If you’re checking a Rolex before selling or borrowing against it, the...

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If you’re checking a Rolex before selling or borrowing against it, the reference number is between the lugs at 12 o’clock, under the bracelet. Have a watchmaker check it, meet at a staffed shop, and get any loan terms in writing.