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Old 6 January 2008, 12:31 PM   #1
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Green Sub with drilled lugs?

I was reading the Watch Time special Rolex edition and noticed on page 69 a photo of an LV with drilled lugs.Is this for real or is it one of Jockes' photos?
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Old 6 January 2008, 12:35 PM   #2
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I have seen that photo before. I think it was a prototype photo before the LV came out. However, if it does exist then I bet it will be worth some money!!!
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Old 6 January 2008, 12:36 PM   #3
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That's pretty real, the very early released LV's had holes in the lugs. I don't believe any came to the US market. From what I've seen on the TRF it seems the Asian market received a few of them.

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Old 6 January 2008, 12:41 PM   #4
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Daytona and LV

Thanks for the feedback guys.You two have SS Daytonas like me ,and I thought they were rare.
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Old 6 January 2008, 12:42 PM   #5
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I have seen the green sub with lug holes in the promotional materials only and have never come across with one physically. But some say they only come with the very early batch in Y serial ...
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Old 6 January 2008, 12:42 PM   #6
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Do you really want lug hole? I can make it for you easily.
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Old 6 January 2008, 12:46 PM   #7
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I was reading the Watch Time special Rolex edition and noticed on page 69 a photo of an LV with drilled lugs.Is this for real or is it one of Jockes' photos?
Not my work I guess.

There was lug holes at the that watch Rolex shows at the Basel show 2003.

Here is 2 pics I shot there as I never show before where you can see it.

Notice they not even set the bezel to line up.





Then the watch in the presskit have holes too.



But there is no one sold with lug holes what I know.

I hope it helps.

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Old 6 January 2008, 01:01 PM   #8
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Not my work I guess.

There was lug holes at the that watch Rolex shows at the Basel show 2003.

Here is 2 pics I shot there as I never show before where you can see it.

Notice they not even set the bezel to line up.





Then the watch in the presskit have holes too.Thanks a lot Jocke for the info. By the way your posts are one of the main reasons I log on to this forum everyday.A true original.



But there is no one sold with lug holes what I know.

I hope it helps.

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Old 6 January 2008, 10:58 PM   #9
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Strange that Rolex chose to exhibit a lug hole version and then decided never to sell it.
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Old 7 January 2008, 01:13 AM   #10
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Strange that Rolex chose to exhibit a lug hole version and then decided never to sell it.
I suppose they have start made it before they start produce the new cases,
Then they don´t think about to change case before the Basel show.

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