How can I check if a Rolex watch is authentic if I have the serial number?

I am considering buying a watch from a private owner and he has supplied me with model and serial numbers and I want to check authenticity before paying.|||You could take it to a fine jeweler who's authorized to sell Rolex or contact Rolex directly.....I would go to the jeweler rather than speaking to someone on the phone or Internet about it.......good luck|||Check out this listing!





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|||Check with Rolex.com|||google Rolex Authentication Phone Numbers for your country...then call....|||Im assuming it to be a modern Rolex Oyster





1/ it is much heavier than you would expect.


2/ the second hand appears to move in a continuous smooth motion rather than in individual 1 second ticks.


3/hold the face to your ear, you can actually hear the extremely rapid ticking


4/the face "glass" will not scratch nor break


5/when new it would be supplied in a green box containing rolex wallet etc. and Authentification certificate. My box and contents are in pristine mint condition, only ever opened once to take watch out when new. thus the box alone adds 拢200 to value.


6/Any Rolex dealer will check the serial number for you. Also every reported lost/stolen Rolex is listed so dealer can check!


7/ Assume its dodgy, any Rolex dealer would buy it from him either for cash or in part exchange for any other watch!


8/ Rolex dealers all have secondhand watches for sale.


9/Decide if you really want a Rolex, they look superb but are not accurate time keepers! the inside is based on much cheaper Zenith movement. A Cartier is much better watch for the money!


10/ I bought my Rolex new and with hindsight wish Id bought a Cartier, which would have also held its value better.





Take it to a Rolex dealer and have it appraised first. if he wont let you then walk away and buy from a real Rolex dealer, who will sell you secondhand for half new price, or less!|||money|||The easiest thing to do is look at the second hand; Rolex watches have a "Sweep" second hand, that does nto tick from number to number but instead just sweeps around the dial non-stop. Fakes can't do that.|||it should have a crown at the top of the clock or somewhere on the back.|||THE SECOND HAND WILL ROLL SMOOTHLY AROUND, MOST FAKES TICK OR STUDDER WHEN THEY RUN! TAKE IT TO A ROLEX DEARLER OR A PAWN SHOP, THEY MAKE THE FAKES SO GOOD NOW A DAYS, BE CAREFUL!!