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 Posted: Fri Jan 25th, 2013 03:24 pm
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timesofplenty



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 I've had a few complete 709 and 709-1 watches, some others that were incomplete, a couple dozen cases, and lots of parts. The bulk of the cases and parts came from a service center that repaired Doxa, Aquadive, Aquastar and other dive watches for professional divers in the 1970s-1980s. They sat for 20+ years until I found them.
Last week a friend gave me a black dialed watch to look at that needed help. When the watch was rec'd it had glue inside holding it together. He had the mvt serviced and the watchmaker couldn't put the watch back together for various reasons.

I started digging and with the help of some friends we've found 3 watches with the same serial # of 7093375. The watches are nearly identical to each other and to similar watches that have had the serial #'s obliterated. However, they are different than all of the originals I've handled.

There are many differences between the counterfeit and original, and features that are unique to the counterfeits.

These watches are currently being advertised for sale as originals.

Last edited on Fri Jan 25th, 2013 04:20 pm by timesofplenty