Rare Blueberry Gmt

[toph]

The original article shows a watch with nearly no case left... Mad. Those hands too...

[southtexas]

From the original article:

"Evidently, the 1675 also has a GMT function, hence the name “GMT Master”..."

How perceptive.

[ahnets]

Originally Posted by southtexas

From the original article:



"Evidently, the 1675 also has a GMT function, hence the name “GMT Master”..."



How perceptive.

I LOL'd.

Final price, anyone?


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[Hollywoodvillain]

Originally Posted by swish77

Case is shot; way over-polished. I'd never buy a watch just because of an insert. A dial, yes, such as DRSD, red 1680, etc ... The dial and case are where the money is in this crazy hobby. Still, I'm sure there will be buyers out there.

i think that blueberry GMT with the highly polished case looks awesome and if i could afford it i would have it for sure !!

[QueueCumber]

Originally Posted by ahnets

I LOL'd.

Final price, anyone?


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http://www.antiquorum.com/catalog/lo...&page=1&q=1675

[ahnets]

Thank you Q. And wow... 10K more than I expected. Given the inserts are trading for 10K, that makes the watch 15K... or someone values the insert at 20K...

[ahnets]

Originally Posted by QueueCumber

I certainly don't know what the truth is with the Blueberry all red hand radial. Either way, original or just authentic, the Blueberry all red hand radial is a gorgeous piece...

Agree with everything you said. Keeping open mind is good. Here's my novice interpretation I originally posted here https://rolexvintageforum.com/viewto...f=13&t=58#p179

This is a fascinating, mysterious topic. The beautiful all red hand. Real, or not real?

To those who cite they are very real above, I would love some references to read up on. It occurs to me that if they have never appeared (is that 100% verifiably true statement?) in any official Rolex literature, then their existence can only be verified by original owners who purchased them with the all red hands. Even then, assuming that they evidently did not come with any special documentation, then we only have their 'eye witness' accounts to go by. That is to say, what if the hands were painted by whomever they purchased from.

As with all similarly debated vintage Rolex topics, one can only truly verify the facts if the horse (Rolex) decides to speak from its mouth. Were they special edition hands, factory accidents... or conjured up by fanciful dealers of the time... and no doubt fabricated by some fraudsters in modern years.

In my limited research, this source offers an interesting counter argument to those claiming authenticity and possibly a useful resource for those evaluating the acquisition of al all red hand: http://www.watchtalkforums.info/forums/thread63958.html

Regardless of their disputed existence, personally, I would love to own one :)







Seen in some official Japanese Rolex brochures, such as this one (page 6):



Source VRM

[ahnets]

Going back to the topic at hand, now this guy .... LOL



Source JohnBaker3 post here from this thread

[QueueCumber]

Originally Posted by ahnets

Agree with everything you said. Keeping open mind is good. Here's my novice interpretation I originally posted here https://rolexvintageforum.com/viewto...f=13&t=58#p179

This is a fascinating, mysterious topic. The beautiful all red hand. Real, or not real?

To those who cite they are very real above, I would love some references to read up on. It occurs to me that if they have never appeared (is that 100% verifiably true statement?) in any official Rolex literature, then their existence can only be verified by original owners who purchased them with the all red hands. Even then, assuming that they evidently did not come with any special documentation, then we only have their 'eye witness' accounts to go by. That is to say, what if the hands were painted by whomever they purchased from.

As with all similarly debated vintage Rolex topics, one can only truly verify the facts if the horse (Rolex) decides to speak from its mouth. Were they special edition hands, factory accidents... or conjured up by fanciful dealers of the time... and no doubt fabricated by some fraudsters in modern years.

In my limited research, this source offers an interesting counter argument to those claiming authenticity and possibly a useful resource for those evaluating the acquisition of al all red hand: http://www.watchtalkforums.info/forums/thread63958.html

Regardless of their disputed existence, personally, I would love to own one :)

If you search on VRF, Rolex Geneva accepts watches with the blue insert or all red hands when they go in for service. That doesn't mean there aren't fakes of both around of course. I don't think anyone would dispute that Rolex made the authentic ones anymore. What they might dispute is what model GMTs they belong on.

[Wesley Crusher]

Originally Posted by ahnets

Going back to the topic at hand, now this guy .... LOL



Source JohnBaker3 post here from this thread

Nice. 150k in inserts alone.