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Someone is trying to sell this watch and I just wanted to know if it's fake or not, he claims its real.
Is this ulysse real?
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Oh yeah, that's real for sure. I'd bet my brother's life on it.
Give him $10,000, take the watch, and RUN!
Give him $10,000, take the watch, and RUN!
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Can't tell if you guys are serious or not, please give me a straight answer asap, thank you
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Welcome our our fine forum! I missed your introduction but that is perhaps my oversight.
I'll try to explain. First, if you DEMAND an answer you are out of luck because you will not get it. Second, from a very sketchy picture it is impossible to determine the authenticity of a watch. Third, if you have to ask (and I know that sounds condescending) the watch in question is in many, if not all cases, a fake. Fourth and last, if you are a member longer than a couple of days and start to feel your way around you will notice that questions like yours ("is it real?") pop up very, very often. After is has been answered the OP almost always vanishes into thin air. And that is not the purpose of this site. We gather here because we are watch enthusiasts and like to discuss anything and everything about watches and life in general. Not to answer "is it real?" questions after being shown a blurry picture of a watch. If that sounds harsh I apologise but I still stand 100% behind it.
I cannot answer your question, only make a wild guess. Without decent paperwork, a solid seller with a good history and other details in cases like yours my first assumption is: it is a fake. But I'm by no means, not even close, an expert.
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Firstly, welcome to WatchFreeks. I hope you will take a moment to introduce yourself when you have a chance here:
http://www.watchfreeks.com/9-introduce-yourself/
Secondly, if you have any question as to the authenticity of a high dollar watch, THE ONLY WAY to make sure you are not getting ripped off is by taking it to an Authorized Dealer, or an trusted watchmaker. Box and papers can be forged just as much as watches, serial numbers can be faked, and even sellers can come up with fake references. Asking a bunch of strangers on a forum if your low resolution photo of a watch (that happens to be a heavily counterfeited model) won't help you get answers. Chances are if you have to ask, then you won't like the answer.
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Also, just because i let my curiosity get the better of me, yes, that watch is a fake. That is the El Toro model case, but that model never had a dial like that, and the subdials are completely wrong. Doing a quick google search found a ton of fakes like that suing Asian movements.
Here is what the El Toro is supposed to look like:
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And here is your $100 counterfeit:
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Here is what the El Toro is supposed to look like:
And here is your $100 counterfeit:
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I am planning to look around these forums more because i am a watch enthusiast too, but I was just wondering. The seller claims that it is a limited to 500 pieces, the picture you provided is exactly how it looks
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If you had bothered to look at Ganson's reply you would know it's a fake.
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The details, such as they are, would be easy to nitpick. The real question is are you in the market for a $40,000 watch? Is the person selling this anywhere near $40,000? If the answer is no to either than you have your answer.
The cheapest new Ulysse Nardin I have seen for sale online is over $4k, and this is one of, if not the, most expensive models.
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The strap on that fake is cheap and hideous.
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