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6 Vintage Swiss High Quality Fake Rolex Watches UK That Offer Surprisingly Good Value

The stage is set: You’re killing it at work. You’ve got some extra cash. It’s time for a nice watch. A Rolex watch. There’s just one problem — or three, rather. Unprecedented demand, a global pandemic and limited production mean there’s too few perfect Rolex replica watches to go around.

Your best bet? The preowned market, where supply’s aplenty and even deals await. Here are the tips to dial in your search.

Think small, literally. There’s more to Rolex than Submariners, Daytonas, and GMT-Master IIs. There’s a mind-blowing variety of options, many under $5,000, in the 34 to 36mm range. Forget the small-watch stigma and check out 36mm Datejusts and vintage 34mm Oyster Perpetuals. If sub-40mm is good enough for Ryan Gosling, it’s good enough for you.

Study your target. The Rolex world — vintage, preowned and new — is rife with fakes, “Frankenwatches” and all sorts of shenanigans. Once you’ve found a model you want to buy, study up on what it’s supposed to look like. Watch YouTube videos, go into boutiques and stores and begin handling watches. Speak to experts, buy some reference materials. This part might seem tedious but it will save you a lot of trouble when it’s finally time to buy.

Buy from a reputable seller. Can you score a deal off a random internet sale? Sure — but it’s risky. Instead, the best bet for newbies is to start with established dealers. Two great places to start are Eric Wind from Wind Vintage and James Lamdin from Analog:Shift. These guys are consummate pros and exploring their offerings will help you learn what’s worth buying.

Take your time. Don’t rush into a purchase and buy the first watch you see. Look at 15 Datejusts if necessary, or at least two or three — that’s half the fun! Aim for a piece that won’t incur extra service or other costs. It’s much better to spend a bit more on a watch that’s already been properly serviced and is in good condition. Buying a screaming deal on a “project” watch is not for beginners.

Wear the living hell out of it. You earned it! Just know that preowned (and especially vintage) best UK Rolex fake watches need extra care. Don’t take it in the water unless it’s meant for that express purpose. And only after you’ve had it pressure tested. Also understand that at some point, it will require service, and that won’t be cheap. The same is true of a sports car, a home or anything cool worth buying.

Need help settling on a model to set your sights on? Here are some models and ranger that hit the sweet spot: timeless enough to wear, common enough to be affordable.

Replica Rolex Oysterdate Precision ref. 6294/6694 Watches

Manually wound and offering a date complication, 34mm cheap copy Rolex Oysterdate Precision watches is a fantastic introduction to vintage Rolex. Prices have remained fairly steady over the past few years no doubt to their relatively small 34mm size and manually wound movements, but don’t let the case diameter fool you.

These are fantastic AAA China Rolex copy watches that wear light on the wrist, and can be had on leather for under $3,000. Just keep in mind that service on vintage in-house movements like those in Precisions can be costly, as parts have become scarce.

Price Range: $2,500 – $4,000

Fake Rolex Air King ref. 5500 Watches

Often also signed “Precision” on the dial, denoting non-chronometer signed status of the movements, the luxury replica Rolex Air King watches is another bargain in Vintage Rolex Land. The ref. 5500 features an automatic movement and an Oyster case, meaning you get plenty of utility in a small package.

There are tons of interesting dial varieties on offer in silver, blue, black and more, and you can find them on Oyster or Jubilee bracelets, as well as on straps. Prices are a touch above those of the Oysterdate Precision, but they’re still relatively affordable for vintage Rolex.

Price Range: $3,000 – $5,000

Rolex Oyster Perpetual ref. 1002 Replica Watches

Very similar to the top fake Rolex Air King ref. 5500 watches in size and look, the 1002 utilized chronometer-certified movements, and say as much on the dial. Because of their higher-end movements, prices are generally somewhat above those of Precisions, and somewhat above those of the ref. 5500s.

Equipped with acrylic crystals and smooth bezels, most of the 1002s featured solid-color dials, though once in a while an interesting “linen” or “mosaic” type turns up. If you’re looking for other options, just about any Oyster Perpetual with a 4-digit reference number hits the same vintage sweet spot. (Note: Air King 5500s sometimes used 1002 case backs due to their utilizing the same case.)

Price Range: $3,500 – $6,000

Rolex Datejust ref. 1601 Fake Watches

Though prices on vintage Swiss movements Rolex Datejust replica watches have taken off in recent years, the fact that you can get a 36mm, chronometer-certified Rolex from the 1960s or 1970s for under $5k is still vaguely remarkable. Though there are smooth-bezel (ref. 1600) and steel, engine-turned bezel variants around (ref. 1603), the 36mm 1601, with its white gold, fluted bezel, is a true classic.

With its pie pan dial, stick hands and famous date wheel that flips over exactly at midnight, the 1601 is arguably the quintessential Rolex non-sport model. Try to snag one on a bracelet if you can — you won’t be sorry. If you’re looking to expand your options in the vintage Datejust range, you can branch out to any with a 4- or 5-digit reference number.

Price Range: $4,000 – $6,000

Replica Rolex Precision Dress Watches

Because “Precision” (ironically) graced the dial of anything that wasn’t chronometer-certified, we’re not really referring to a specific reference here, but to a host of men’s dress watches made roughly from the ’40s-’70s that feature 34mm cases and manually wound movements (after the 1970s these slim dress AAA wholesale Rolex super clone watches generally appeared under the Cellini moniker).

Extremely simple and elegant, they’re available in different metals and feature svelte cases, minimalist design and a variety of dial configurations.

Price Range: $3,000 – $4,000

Fake Rolex Submariner ref. 14060 Watches

So-called “neo-vintage” Rolex Submariner replica watches for men marry characteristics of classic references with more modern watches — some are distinctly transitional watches that were available for less than a year. You can find them in with 5-digit reference numbers, like the 14060, successor to the long-lived ref. 5513.

Early versions featured two lines of text, while (later) “M” versions featured four lines. The ref. 14060 also added sapphire crystal and an increased depth rating of 300m (vs. the ref. 5513’s 200m).

Price Range: ~$8,500 – $15,000

Warning: A Luxury UK Replica Rolex Watches Thief Is On The Loose In N.Y.C.

Times are tough. Even though Rolex prices keep falling, it’s best not to roll out of your home with your Rollie these days if you’re a Manhattan resident. According to the NYPD, a dangerous thief is wanted in connection to three AAA best Rolex replica watches robberies.

The thefts aren’t just hold ups, police say. The suspect is said to put victims in chokeholds until they pass out and then makes off with their UK cheap Rolex fake watches. On Sunday July 14, in the wee hours of the morning around 2:40 a.m., a 27-year-old sporting $14,000 Rolex copy watches for sale was targeted on 42 Morton Street in the West Village. The thief followed suit on Friday, August 9 around 1:00 a.m., when he stole another $14,000 Rolex off of a 26-year-old man riding the subway on the No. 1 train at the 14th Street train stop. The suspect’s perfect replica Rolex watches tear took off from his first reported theft, which was a $300 Orient watch stolen from a 29-year-old at 147 Christopher Street. Given the watch brand’s Rolex-influenced design, it’s possible the thief thought he was making away with another timepiece from the Crown.

The news follows other reports of Rollie thefts in the Big Apple from earlier this summer when outdoor diners were targeted for their wrist candy—also in the West Village—at restaurants like Carbone and Marlow & Sons. In those robberies, two suspects were working together and it wasn’t just high quality Rolex super clone watches UK they were after—they also made off with other coveted high-end brands like Audemars Piguet and, in one case, a $100,000 Patek Philippe stolen at gunpoint.

The moral of the story? Keep your Swiss movements fake Rolex watches at home for now, and definitely don’t wear it out for a night of partying on the mean streets of Manhattan…particularly, the West Village/Union Square neighborhoods, where the robberies appear to keep happening.

UK Cheap Rolex Replica Watches For WWII POWs And The Great Escape

World War II wreaked havoc around the globe. Many millions died, and at times, it must have felt like the end of the world as nations committed everything to defeating their enemies. Swiss made Rolex replica watches also lent a hand in a small way by providing timepieces to prisoners of war (POWs).

As a graduate history student, I have always had a deep interest in this period. And as a journalist who, in my day job, has worked in conflict zones, something about WWII as a subject has always drawn me in. I think it’s because I hope that by studying that period, we can all take stock of the true human cost of conflict.

Rolex and WWII

This isn’t the first story about Rolex and WWII that I’ve written on Fratello. I’ve looked at how an Australian soldier with the Rats of Tobruk fought against the Axis in North Africa with a Rolex strapped to his wrist. A local collector here in Australia later found this 1:1 UK Rolex fake watches and even managed to track down images of the soldier (and watch) in action.

I wrote another story about the role that Rolex and early Tudor watches played on the wrists of many Royal Canadian Navy officers during the Battle of the Atlantic. This included tracking down some incredible historical images. But what follows is a story about Rolex and POWs in particular.

Rolex and POW watches

For soldiers who faced internment in a prisoner-of-war camp during WWII, things must have seemed particularly grim. In a stroke of marketing genius, however, Hans Wilsdorf of Rolex decided to provide Allied POWs with best replica Rolex watches from his company.

A grim conflict

Why not let prisoners purchase new perfect Rolex copy watches on the proviso that they could pay for them postwar upon their release? The notion served multiple purposes. Not only did it act as a morale boost for the POWs, but it was also a good way to raise Rolex’s profile.

In this wonderful article by Rolex Magazine, we can see the personal story of one such POW, Clive James Nutting. For those interested in the story of one Allied POW soldier and his high quality Rolex fake watches, please read it. And, as Watches of Espionage noted, this move could not have come at a more appropriate time. The scale of human misery in WWII made every human conflict up to that point simply pale in comparison.

Neutral Switzerland provides an opportunity for Rolex

Now, the logistics for Rolex to deliver watches to Allied POWs in Germany were possible because of Switzerland’s neutrality in the conflict. As I have reported here on Fratello before, though, even if Switzerland was neutral, it still faced accidental bombing by Allied air forces as well as the constant threat of a German invasion. In fact, Nazi Germany had drawn up plans to invade Switzerland but never carried them out.

Packages could be sent from Switzerland to camps inside Germany. Even so, Wilsdorf was taking a risk because there was no way to guarantee that the POWs could pay him back at the end of the war. No one knew who would win WWII (except perhaps in the very late stages of the conflict) or even when it would end. Wilsdorf must have realized there was a chance he would have to write every single Swiss made Rolex replica watches off.

Thousands of Rolex watches delivered to POWs

Interestingly enough, according to sources like Rolex Magazine, British POW officers ordered as many as 3,000 top fake Rolex watches. Wilsdorf’s decision to let the Allied soldiers sort out payment after the war implies that he believed that the Axis (Nazi Germany, Fascist Italy, and Imperial Japan) would lose, and this certainly would have raised morale among the Allied POWs when receiving their watches. Imagine the feeling of getting a brand-new Rolex watch while stuck in an internment camp. It must have felt wonderful.

It also turns out that some of those Allied POWs who took part in what became immortalized as The Great Escape were wearing luxury super clone Rolex POW watches. This escape consisted of 76 Allied airmen from Stalag Luft III Nazi Luftwaffe Prisoner of War camp in March 1944. It has since become one of history’s most famous prison breaks and was the subject of the 1963 film The Great Escape.

Rolex watches and The Great Escape

Stalag Luft III was 100 miles southeast of Berlin. The historical escape is incredible when you consider the lengths to which prison security went to keep prisoners inside. These included raising prisoners’ huts about two feet off the ground to prevent tunneling from within and burying microphones 8–10 feet underground along the perimeter fencing to pick up any sounds of digging. The Germans had purposely built the camp on top of a sand base that made tunneling dangerous and unstable. It also made it harder for prisoners to conceal when they were digging.

According to historical accounts and modern estimations, POWs must have excavated more than 100 tons of sand to prepare for their escape. They hid it (just like in a scene in the 1963 movie) by raking the sand into the prison gardens.

The moment to escape comes

The escape was orchestrated by Roger Bushell, a Royal Air Force pilot who had been shot down over France while assisting with the Allied evacuation of Dunkirk. Bushell and as many as 600 fellow prisoners started building three tunnels (with the code names Harry, Dick, and Tom) which would stretch to about 300 feet, which was the distance to forest cover outside the camp fenceline. The penalty for being found outside the camp could be death, so they were all taking huge risks. However, the POWs reasoned that if they could reach the forest, they might just stand a chance. To avoid the microphones, they dug to a depth of around 30 feet. They used a trap door concealed beneath a stove which was always kept lit to discourage their guards from looking underneath.

According to historical records, “Prisoners stripped some 4,000 wooden bed boards to build ladders and shore up the sandy walls of the two-foot-wide tunnels to prevent their collapse. They stuffed 1,700 blankets against the walls to muffle sounds. They converted more than 1,400 powdered milk tin cans provided by the Red Cross into digging tools and lamps in which wicks fashioned from pajama cords were burned in mutton fat skimmed off the greasy soup they were served.”

The hunt for the escapees

After the 76 prisoners escaped, the manhunt was enormous. Within two weeks, the Germans had recaptured 73 of them. Three ended up successfully fleeing. Two were Norwegians who stowed away on a Swedish freighter, and one was a Dutchman who made it to Gibraltar. Adolf Hitler personally ordered the execution of 50 of the escapees.

Among those who planned to escape was RAF Corporal Clive James Nutting. According to this article by Rolex Magazine, Nutting’s stainless steel wholesale replica Rolex Oyster Chronograph ref. 3525 watches was delivered to the camp on August 4th, 1943. The construction of the tunnels had already been underway for at least five months by this stage. The Rolex Magazine story notes that Nutting wrote to Rolex seeking his final invoice in 1948.

Concluding thoughts

Nutting was unable to use the tunnel before it was discovered, a sequence of events that most likely saved his life. He ended up moving to my home country of Australia with his family in the early 1970s. His watch and associated correspondence with Hans Wilsdorf were sold at auction by Antiquorum for £66,000 in 2007. Nutting went on to work as a consultant for the 1950 film The Wooden Horse and, over a decade later, The Great Escape. Other POW Rolex copy watches for sale have also come up for auction in the past.