Hi guys, I saw this watch in a thrift store jewellery cabinet and could not get it on my wrist quick enough! Sexiest understated watch I've ever seen, gorgeous actually.
Anyway the clerk said it was a fake but a really high end fake as he had seen a few come threw there before.
After some research I gots to thinking if the Royal Oak was so popular and produced in vast numbers over the years and such good reps around thesetdays, then perhaps a gen could slip through the cracks as it were...
https://imgur.com/gallery/LeE8Pfk
Do all the reps use the miyota movement? Are there any fakes that use something else or change date instantly like this does? and the crown operates as genuine?
The recessed hex screws appear to have a warm yellow glow in low light as seen in pics, so appear to be aging white gold, not steel...
Movement looks exact as genuine, and has correct orientation as opposed to miyota fakes...
Watch thickness looks to be under 10mm and no bulky back cover...
Logo on crown is correct orientation and well engraved, the finish on the inside of clasp looks genuine, ap logo on outside of clasp looks genuine, as opposed to worse engraving on fakes.
Can't seem to spot ANY flaws in the dial, printing, logo, taps, hands, DW etc...
Only thing odd is the 1220 printed on the bracelet is in a pretty basic font... I saw a gen that had a slightly fancier font, where the tops of the twos curl in abit more?
Thoughts people???? What is this frankenoak?
Thanks in advance
Anyway the clerk said it was a fake but a really high end fake as he had seen a few come threw there before.
After some research I gots to thinking if the Royal Oak was so popular and produced in vast numbers over the years and such good reps around thesetdays, then perhaps a gen could slip through the cracks as it were...
https://imgur.com/gallery/LeE8Pfk
Do all the reps use the miyota movement? Are there any fakes that use something else or change date instantly like this does? and the crown operates as genuine?
The recessed hex screws appear to have a warm yellow glow in low light as seen in pics, so appear to be aging white gold, not steel...
Movement looks exact as genuine, and has correct orientation as opposed to miyota fakes...
Watch thickness looks to be under 10mm and no bulky back cover...
Logo on crown is correct orientation and well engraved, the finish on the inside of clasp looks genuine, ap logo on outside of clasp looks genuine, as opposed to worse engraving on fakes.
Can't seem to spot ANY flaws in the dial, printing, logo, taps, hands, DW etc...
Only thing odd is the 1220 printed on the bracelet is in a pretty basic font... I saw a gen that had a slightly fancier font, where the tops of the twos curl in abit more?
Thoughts people???? What is this frankenoak?
Thanks in advance