I have taken a risk I always advise others to avoid. I bought from a Bulgarian seller. I thought about it but not too long and I almost did not buy. I looked at their other items and almost none were franken or movements thrown in modern cases. Dials were not modified. Selling other things other than watches too and not all Coach or Gucci.
I looked at the pictures at least 10 times and studied them. Checked his feedback. Looked at his past sold items. All look good so far. I am not saying that buying from someone in Bulgaria is a bad thing, just that so many sellers from that area are not very reputable when it comes to watch authenticity. There are fakers and franken makers everywhere, just more in some places more than others. So I took the risk and in the end I may have junk or something I will be happy with in the collection.
He kept saying IWC Cal 52 movement in the listing. The title, brand listed, and in the description he says that it is LUC but then reverts to the technical details of a IWC 52. If there was not as many pictures I would have just skipped it and went on my merry way. But I was hooked by the pics, and they are below. It Looks all correct. Case is properly marked and so is the movement. The movement is the correct design. The dial is unmarked but then if the dial had an applied name over the enamel in a paint it could have come off with cleaning.
The movement is actually a Chopard 19"' H6.4 15 jewel. The case is a Galonne le Qualite marked German .800 silver. It will need a clean but should look nice when done. The movement is being listed as running and serviced.
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