Best fake I saw was a B+W filter I bought from Hong Kong - realised only when I
handled it. Too light. The box was perfect, better than the real thing. The
type was printed in the wrong place but B+W had changed that themselves with
the F-Pro series I think. But it was aluminium, which I confirmed with a
scrape. The seller refunded but I gave him a negative anyway. Nice scam. He
didn't sell it too cheap, just cheap enough to look like a good deal.
Andrew Fildes
afildes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
www.soultheft.com
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On 12/01/2014, at 8:11 AM, John Hudson wrote:
> John H wrote that "Rolex only make mechanical timepieces!" which is true,
> "make" being in the present. I never did say that the company had never made
> quartz driven timepieces.
>
> What got my attention some time back was a lawyer at a Rotary supper who was
> showing his new stainless steel Rolex GMT Master ..... the one with the 24
> hour red and blue outer rotating dial and the 24 hour hand. I told him it
> was a fake. He was not pleased. I told him to look at the second hand which
> went round click / click. He was still not pleased with me. I told, hey,
> look at mine, the second hand goes round smoothly and mine is genuine,
> mechanical and cost me US$200 equivalent brand new in Hong Hong. He knew all
> along but was irked that he had been found out ! His fake piece did look
> quite authentic at a quick glance but the finish of the case and the sleeves
> round the crown were just not quite right.
>
> jh
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "JOHN DUGGAN" <john.duggan10@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: "Olympus Camera Discussion" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Saturday, January 11, 2014 4:43 PM
> Subject: Re: [OM] what does my eye spy...
>
>
> John H. wrote that Rolex only made mechanical movements...BUT....Rolex made
> an "Oysterquartz" from approx 1975 to 2001.
>
> Regards
> John Duggan,
> Wales, UK
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: John Hermanson <omtech1@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: Olympus Camera Discussion <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Friday, 10 January 2014, 11:23
> Subject: Re: [OM] what does my eye spy...
>
>
> Today's knock-offs don't go click-click .
>
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> On 1/9/2014 5:10 PM, John Hudson wrote:
>> If the Rolex second hand goes round smoothly. Click / click movements from
>> second to second immediately spell a quartz motor and Rolex only make
>> mechanical timepieces!
>>
>> jh
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