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A forum for identifying and avoiding wholly or partially non-authentic wristwatches --
including counterfeit, replica, Frankenwatches and other fake or bastardized pieces.
Our objective here is to DISCOURAGE the sales and purchase of counterfeit
wristwatch and jewelry products. It is also for helping people identify
watches that are mostly authentic, but have been: altered for personal customization,
repaired with inappropriate parts or modified to be passed off as more valuable pieces.
Including a photo of the piece you are talking about ALWAYS helps! You can learn how to post a photo here: How To Include Photos In Your Postings. 'For sale' postings, commercial solicitation and ads are not allowed. Links to Internet auctions are acceptable only if their purpose is to question the authenticity of a product or provide new clues for identifying counterfeit products. Links that appear to be 'shills' promoting the sale of counterfeit products will be deleted. Links to websites of sellers of counterfeit items are not permitted -- we know they are out there and do not need to be encouraging them by sending traffic to their sites. Privacy, additional policies and administrivia are covered in the Terms of Use.
: Could this be a legitimate Rolex band, or is it
: clearly after-market?
Rolex Jubilee bracelets have a known stretching problem. So there are a number of companies that make near exact replacement bracelets. Often someone will buy one of these and transfer the original Rolex clasp from the failed Rolex bracelet to the off-brand replacement one.
So the answer is that what you have is likely a genuine Rolex clasp on an aftermarket bracelet.
: And--a little off
: topic here--should I demand an oyster rather
: than a jubilee just to maintain the watch's
: "purity"?
To see what the best answer for purity would be would take a little research to see which was the standard bracelet for the speicifc model vintage Rolex you bought. The Jubilee was more common on the dressier models like the Date and DateJust, while the Oyster was more common on the sportier models like the Explorer and Submariner.
But then either is sufficiently appropriate that there is nothing wrong with going with whichever you like the best.
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