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Thanks to you all. Wow. I asked the seller for more photos and so far he did not send any. Thanks a lot. I am very happy that I posted this question. Thanks again. I really appreciate your help. Best of luck to you all. By the way I have the Mark XVI in black and like the watch a lot. Just thought I could strike a bargain on this one. I feel relieved. Thank you. Sounded to good to be true. Best wishes, Stefan
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thomasa8 Wrote:Everything is wrong with the watch Stefan when comparing it to the authentic model ! everything.
But you need to be careful on how you proceed - since the Description of the item nowhere states that it is an authentic IWC watch Mark XV.
I have no experience with E-bay myself but aparently the watch is presented as a "IWC Schaffhausen Watch" in the listing. There is also still a button to report this item, probably for being a fake? I have also heard that it's hard to get an item removed if you report it so I wonder how this will end...
Kind regards and good luck Stefan!
Actually it is not listed as Schaffhausen but as SchaffENhausen !
4,760 Discussions and CommentsMember since Dec. 18, 2006
thomasa8 Wrote: Actually it is not listed as Schaffhausen but as SchaffENhausen !
Indeed, you are right! Our mind really makes us read what we want to/what we expect to read.
I am looking for the ad on my iPad and when I zoom in on the dial, I think that it does read Schaffhausen. It looks like there is not enough space to fit the extra EN under the hour hand.
A tiny funny note on the location of the item for sale: "Fond du Lac" which translates to "bottom of the lake". Sounds appropriate although recycling is better for the environment :-)
2,283 Discussions and CommentsMember since Aug. 2, 2001
chaupette Wrote:
Somebody else is selling a limited edition (500 peaces) Flieger (Pilot) double chronograph from the German Soccer association. Box Paper Card, etc. Do you think the watch will keep or improve its value?
Having been burned once, you reach back into the sewer and this time hope to pull out a plum? May I suggest a different course?
Spend time on this site and see the excellent pictures of real IWC's we post here. Read the discussions and learn about the watches. Learn about the care and precision that IWC puts into the manufacture of these watches. Learn the design features that help you spot fakes more easily (though it is still possible to be fooled). Learn that you are not likely to buy a multi thousand dollar genuine watch in good working order for $1000. Learn about safe places to buy watches.
If you invest in that type of education, you'll be a lot happier with the watches you buy, and are a lot less likely to encounter trouble.
196 Discussions and CommentsMember since Sept. 1, 2011
Australia
It is not only eBay that sells fakes IWC's, even respectable (????) Auction houses sell fakes. I loaded a post on here a few weeks back
http://www.iwc.com/forum/en/discussion/59682/
Where an auction house was selling a clearly fake WWW, I wrote to them advising that it was a fake and providing them with a link to my post, they thanked me for my email and said they were always interested in the opinion of knowledgable collectors, but sold the watch anyway. (They said the watch was being sold as part of a collection)
6 Discussions and CommentsMember since Jan. 7, 2013
Hi there, I found another beautiful watch including papers, box, warranty card, etc. It is a Double Chronograph Rattrapante Limited DFB Edition (500) in steel. Is there any way I can can check the serial number? Is from 2008 and has been bought in 2010. Any idea how much the watch is worth in mint condition? Thanks for your help. Best wishes, Stefan
Best of luck to you all.
By the way I have the Mark XVI in black and like the watch a lot. Just thought I could strike a bargain on this one. I feel relieved. Thank you. Sounded to good to be true.
Best wishes,
Stefan
Indeed, you are right! Our mind really makes us read what we want to/what we expect to read.
I am looking for the ad on my iPad and when I zoom in on the dial, I think that it does read Schaffhausen. It looks like there is not enough space to fit the extra EN under the hour hand.
A tiny funny note on the location of the item for sale: "Fond du Lac" which translates to "bottom of the lake". Sounds appropriate although recycling is better for the environment :-)
Kind regards,
Clemens
Now that the eBay moment is over - welcome to the forum and its great that you already have a Mark XVI - a splendid classic.
Andrew
andrew.thomas1@mac.com
I wonder how many people are walking around unknowingly sporting fake IWC watches on their wrists??
Last edited: 18 June, 2013 - 19:31
Bill
I reported it already. Unbelievable! Thanks again for your fast responses. This is really a great forum.
Wish you all a happy New Year,
Stefan
Having been burned once, you reach back into the sewer and this time hope to pull out a plum? May I suggest a different course?
Spend time on this site and see the excellent pictures of real IWC's we post here. Read the discussions and learn about the watches. Learn about the care and precision that IWC puts into the manufacture of these watches. Learn the design features that help you spot fakes more easily (though it is still possible to be fooled). Learn that you are not likely to buy a multi thousand dollar genuine watch in good working order for $1000. Learn about safe places to buy watches.
If you invest in that type of education, you'll be a lot happier with the watches you buy, and are a lot less likely to encounter trouble.
Dick L.
whichwatch at roadrunner dot com
http://www.iwc.com/forum/en/discussion/59682/
Where an auction house was selling a clearly fake WWW, I wrote to them advising that it was a fake and providing them with a link to my post, they thanked me for my email and said they were always interested in the opinion of knowledgable collectors, but sold the watch anyway. (They said the watch was being sold as part of a collection)
I found another beautiful watch including papers, box, warranty card, etc. It is a Double Chronograph Rattrapante Limited DFB Edition (500) in steel. Is there any way I can can check the serial number? Is from 2008 and has been bought in 2010. Any idea how much the watch is worth in mint condition?
Thanks for your help.
Best wishes, Stefan