Chapter 201 Appraisal (Part 1)
The couple didn't dare to be negligent, and quickly ran towards the Rolex store again. This is a gift from a distinguished foreign guest to the eldest sister's father. If something goes wrong, it will be troublesome.
Fortunately, there are not many people in the specialty store, and the foreign director just now is still there. Regardless of other things, the two hurriedly took the watch over, and with the help of a shop assistant, they communicated with the director.
The other party was very surprised after hearing this. After all, I only came to consult half an hour ago. Because the required repair time was too long, I couldn't reach an agreement. Unexpectedly, there was a change after half an hour.
There is absolutely no problem in identifying the authenticity. Rolex stores are willing to do this to maintain the reputation of Rolex and crack down on counterfeiters by the way.
The director of Rolex is still very responsible, and it can even be said that he is very rigorous. Even when the two came in for a consultation, he asked them what they meant before opening the cover, and at the same time took a photo after opening the cover.
After obtaining the consent of the two of them again, the director took the watch box and opened it.
Once opened, the director was stunned. Is this the watch just now? Are you kidding?
Not only the director was stunned, but also the clerk next to him who was in charge of translation was stunned. Such a shiny new watch, is it the one that just took over because it was rusted by water and couldn't keep time?
"At least it's the same style." The director played with his humor, so he must say something, right?
Yes, whether new or old, at least the watch just now is of the same style as the current watch.
Based on the director's familiarity with his own watches, just looking at the case, mirror and bracelet, it is definitely in the style of Rolex. This workmanship is absolutely impossible to be achieved by the kind of shoddy fakes.
The director looked very carefully. He didn't open the watch cover right away, but turned around and carefully looked at the connection between the watch chain and the watch case. Yes, this is definitely the original authentic. But, has this watch never been used? How do you keep it from being used in the tiniest of corners? Don't have any dirty stuff?
After thinking about it, the director didn't think about it, unless it had just left the factory, but it was obviously impossible. This ten-year-old limited edition has already been sold out, so where are the new ones that have just left the factory?
The second hand moved very evenly. The director picked it up and put it to his ear, and listened carefully. It was very pleasing to the ear. It was the clear and stable sound that only a new factory watch could have. I have seen a lot of fake directors, and I don't have this kind of performance.
Wearing gloves, the director carefully opened the back cover in front of the two of them and the clerk, and the four of them were dumbfounded again.
If the memory of the four people present is correct, half an hour ago, the couple took the piece and opened the back cover. Inside was a piece of dried-up engine oil and a lot of rust, as well as some water marks and mist. The traces are very obvious. Even if they have memory problems, there are still photos taken by the director, but they have not been developed yet, but it is certain that from the outside, it is a mess.
But what the four of them saw now was a clean movement like a new watch. All the places are clean, all kinds of tiny mechanical parts are working pleasingly, there is no trace of assembly, the brand new is unbelievable.
The director lowered his head, put his nose close to the movement, smelled it, and finally raised his head and let out a sigh of relief, laughing: "The oil is new, definitely not original oil."
The man's face showed joy for a moment, if it is not original factory oil, it means it is fake. The elder sister's complexion is not good either. But the director did not give a judgment immediately, but continued to check it carefully.
"However, judging from the movement, movement number and certain key features." The director wore a single-tube magnifying glass on his eyes. He said to the two of them: "This watch is real. Although I don't want to admit it, judging from the serial number, this is the watch you brought over half an hour ago."
When the elder sister heard the words, she was relieved for a moment, and a smile appeared on her face.
"Impossible! Why?" The man asked the clerk who was in charge of the translation very unwillingly: "Didn't you say that the oil is new? Isn't it original oil? How come the watch is real again?"
The clerk didn't bother to translate this question to the director, so he answered him directly with a smile: "This watch is real, that is, after removing the rust and so on, it is still oiled for maintenance. Isn't it normal to use new oil? "
"Then he used non-original oil for maintenance, wouldn't it lower the quality of the watch?" The man argued anxiously.
"At least it's been well maintained." The clerk looked at the anxious, pale man with a bit of contempt, and couldn't help teasing, "It's much better than soaking the watch in water for several years."
"Ask him, who repaired this?" The director politely waited for the clerk to finish communicating with the man, and then said anxiously to the clerk, "I'm going to visit him!" Anxious.
The clerk himself was more curious than the director. Hearing this, he hurriedly asked them how the watch was so clean.
"The watch repair booth next to the escalator?" After getting the answer, the clerk shook his head directly: "Impossible! He absolutely can't have this kind of ability. It's okay to change the watch chain and replace the battery. The limited edition Rolex can be cleaned up to here in half an hour. To such an extent, it is absolutely impossible!"
"It's really over there." Seeing that the clerk didn't believe it, the eldest sister took out her own receipt: "If you don't believe me, look."
Of course the receipt is genuine, the mall has a unified cashier counter, and there is still time, so it is impossible to fake it. After the director asked the clerk clearly, he quickly ran over to the escalator.
"Didn't you see how he did it?" The clerk didn't run over immediately, but continued to ask the two for advice.
"This watch is more important." As soon as the man said something, he saw the clerk's half-smile expression. Important watches are kept so casually? His face turned red, and the man continued: "So after we gave him the watch, we didn't dare to go far, so we went upstairs to have a look from afar."
"Did you see what he did?" the clerk asked curiously.
"No." The man shook his head: "The back is blocked by his back, the side is blocked by the escalator, and the front is blocked by the counter. I can only see his hands doing something there. Fifteen minutes later As soon as we lay down, we thought something had happened, so we waited patiently for ten minutes, and we couldn't help it before we went to ask him, but he told us that everything was fixed."
"That's it?" The clerk thought he could hear something, but ended up seeing nothing?
"That's it!" The man was too embarrassed to say anything, just wanted to leave with his watch. He is too embarrassed to go back to face Guo Tailai now.