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Is my Grandfather's Rolex genuine ?

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Hiya all, my Grandfather found another one of his watches but he is unaware if It is genuine as he was given it a while ago. Could anyone help identify whether this is genuine or not.

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It used to be the easiest way to check for a fake Rolex was the date magnifier. An original Rolex would have the date practically filling the magnifier lens, a fake would only magnify it a bit (like on yours). Unfortunately the fakers can now make the magnifying part as good as Rolex so you really can't tell without opening it up.

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On 5/21/2022 at 7:35 PM, fjseal said:

The cyclops does not line up with the date window, which I think is a further clue.

Probably it does, but the picture has been taken at an angle. The reality of things is, people doesn't casually 'give' €15,000 watches, based on this fact one can tell is a fake even without looking at pictures.

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