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Old 26 April 2009, 12:45 PM   #1
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How can you tell if a rolex crystal is authentic?

An older sapphire crystal (16233) How can you tell if it's authentic?
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Old 5 May 2009, 05:41 PM   #2
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Thats a tough call. I say bring it in to an Rolex AD with a certified watchmaker on site and ask for a service estimate.

If the watchmaker gives you an estimate, then all is good.

They will tell you if its not authentic and that they will be unable to work on the watch.
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Old 6 May 2009, 02:12 AM   #3
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An older sapphire crystal (16233) How can you tell if it's authentic?

I don't think that you can tell.........

That's one of the reasons for the micro-etched crown on them since ~2001
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Get a really big hammer......
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