Letter of approval

The only way to know if it is legitimate as opposed to fake is to take it to a good jeweler and ask them to open the back.

The only way to find out if it is stolen is to ask the police if it is reported as stolen.

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try asking you chemist/pharmacist for a local place that you could get some

A strong clue will be where you bought it from. Genuine Rolex watches mostly do not find their way into the hands of dubious characters unless they are the proceeds of crime.

Most Rolex watches that are honestly obtained tend to be sourced from high class jewellers and watch-makers and when the owner wants a change or needs to liquidate the value they tend to return to these establishments or to a rather exclusive sort of pawnbroker.

All Rolex watches have value as prestige timepieces or as collectibles and even the oldest and least desirable carry a price tag of around a couple of thousand pounds Sterling and good prices can be obtained for damaged and none-working examples.

If you bought your Rolex from a prestige establishment with a strong reputation and paid Rolex money for it there is a good chance it is genuine, though it would be a good idea to obtain a second opinion from a Rolex approved outlet or service centre.

If your watch was at a bargain price and not from a prestige outlet there is a strong chance it is a fake and again it would be wise to obtain a qualified opinion about this. It is not a good idea to pay high insurance premiums for a watch assumed to be worth thousands of pounds when in reality it is worth only hundreds or even less.

Land of the fake watch. If it is a verifiable CAT product, contact them. If not, you learned a lesson.

Go to Amazon. Type in Armani watch spares/repairs. If no supplier is shown on Amazon, scroll to the bottom of the page. There you will find alternative web sites listed. Some are rubbish search sites but some will be genuine suppliers.

karina I think your best approach should be a dealer or reputable watch repairer. And have you tried the supplier?

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mcdevito75 here, You"ll need a magnifier glass, available at any Dollar store, even with instructions online if found lettering could be too small, and with a no name watch, most likely impossible. Use a magnifier glass.

Take an eyeglass and read the small letters and numbers under the balance wheel. This is calibre number. Submit it here = then I probably will be able to give advise.

Above link no longer valid. Here's the current one:
http://ftp.casio.co.jp/pub/world_manual/wat/en/qw3157.pdf

Also, the key was inputting the correct #, in this case 3157 - NOT the 100B - at the following page:
http://world.casio.com/wat/download/en/manual/
I had almost given up when I looked again at the back of my watch and found the other number.