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Hi my name is becky77 I am a newbie. I am a watch collector & enjoy learning more about various brands and I'd like to share & show my collection & view other collections aswell. I need some advice on repairing I have a ROLEX Submariner that I found with a friend in a Golf Champions throw out amongst a heap of his golf trophies in an old desk. Ot the front of his residence at Council clean up in a pile being thrown out for garbage collection. That he had thrown out. The winder has been unwound too much and is still complete but I don't know how to wind it back in to be functional. I was wondering how I should go about repairing it and then selling it. I will ask on this forum I guess after introducing myself in WRT Lounge. I will take some photos now & add so you can see the watch...

Please feel free to give me some advise and tips on how I should go about getting the watch repaired. Thank you in advance :)

Kindest regards, becky77

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Hi becky77 welcome to the forum . If you are a total newbie on watch tinkering i would not dig in to a Rolex watch or movement ? I  had some offer to service a Rolex but declined . I think you could probably sell the watch as is and get some  really  nice money for it . Or let a watchmaker service it for you. I don't now which is the best? 

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Thank you rogart63 for your warm welcome! Thank you also for your positive advise, I sincerely appreciate you taking the time to respond & assist me by giving me some idea of which direction I should possibly take to get it fixed or sell as is...

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I will also take a photo of the back of the watch aswell. It is an open back so you can see the mechanisms and jewels too! It's hand roll instead of tick as they should and it has serial number under watch band on side of the face of the watch as they should also...

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Hello Beccy and welcome.

 

Pity about the watch but keep looking and some day you will get lucky and find a treasure. 

 

Here is a pic of the real thing.  The markings on the face of the fake are not as precise and particularly, Swiss Made is in the wrong position being under the 6 o clock marker on the real thing and not around it.  There are other little signs as well but when you open these up the movement can often be Chinese on the mechanicals.

 

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Cheers,

 

Vic

 

 

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Hi Becky,

It is a fake & the problem I have and many have is if it is repaired but then it is sold as a genuine Rolex we are also party to the fraud.

What's the legal position on owning fakes in the UK and EU?  Over here in Australia the border customs people will turn a blind eye to a fake worn on your wrist and two or three in your bag (if you are coming in from Thailand or somewhere like that..."Fakes Heaven", in other words) BUT more than that they start confiscating or asking for duty.

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