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Real or fake

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    Mr. Chris Stocks
    Apprentice 2 posts
    16 Mar 2018, 1:47 a.m. 16 Mar 2018, 1:47 a.m.
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    Hi All 

    First time poster.

    I was hoping the forum's collective expertise could tell me if this is real or fake?

    I work for a charity, and it was donated to our thrift shop / opportunity shop, hence we have no expertise in understanding its potential value. Proceeds from the thrift shop support our free meals program, so a $1000 watch could provide 3000 free meals to those in need.  A $10 knockoff, not so much.

    Greatly welcome anyone's perspective.  Or if you could point me to an appraisal service?

    Many thanks in advance,
    Chris
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    Mark Fleminger
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    16 Mar 2018, 3:39 a.m. 16 Mar 2018, 3:39 a.m.
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    Sorry to say, there are not many meals to be made from this one. 

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    Mr. Chris Stocks
    Apprentice 2 posts
    16 Mar 2018, 4:58 a.m. 16 Mar 2018, 4:58 a.m.
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    Thanks Mark.

    Rest assured though, the kids won't starve ;)

    This just would have been a nice bonus for our YMCA meal program, had it been
    genuine.

    If you don't mind me (naively) asking, what are the giveaways so I can point
    it out to our store manager - who truly had her hopes up?

    Happy for you to send via dm if you don't want to openly give tips to
    counterfeiters/fakers who may try to learn from these forums?

    Kind regards
    Chris

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    Mark Fleminger
    Master 3202 posts
    16 Mar 2018, 2:26 p.m. 16 Mar 2018, 2:26 p.m.
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    I cannot give you a list of identifiers as IWC never made a watch quite like this.
    it is a mish mash of various models and is trying to be this - 

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    Mr. Joel Patrick
    Apprentice 2 posts
    16 Mar 2018, 7:30 p.m. 16 Mar 2018, 7:30 p.m.
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    Hi Mark, what about this one? www.iwc.com/forum/en/discussion/72287/?page=1#post_565957

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    Mark Fleminger
    Master 3202 posts
    17 Mar 2018, 1:02 a.m. 17 Mar 2018, 1:02 a.m.
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    Wjpatrick079 has written:

    Wjpatrick079

    Quoted message:

    Hi Mark, what about this one? www.iwc.com/forum/en/discussion/72287/?page=1#post_565957fake fake 

    Fake as well 

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