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Buying watch off of ebay

  • 01-06-2019 10:32am
    #1
    Kealyboy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 344 ✭✭


    Hi Guys,

    I really like the Rotary ultra slim range of watches and have just spotted one for sale on ebay that is reasonably priced.
    I know very little about watches and am worried I could be buying a fake watch. I have attached a link to this watch below and would appreciate if some of you could take a look and advise me?

    Is the watch real?
    How much would of this being worth from new?
    etc....

    Thanks

    https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Mens-Rotary-Swiss-Ultra-Slim-GS08200-01-/323817880889


Comments

  • #2
    biko
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 81,220 ✭✭✭✭biko


    Try to gauge how serious the seller is
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  • #3
    Kealyboy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 344 ✭✭Kealyboy


    biko wrote: »
    Try to gauge how serious the seller is

    Yea I was looking at the feedback score, the seller seem pretty genuine.


  • #4
    AmberGold
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,285 ✭✭✭AmberGold


    Nobody in their right mind makes fake watches that have an aftermarket value of €37.00.

    Rotary is sold new in Argos.


  • #5
    Wibbs
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 60,170 Mod ✭✭✭✭Wibbs


    There are fake Casio digitals and lower end Citizen and Seiko. Crazy I agree, but fakers will copy anything if they see any sort of profit. Though I would agree Rotary would be off their radars I reckon.

    Oddly enough, when I was first buying "old watches" in junk shops and the like back in the 80's Rotary were very common and seen as a "good watch" back then.

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  • #6
    Kealyboy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 344 ✭✭Kealyboy


    Wibbs wrote: »
    There are fake Casio digitals and lower end Citizen and Seiko. Crazy I agree, but fakers will copy anything if they see any sort of profit. Though I would agree Rotary would be off their radars I reckon.

    Oddly enough, when I was first buying "old watches" in junk shops and the like back in the 80's Rotary were very common and seen as a "good watch" back then.
    I am not a watch enthusiast by any stretch of the imagination. Although i do like the idea of having an ultra slim watch that has a classic vintage feel to it. Something that is timeless, that I could still be wearing in 30 years time.

    Hopefully this watch will live up to my expectations.


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  • #7
    blindsider
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,023 ✭✭✭blindsider


    https://www.watchshop.com/rotary-ultra-slim-watches.html?gender=mens

    £37 +P&P seems good to me, and the Seller looks reliable....

    TBH I wouldn't expect to get 30 yrs service from this watch - or many others either!

    The watch has an inexpensive quartz movement, possibly Chinese, that will be reliable for several, if not many, years.

    30 years? Hmm...I wouldn't bet on that.

    Buy and enjoy!


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