M marckinYeah I’m gutted. I bought it through Vinted and got it at a good price, two things I’ll be very wary of in the future. Don’t know what to do with the watch now, don’t want it if it isn’t authentic.
Hello everyone. I have I believe exhausted all possible sources in my quest to find out if the Tag Heuer watch I recently purchased is real or not. So I would like to kindly ask experts on this forum to help put it to rest...
As you can see the watch in question is Link Stainless steel and 18K gold WT 1150.
I have included pictures what I would believe could determine if it is real or fake.
As far as functions...it has a screw down crown and rachetting ring.The quick adjustment of date works only in correct position of hands. The watch weights 170 gr or so. In case the pictures are not clear there is number 955.112 inside, a logo with "eta" inside, SWISS V8 and also seven 7 seven jewels written on the movement. Back cover and band has numbers and letters of style and serial number of the watch. It had Renata Swiss battery (dead) before I changed it. I know it doesn't mean a thing, as you can buy them online for few bucks....
Thank you all for your inputs. I couldn't find the date this watch was introduced...
For those who would like to know...I paid $200 (auction). I figured it was worth the risk... round box and papers ( no warranty card) were included. Radek
I don't have a specific watch to ask about, but certain eBay sellers in general. There seems to be a large number of 980.020s for sale, mostly from Japan. I don't think there are any fake 1000s out there. From Internet searches at least, I can't find them.
So, what dangers should I be looking for?
I don't have a specific watch to ask about, but certain eBay sellers in general. There seems to be a large number of 980.020s for sale, mostly from Japan. I don't think there are any fake 1000s out there. From Internet searches at least, I can't find them.
So, what dangers should I be looking for?
A few years ago there was a surge in 1000s being advertised on eBay. A real noticeable surge. In red, blue and two tone. Oddly someone came here with one and it had this odd, matt red/orange dial. Now that dial should be a beautiful kind of sunburst red. He was convinced it was fake and he sent it to TH. They said it was real. We were shocked. He was shocked. But we must remember that LVMH didn't even buy TH until 1999, the record keeping before that was sketchy at best and so I am not really sure whether they can really authenticate these models or not. But it's very odd that a few years ago it was suddenly easy to pick up whatever 1000 you wanted, eBay sellers literally had every variation like it was Joma Shop or something. So I'm afraid I would seriously question the idea that there are no fake 1000s
And some sucker just bought it 🤦🏽♂️
It'll go through authenticity guarantee and (likely) fail, costing eBay more money.
Imagine if those c*nts actually listened to all of us that were reporting fakes?
[Edit - it's been relisted under the auth guarantee cutoff. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/316065672877]
I don't have a specific watch to ask about, but certain eBay sellers in general. There seems to be a large number of 980.020s for sale, mostly from Japan. I don't think there are any fake 1000s out there. From Internet searches at least, I can't find them.
So, what dangers should I be looking for?
A few years ago there was a surge in 1000s being advertised on eBay. A real noticeable surge. In red, blue and two tone. Oddly someone came here with one and it had this odd, matt red/orange dial. Now that dial should be a beautiful kind of sunburst red. He was convinced it was fake and he sent it to TH. They said it was real. We were shocked. He was shocked. But we must remember that LVMH didn't even buy TH until 1999, the record keeping before that was sketchy at best and so I am not really sure whether they can really authenticate these models or not. But it's very odd that a few years ago it was suddenly easy to pick up whatever 1000 you wanted, eBay sellers literally had every variation like it was Joma Shop or something. So I'm afraid I would seriously question the idea that there are no fake 1000s
