Antiques Roadshow fans furious over impressive valuation for 'unpopular' Rolex

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Antiques Roadshow fans were left bothered over the valuation of a Rolex watch on the BBC show on Sunday.The long-running TV show - hosted by Fiona Bruce - visited Alexandra Gardens in the heart of Cardiff on Sunday, reports the Mirror.Expert Alastair Chandler was overjoyed to hear the story of an unusual Rolex watch as he revealed to the owner that unfortunately the piece was fake.Explaining the origin of the watch, the guest said: "It’s a watch belonging to my father who passed away just before Christmas.

My father was a welding lecturer from the 60s to the 80s and mid 70s, he had a student arrive from Oman."Lovely boy, my dad helped him not just with his course but found him somewhere to live, found him a car to drive.

So when it was time for him to go home, he wanted my father to have this watch as a thank you. My father was not happy to accept it, but the student insisted and said he had gold ones, so really, this meant nothing and he would like my father to have it to remember him by.""But, we didn't ever know whether this watch is a genuine Rolex watch," she added.Antiques Roadshow viewers weren't impressed with the valuation and took to X, formerly known as Twitter, to complain about how often Rolex's appear on the BBC hit show.One frustrated fan ranted: "Things you'd like to hear the experts say on the #AntiquesRoadshow: 'Not another f*cking Rolex!'" Another wrote: "Is #AntiquesRoadshow sponsored by Rolex?

Every chuffing week!"And a third added: "The weekly #Rolex section #Yawn #AntiquesRoadshow." Someone else said: "#antiquesroadshow Same boring Rolex stories every week," while a fifth joked: "#antiquesroadshow just breaking for its usual Rolex commercial break."Another quipped: "19 minutes for the weekly Rolex