further investigation- this could be brutal for their reputation if it turns out to be a dog

[markrlondon]

Can’t believe they are continuing without further investigation

They didn't say they weren't investigating further. I bet they are doing so! But I can understand that they will want to stand behind it (despite the weasel word-ish change in description) unless and until they have investigated fully.

Of course, if they still decide that it's all genuine then that's where things get potentially complicated. If it sells (a big if, now) then it comes down to whether or not the buyer is happy with it and what the buyer can prove if he or she is unhappy on close inspection.

[AmosMoses]

Not a good piece of press that… Doesn’t surprise me though, same thing happens in the collector car market too.


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[Ar.parask]

Is it a bird? No! Is it a plane? No! It's Perezcope, the capeless superhero of the watch world, saving clueless customers from spending their hard earned money on fake watches.

Not a fake though is it?
It’s a Franken but it’s all undeniably Rolex…
Even the parts have a lot of value on this example


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[levkov]

Not a fake though is it?
It’s a Franken but it’s all undeniably Rolex…
Even the parts have a lot of value on this example


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I meant in general, not this specific watch, but i stand corrected, let's say "not as original as the sellers would like their customers to believe"

[Ar.parask]

I meant in general, not this specific watch, but i stand corrected, let's say "not as original as the sellers would like their customers to believe"

Completely agree. Undeniably shady practices…


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[Michael 38]

Potentially very damaging for the auction house! They should hire the guy that wrote the article

I agree it doesn't sound good for someone with their reputation sounds more like some Dodgy con artist from eBay

[higham5]

Not a fake though is it?
It’s a Franken but it’s all undeniably Rolex…
Even the parts have a lot of value on this example


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It takes big kahunas to dismantle a $400k watch and modify it . I guess the $1 M upside is all part of the attraction.