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  • last reply by Waal 23 Mar 2014
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    Mr. Adam Smith
    Apprentice 3 posts
    23 Mar 2014, 5:53 p.m. 23 Mar 2014, 5:53 p.m.
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    Hi all,

    I have a chance to buy those watches, but I want to make sure they are not fake.

    Photos

    Can you please give me some advices how to find our their originality, or check out pictures and give me your opinion?

    Thank you!

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    Bas De Waal
    Connoisseur 291 posts
    23 Mar 2014, 5:59 p.m. 23 Mar 2014, 5:59 p.m.
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    I'm sorry for you, but this is a fake.

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    Mr. Andrew Thomas
    Master 5816 posts
    23 Mar 2014, 6 p.m. 23 Mar 2014, 6 p.m.
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    Your pictures are poor quality making the feedback difficult.
    You can look around the internet for photos of the same model and you can look at the identical images.

    Your watch is a fake.

    If you google "iwc portuguese chrono laureus" and then look at the images you will see many examples.

    To know for sure you need to examine the watch in person and also look at the movement - but this is not needed in this case.

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    Mr. Adam Smith
    Apprentice 3 posts
    23 Mar 2014, 6:08 p.m. 23 Mar 2014, 6:08 p.m.
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    Vahalis has written:

    I'm sorry for you, but this is a fake.

    Can I ask you how did you find out so fast? :)

    Thank you.

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    Bill B.
    Master 6725 posts
    23 Mar 2014, 6:56 p.m. 23 Mar 2014, 6:56 p.m.
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    Simple, we know what a real Laureus looks like and this is not even close. It's a horrible fake. Stay far, far away.

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    Mr. Andrew Thomas
    Master 5816 posts
    23 Mar 2014, 7:07 p.m. 23 Mar 2014, 7:07 p.m.
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    Vselicoo has written:
    Vahalis has written:

    I'm sorry for you, but this is a fake.

    Can I ask you how did you find out so fast? :)

    Thank you.

    simply look at the images versus the real ones I guided you too.
    The Rattrapante text on the dial was the immediate fake alert.

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    Mr. Adam Smith
    Apprentice 3 posts
    23 Mar 2014, 7:48 p.m. 23 Mar 2014, 7:48 p.m.
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    Thank you all !! :)

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    Bas De Waal
    Connoisseur 291 posts
    23 Mar 2014, 7:51 p.m. 23 Mar 2014, 7:51 p.m.
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    Vselicoo has written:
    Vahalis has written:

    I'm sorry for you, but this is a fake.

    Can I ask you how did you find out so fast? :)

    Thank you.

    Just one look at the dial.

    The chrono-dials are too close to the centre, the writing rattrapante shouldn't be there, the writing on the back is 't 'deep' enough etc.

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