Harvey York's Rise to Power

Lying in the wooden box right now, was a standard steel antique watch, and it’s in fact none other than the infamous Rolex watch.

This watch had obviously gone through the ravages of time, with the clock face slightly yellowish that turned into a pretty shade of vintage yellow, even though the shell seemed to have minor scratches due to years of wearing, it still looked pretty new in general.

Luis Zarate immediately turned serious and he took out a magnifying glass and observed carefully, with no hint of arrogance from before left.

In the meantime, Harvey York simply stood far from the watch and took a few glances of it without much change of facial expressions. He seemed to be more professional than Luis with his calm and steady composure.

Shane Naiswell nodded in approval while Rosalie Naiswell stared at them with amusement, Harvey gave off such a dominant vibe compared to Luis, who looked like a mere watch repairer.

However, Charles Zarate chortled to himself, thinking how young people those days like to act pretentious, a bit too much to his liking.

The industry of antique appraisal requires one to be extremely careful, precise and observant, and to do what one thinks is right and best.

If one focused too much on looking ‘cool’ and dominant over another and failed, he would lose his reputation forever.

Harvey was done observing while Luis took half an hour after that.

Rosalie who was standing by the side became impatient as she furrowed her delicate eyebrows. “Mr. Zarate, do you even know your own thing? If you don’t just give up then.”

Luis raised his head up with the tiniest hint of uncertainty in his gaze, but he nodded and said, “I’m done and I can tell the authenticity of this antique watch already, I'm just concerned whether someone else has already finished observing or not.”

“I’m already done a long time ago.” Harvey laughed lightly.

“Okay then, tell us about your judgments first.” said Shane.

“This watch is absolutely authentic and valuable.” Luis started off with a serious tone.

“It’s a fake, you can easily buy this from the subway station entrance for thirty dollars.” Harvey York stated simply.

Hearing Harvey’s answer, Luis snorted instantly. “Harvey, you really know nothing about antique appraisal, don’t tell me just because you saw that ‘Tiffany’ sign down there and you decided that this is fake?” Original from NôvelDrama.Org.

Harvey York replied nonchalantly, “This is a fake at one glance, there’s no need to even observe it more deeply.”

Luis sneered and said, “Don’t act as if you know anything, do you have any idea how high is the value of this Rolex antique watch? Let’s interpret it bit by bit.”

“Starting off with its shell, Rolex watch’s value would drop drastically if it’s polished before.”

“And then about the clock face, this was the ingredient used by the 1940 Rolex company for the coating which would turn from the colour of white to a pretty shade of vintage yellow after time and centuries.”

“Last but not least, the logo. A lot of so-called antique watch appraisers made their decisions too early once they see the sign of ‘Tiffany’ on a Rolex thinking this is fake, because Rolex would have

never collaborated with any other brands!”

“But that’s in the modern days, back in the year of 1940, to extend their market to America, Rolex watches were sold under ‘Tiffany’ shop branches.”

“And based on the rules of ‘Tiffany’, any jewelleries sold under their name must have their logos branded on them, Rolex wasn’t as famous back then so they weren’t an exception.”

“They only collaborated for a short period of two to three years which is why it’s extremely rare to find these watches on market, any one of these would be deemed extraordinary. If it’s on auction the value would be at least one hundred fifteen thousand dollars!”

After sharing his analysis, Luis glanced at Rosalie with pride.

The appraising process of this watch required knowledge on history, chemistry and economics, it was definitely not something that could be achieved by normal appraisers.

As he expected, Rosalie’s gaze at him wasn’t the same anymore, she herself wouldn’t have guessed that Luis whom she always looked down on, had such a good talent in this industry.

Charles too was all smiles, his student was clearly as talented as himself or even better, not only could he tell the authenticity of the antique watch without even touching it in such a short time, moreover, he supported his judgement with valid reasons and analysis.

Only Shane stood there with a playful expression on his face without saying anything.

Harvey smiled to himself and hadn’t even started talking before Luis started sniggering. “You bumpkin, don’t try going around and fool other people if you don’t know anything! If I notice you fooling people in the name of antique appraisal again I would expose you without even blinking an eye!”

Rosalie looked at Harvey with a questioning stare, she thought Harvey was the real antique appraiser, but looking at the situation now it was probably just his luck back then.

“If I can tell you how this watch is fake, how would you apologise to me later?” Harvey smiled lightly.

“Fake one? If it’s a fake one, I’ll swallow this watch right in front of you!” Luis replied hotly in disdain.