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Unfortunately, I have had "the pleasure" of seeing fake PP Tiffany, stamped dials, and made papers.
As in your case, the price difference between the Tiffany and the normal one is not big, I would bet on a mistake, a date added later, or a pre-release sale.
5227g Tiffany dial - Question
Dear Fellow-PP friends, I‘ve got a question regarding a beautiful 5227g that I could get my hands on. Ref 5227 was officially introduced in April 2013… Is anybody familiar with how that watch could have made it‘s way through the NY Tiffany boutique in Aug...
I never buy a watch that has an air of uncertainty
Here are some genuine Tiffany dial stamps owned by a grey market dealer. Be careful. ...
Thanks…
… important information indeed. But the strange thing is the matching reference/ movement/ case numbers with the stated sales date. You would confuse the day maybe, but usually not the year (especially as we are talking warranty here, too). Tiffany &Co on...
Wow that is crazy!
I would love to have an authentic Tiffany stamp. But maybe a damaged scrap one. Who ever that grey market person is, if they use that…I don’t ever want to buy anything from them
Interesting!
But if an honest and genuine piece, perhaps the year is wrong as a mistake. It's a human salesperson handwriting the date. It's not like anyone can actually foresee the future and reference number!
Correct…
… indeed. Will try to retrieve more info from the archives. It‘s either a very odd setting or a very early, special piece. Who would put effort into counterfeiting papers to match an existing and legit watch, and make the watch older than it actually is a...
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Unfortunately, I have had "the pleasure" of seeing fake PP Tiffany, stamped dials, and made papers. As in your case, the price difference between the Tiffany and the normal one is not big, I would bet on a mistake, a date added later, or a pre-release sal...
Hello Oliver, and welcome to the forum. Ref. 5227 was indeed introduced in 2013, including this specific G-001 iteration (later discontinued).
To clear any doubts on its legitimacy and whether it was simply a typo on the certificate, I'd advise you to contact Patek directly. I'm reluctant to give out internal numbers for obvious reasons, but we have a boutique ('Maison') right there in Shanghai ...
Thanks for all the hints and valuable information…
… I will have the service center here in Shanghai check the watch. Hope it’ll turn out as a spellow or a pre-sale. Both would be fine for me. Will post the outcome whenever there‘ll be news from the SC or PP archives. 🤞🏻
Different font of the last 2
Not sure why? But how come same person writes the last 2 in “2012” differently!!
Also my first thought...
... and another part of the odd setting. Because, if you put effort into the whole thing, why not write 2019 but a non-production year?