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Ideal_Rock
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My brother has a female friend who had a bad break up with her bf. This guy was very urbane and international and had a penchant for expensive things, including fancy watches. After the break up, the gal noticed a box of the ex-bf''s stuff lying arond her apartment. She called him asking what to do with it and he nastily told her, "just throw it out!"
So that box of stuff ended up being given to my brother by the traumatized gal who wanted it out of the house ASAP. My brother went through it and in there was a very fancy looking Cartier watch. He took it to a Cartier store to have it authenticated. Not only was it real, but it was number 1 of a limited edition of 90, a special production in the Pasha series. Wow! My brother gave it to Cartier to have it serviced. He was very surprised anyone would forget about such a fancy watch but at the same time pleased with his windfall.
The watch was sent to Cartier NYC. In New York, they took the watch apart and declared it the finest fake Cartier they had yet seen! Too bad for my brother!
What I got out of this story is that a used Cartier watch can be a tricky thing, considering this one even fooled Cartier, at first.
Motto: use great care in authenticating any used brand name watch!
So that box of stuff ended up being given to my brother by the traumatized gal who wanted it out of the house ASAP. My brother went through it and in there was a very fancy looking Cartier watch. He took it to a Cartier store to have it authenticated. Not only was it real, but it was number 1 of a limited edition of 90, a special production in the Pasha series. Wow! My brother gave it to Cartier to have it serviced. He was very surprised anyone would forget about such a fancy watch but at the same time pleased with his windfall.
The watch was sent to Cartier NYC. In New York, they took the watch apart and declared it the finest fake Cartier they had yet seen! Too bad for my brother!
What I got out of this story is that a used Cartier watch can be a tricky thing, considering this one even fooled Cartier, at first.
Motto: use great care in authenticating any used brand name watch!