Estate sale watches- need info

[krazyace]

So I saw an estate sale on my way home from work.

They had a couple of breitling watches and a tag. I know nothing about watches

One of the breitling was one of 2000. The tag heuer said something about an emerald on the back.

I know this is pretty unspecific info but does anyone know if they would be worth picking up? They were asking $150 each.

 

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[JimDon]

The problem is there are a lot of fakes so you have to be very careful. If you don’t mind losing $150 then go ahead and buy them but it would be highly unusual for them to sell a Watches worth that much for so little

 

[krazyace]

Any tips on what to look for in fakes? The house is upscale so I would lean towards real but still, never know. Unfortunately they were closing so I only had about 5 minutes and I was out of range for phone service and couldn't look them up.

 

[JimDon]

I would recommend you look up some YouTube videos and online content on how to spot fakes

 

[Drmad7]

I would be suspicious if an estate sale company is selling a Breitling watch that cheap. A family can make that mistake but estate sale companies know that brand. At least the companies I know.

 

[randazzo1]

I would probably pass. I’ve been to lots of professional sales where the dealers see no issue with selling repros (generally as repros for repro prices - but it’s not always clear ). It’s definitely on the grey line for honesty - which is a bright red line in the jewelry industry for me. Not as bad as selling a $300 repro as the real deal for $3,000 - but still not completely honest because unsuspecting buyers might assume its real at a steal of a price.

 

[Doubter in MD]

I agree with JimDon about watching YouTube videos to learn about spotting fakes. I also have to tell you that I know someone who buys fakes (knowing they're fakes) because he can't afford the real deal. A lot of his fakes, or more accurately repros as randazzo1 calls them, are quite good.

"Caveat Emptor" as they say. Let the buyer beware, or in plainer English, as the buyer, you are solely responsible for checking the quality and suitability of goods before you pony up the bucks. Good luck!

 

[krazyace]

Yes they were fakes, very nice fakes though. But made me suspect of everything they were selling after that.