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Old 27 March 2018, 12:22 AM   #1
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Is there a Rolex 6694 with Onyx Dial

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I have recently seen a beautiful Rolex 6694 with an Onyx dial on sale locally and I honestly find it very beautiful. But before I pull the trigger, it dawns on me that I have never seen or heard of a Rolex 6694 with an Onyx dial before.
Hence I would like to pick the brains of the collective community here whether anyone knows a 6694 with Onyx dial exist please? In other words, is an Onyx dial original to a 6694? Thanks folks.

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Old 27 March 2018, 12:26 AM   #2
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Trying the pics again.
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Old 27 March 2018, 07:59 AM   #3
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Old 28 March 2018, 11:25 PM   #4
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I sincerely doubt it is original. This is a model from the early 1960s, I have not seen any watch from that period with an onyx dial. I suspect its aftermarket...
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I sincerely doubt it is original. This is a model from the early 1960s, I have not seen any watch from that period with an onyx dial. I suspect its aftermarket...
The 6694 was sold by Rolex until the late 1980s, but yes the dial is unlikely to be orignal, IMO.
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Back then, an onyx dial would still say T SWISS T at the bottom
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Back then, an onyx dial would still say T SWISS T at the bottom
No, they would say Swiss or swiss made.
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No, they would say Swiss or swiss made.


Fake?





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Old 29 March 2018, 08:01 AM   #9
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All fake.

Just kidding, in the mid 70's they did say T Swiss T
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All fake.

Just kidding, in the mid 70's they did say T Swiss T
I was just pointing out that the 6694 is probably mid 70s as well and that it shouldnt have a SWISS MADE dial on it. I was being sarcastic when I wrote fake
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Old 29 April 2018, 12:49 PM   #11
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Ok thanks for all the inputs. Seller has confirmed that it is an aftermarket dial.
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