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Originally Posted by Dottore
I'm going to say they are all fake for the reasons stated. They also just look very crude when you look at the large pictures closely, and then compare these to a genuine Rolex. (the printed names on the face look crude, and the hands don't look fine enough somehow). Of course, the easiest way to tell most fakes in real life is if the second hand jumps in one second increments instead of sweeping.
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Rolex fakes using an ETA movement (or any mechanical movement for that matter) will have a sweep hand. A second hand that "jumps" is indicative of a quartz watch...quartz = batteries. If your Rolex uses batteries, it is most likely counterfeit...
However, there are some quartz watches with sweep movements...my Omega Marine Chronometer is quartz, uses a battery & sweeps...but it isn't fake:
Note: Rolex did make quartz watches in the 70's for a brief time during/after the "Asian Invasion"...
