Category: Fake Rolex GMT-Master Watches

Posted on

‘Antiques Roadshow’ Guest Shocked By Value Of Everyday Item: UK Luxury Fake Rolex Watches For Sale

One Antiques Roadshow guest had been carrying around tens of thousands of dollars on his wrist for decades by the time he got his high quality Rolex replica watches appraised on the PBS show.

In a recently resurfaced Roadshow clip from Season 22, the guest said his uncle had purchased the AAA UK Rolex fake watches at Tiffany & Co. in New York in the mid-1960s and gifted it to him in 1975 after the uncle realized his nephew didn’t have a watch to wear at college. “Unfortunately, he passed away a few years back, but he was always one of those people who always like the newest things,” the guest explained.

The guest said he had worn the watch almost every day since, but he didn’t know much about it. He only found out it was perfect replica Rolex GMT-Master watches UK, for example, when a jeweler commented on it during a flight. But the guest had the good sense not to let Rolex service the watch and replace the original, Tiffany-branded watch face.

“It was especially interesting to me that the watch was purchased at Tiffany’s in New York, and I thought that was a really wonderful feature about the watch,” the guest explained. “And I knew that if they replaced it, it wouldn’t have that, and I thought that was especially unique.”

Peter Planes of Royce Estate Buyers, Inc., in Palm Beach, Florida, the appraiser in the Roadshow segment, told the guest the best Rolex copy watches was probably around $275 to $350 when his uncle bought it in the mid-1960s. The watch has distinctive features, including the gilt dial, an underline on the watch face, and the Tiffany & Co. branding.

“Tiffany no longer sells Rolex watches,” Planes said. “They used to sell Swiss made Rolex replica watches, but one day Rolex decided that they didn’t want to print the Tiffany name on the dials anymore. Tiffany took the stance that, ‘We’re a brand name, and we don’t want to sell anything that doesn’t have our name on it.’ So they took the corporate decision not to sell Rolex anymore if they could not have their name on the watch. The fact that it has the Tiffany name on the dial adds to the collectability of the watch.”

Planes said that if the guest had had Rolex service the watch and replace the faded bezel insert and the dial, the top super clone Rolex watches would be worth $10,000 to $12,000 today. But because the watch still has its original components, it’s worth $50,000 in the retail market.

“Oh, good grief,” the guest responded. “That’s, uh… that is absolutely stunning to me. I mean, I think the highest I ever heard was $30,000, which I thought was crazy and outrageous, but the fact that it’s worth $50,000 is startling to me.”

On YouTube, commenters praised the guest for cherishing his cheap 1:1 replica Rolex watches and wearing it every day — and praised the Roadshow camera operator who zoomed into the guest’s watch tan line when he said so.

Posted on

UK 1:1 Quality Rolex GMT-Master ‘Pepsi’ Replica Watches Worn On The Moon By Apollo 14 Astronaut Goes Up For Auction – And It Could Fetch Over $400K

Rolex replica watches for men that made a trip to the Moon is going up for auction – and the price will be out of this world.

RR Auction house is offering the top UK fake Rolex GMT-Master ‘Pepsi’ model watches which belonged originally to the late astronaut Edgar Mitchell – the sixth man to walk on the Moon.

Photos show the legendary timepiece on the Texas-born aviator who wore it while piloting the Lunar Module on the Apollo 14 mission in 1971.

“This incredibly rare watch, part of Mitchell’s personal collection, is one of only two Apollo-flown perfect replica Rolex watches ever sold at auction,” RR Auction writes.

“A historic timepiece, it symbolizes the intersection of human achievement and precision craftsmanship.”

The best Swiss Rolex GMT-Master copy watches was Mitchell’s personal preference. Apollo astronauts were issued Omega Speedmaster Pro watches – though some chose to wear Rolex chronometers.

Mitchell wore both the distributed Rolex and his own ‘Pepsi’ model.

The Rolex fake watches UK wholesale gets the name ‘Pepsi’ from its iconic blue and red bevel. The design was a collaboration between Rolex and Pan American specifically to allow pilots to track both local time and Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

The luxury Rolex super clone watches is also engraved, reading: “Worn by Cdr. E. Mitchell on Apollo 14, 1971, To Karlin – My Daughter.”

According to RR Auction, the personal nature of the object will increase the timepiece’s value.

Bidding is currently at about $60,000 but is expected by the auction house to climb through the stratosphere and end up somewhere north of $400,000. The lot will close on October 24th.

Mitchell was instrumental in saving the crew of the catastrophic flight of Apollo 13 – after that mission’s module’s electrical system was compromised. The astronaut was credited with figuring out from the ground how the crew could operate their mostly disabled craft.

In 1970, Mitchell was given the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Richard Nixon for his life-saving actions.

On his return from the Moon in 1971, Mitchell would describe a spiritual revelation that changed the trajectory of his life.

“I realized that the molecules of my body and the molecules of the spacecraft had been manufactured in an ancient generation of stars,” Mitchell famously expounded.

He described the revelation as a “subjective visceral experience accompanied by ecstasy.” He would later write of the Moon, “The stillness seemed to convey that the landscape itself had been patiently awaiting our arrival for millions of years.”

Mitchell would go on to found the Institute of Noetic Sciences, a nonprofit scientific research center “and direct experience lab” that focuses on the intersection of “science and profound human experience.”

He was also a believer in UFOs — appearing in a tranche of John Podesta emails released by Wikileaks, in which he advocated that Podesta (a UFO believer himself) release federal government records on alien contact and “Zero Point Energy”.

Mitchell died on February 4th, 2016, in West Palm Beach, Fla., at the age of 85.

Posted on

Shopping Time: 5 Rare And Collectible UK AAA Online Rolex GMT Master Replica Watches You Can Buy Right Now

We’ve been bringing you our market analysis showing that Rolex prices are dropping as neophile collectors fall out of the scene after the pandemic. We’ve noted similar trends with prices on the Audemars Piguet Royal Oak and the Patek Philippe Nautilus. We’ve also given you advice on how to use market data to better inform your collecting strategies. Today we are looking at some outliers that have held their value: Some very tasty vintage luxury Rolex GMT Master replica watches.

One of the finer datapoints emerging from our reporting is that, even when a brand is down, specific watches can be up. This is the case with Rolexes that are more rare and special for various reasons. In fact, we recently published a piece on how to identify 11 features that can make a Rolex more rare and, thus, usually more valuable.

A key feature that can up the collectibility of a watch its proximity to the to the original version of that reference.. When we spoke with Rolex expert and vintage dealer Eric Wind recently, he told Robb Report that “Overall I’m still bullish with the first series. 1:1 UK Rolex fake watches are still behind art and cars, but the gap for early versus later [watch models] will continue to grow, just as it has with prints and cars.” With that in mind, we’ve curated some interesting Rolex GMT Masters, including very early Bakelite example and two early solid gold four-digit models. (To learn more about Rolex reference number, check out our guide on buying your first Rolex.)

The Rolex GMT-Master is a cornerstone of the brand’s history, as well as of the entire sport watch genre. The GMT-Master is responsible for delivering one of the most practical complications to a mechanical watch: The ability to track multiple time zones. At the behest of PanAm Airlines at the dawn of the jet-set era, Rolex developed a 24 hour hand with which their pilots could track a second time zone against the now iconic red and blue bicolor bezel. This perfect replica Rolex watches left an indelible impression on the emerging global culture of the 1950s, and impression that persists to this day.

This week, we’re putting a spotlight on the GMT-Master, with a particular focus on its earlier years. Many of these high quality Rolex copy watches represent the best of the collection through its history, and tell a story of innovation along the way. From the GMT-Master’s genesis with the reference 6542, to its solid gold expressions in the ‘70s and ‘80s, these are five of the most desirable, collectible and valuable GMT-Masters available on the market right now.

1958 Rolex GMT-Master 6542 Replica Watches | $64,450

This is the reference that started it all. The Swiss made fake Rolex GMT-Master 6542 watches, based on the Turn-O-Graph (Ref. 6202), launched officially in 1955 with a unique bakelite bezel that split the top half in blue and the bottom half in red to denote daylight from night time. These are the colors (BLue and ROuge, or BLRO in Rolex parlance) that would go on to define the collection, and many other GMT watches, to this day. Due to the somewhat brittle nature of the bakelite material, as well as its use of radioactive Strontium 90, the original bezel was replaced with an aluminum insert by the end of the 6542’s short production run, making the surviving original bakelite examples exceptionally rare, sought after, and valuable.

This example, offered by Craft & Tailored, dates to 1958, but it is not entirely original. And yet we feel it is a striking example. It features the smaller lume plots that appeared prior to the larger applications. The case has been skillfully refinished to bring the original chamfer back to life (along the outer top edge of the lugs). The original glossy dial shows signs of age, as you’d expect, with some light “lava” spotting around the 6 o’clock marker. The main modification is the tritium “service bezel,” which also shows its age, but is largely intact. The bright colors have faded to earthy tones, providing a quite unique look to this 6542. While not perfect, this GMT ticks a lot of boxes and looks to have plenty of life left to give.

1977 Rolex GMT-Master 1675/8 Yellow Gold Fake Watches | $36,500

The 1675 spawned some interesting variations within the reference, none more so than the yellow gold 1675/8, if you ask us. This was not as simple as rendering the case and bracelet in precious metal, but rather, a rework of the entire colorway. This Rolex replica watches for sale paired its yellow gold case and jubilee bracelet with a brown dial and bezel (not bicolor), and even took a step further to rework the hour markers into conical applied indexes, creating what is known as a “nipple dial.” This dramatically changed the personality of the GMT-Master, and suited the new colorway remarkably well. And as you may have guessed from the photo, they age beautifully.

This example on offer from The Keystone is from 1977, and features an early dial as evidenced by the applied gold coronet at 12 o’clock (later productions received an printed crown). The bezel insert and dial have faded in an even manner creating a uniform look throughout, and while there are a few scuffs on the bezel insert, the colors at work more than make up for it, as does its originality. This is a perfect embodiment of a vintage precious metal Rolex.

1963 Replica Rolex GMT-Master 1675 Double Signed Watches | $32,850

The reference 6542 was in production until 1959 (and received three different calibers in that time) before being replaced by the reference 1675, which would remain in production until 1980. The 1675 is where the cheap Rolex GMT-Master super clone watches found its footing, and while the aluminum bezel wasn’t quite as charming as the bakelite, it presented a far more practical option. This reference received the caliber 1565 when it was released, and also introduced crown guards to the case. Both features would evolve over its lifespan, once again providing collectors and enthusiasts ample ground for hair splitting.

This 1675, offered by Tropical Watch, is a relatively early production example dating to 1963, and features pointed crown guards as well as a double signed dial. This GMT was retailed by Venezuela’s exclusive Rolex dealer, Serpico Y Laino, and is signed as such under the hand stack. This dial also boasts an evenly aging dial with light speckling throughout, and mostly intact puffy hour markers, creating for an overall incredible appearance. The bezel insert is heavily faded, though this is the easiest element of the best Rolex replica watches to alter, should the buyer desire. The 24 hour hand is not original, and the case has been refinished, but the dial is the real star of the show here, and the price reflects its shortcomings.

1984 Fake Rolex GMT-Master 16758 Yellow Gold Watches | $34,500

This is an updated version of the 1675 listed above. This one is fitted with a yellow gold jubilee bracelet, which vastly shifts the personality.

In 1981, Rolex began transitioning the GMT to a 5-digit reference, and introduced modern features such as an updated movement with a quickset date feature. The top China replica Rolex 16758 reference watches (seen here) used both matte dials with white gold surrounds and glossy dials, sometimes with “nipple” markers as it transitioned to the 16768 (more on that one later). This generation of GMT was also produced in two-toned (ref. 16753) and in full yellow gold, as seen here.

This specific example is offered by Amsterdam Vintage Watches, and is powered by the updated caliber 3075 with that quick-set date function. This is the final generation to get an acrylic crystal, which absolutely sings against the faded brown dial and bezel insert. It’s a bit of the best of both worlds, and we love vintage references that fall into this timeframe, 1984 in this case. These still have plenty of life left in them, and this fully crisp case is an excellent example.

Rolex GMT-Master II 16760 Replica Watches | $29,000

Finally, we enter a transitional period for the GMT. In 1983, Rolex introduced a big update in the reference 16760—the first 2024 China Rolex GMT-Master II fake watches. Production of this reference would only last 5 years, and would help set the stage for the next two decades (reference 16710). The 16760 seen here is also known as the ‘Fat Lady’ for its thicker case, and it brought white gold surrounds to the hour indexes, as well as a new bezel colorway. This reference was only offered with a red and black bezel, also known as a “Coke.” It was also offered on both oyster and jubilee bracelets.

This Rolex super clone watches for men from Wind Vintage features one of the finest surviving cases we’ve come across. The lines are crisp with the subtle chamfer along the lugs perfectly intact. The case, bracelet, and bezel assembly appear barely used, though age has made itself known in a very subtle manner around the dial and bezel insert. This one comes as a full kit, and is priced on the high end given its condition—but there aren’t many out there in as pristine conditions as this one.