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Re: Well, that doesn' t make me feel any better about it

: Hey guys just thought I would write about this, I went to see the
: guy who’s selling the PO for $ 2,800; To my untrained eye it
: seems very legit. The PO comes in a red box which seems to be
: staining the foam lining the outer white cardboard box. The
: white box as a compartment that holds a fairly large hard cover
: manual and a booklet containing three credit card like cards
: with various info on them. One has the model number 81715010 and
: a hologram on it. This number does match the serial number on
: the watch which is intact. (Hard to read as it is smaller than I
: expected) The bezel size seems correct and it all lines up
: perfectly. Helium valve seems to be positioned correctly.

: I’m going to the AD tomorrow to fiddle around with the PO’s
: they have there and then back to his store again to compare, I
: will try to take pictures to post.

: Thanks again!

Here is an idea Willy, take your camera and get some pictures of the front, back, box and cards and post them. Many here can verify if its a fake or not.
There are tell tale signs that are easy to spot on most fakes. Someone here will help you with the pics and the correct numbers.
Most are such crappy fakes its easy to tell, on some of the more expensive fakes, its harder to verify but good pictures give them
away most times.
jim

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