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Old 15 January 2007, 07:41 AM   #1
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Plastic sticker on the back?

I want to remove this, do you guys leave them on or off? I assume most people remove it.

Will the green holagram fade or wear away? And does the model number, in my instance 16610 stay on the holagram or wear away? or is it just printed on the sticker.


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Old 15 January 2007, 08:50 AM   #2
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I took my plastic sticker off. The green sticker eventually just fell off in about 1 month (since I never took my watch off). The sticker actually fades away fairly quickly.
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Old 15 January 2007, 09:49 AM   #3
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the black printed numbers come off pretty early. i've alwaze peeled my stickers off...

i like the way ss feels against my skin better than plastic
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Old 15 January 2007, 10:16 AM   #4
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The plastic on the watch is just to keep anything from getting scratched untill sold. I think it's a great way to trap dirt and sweat against the watch.
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Old 15 January 2007, 11:36 AM   #5
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If you decide to remove it, you might want to save it on a piece of wax paper.
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Old 15 January 2007, 11:43 AM   #6
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There is no point in leaving the hologram on the watch. It is just a sticker.
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Old 15 January 2007, 11:50 AM   #7
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that was the first piece of thing i took off...

another collector told me i was stupid... taking that thing off reduces the resale price...

I told he was crazy....the watch feels damn uncomfortable when the sticker starts to peel... and it is damn dirty when it starts collecting dust
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Old 15 January 2007, 01:05 PM   #8
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Don't take the hologram off, the watch won't run in COSC specs if you do.
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Old 15 January 2007, 02:14 PM   #9
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Don't take the hologram off, the watch won't run in COSC specs if you do.
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Old 15 January 2007, 03:56 PM   #10
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I don't care if it devalues my watch to remove it. I'm planning on wearing the darned thing for many, many years. I don't care about resale.
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Old 11 May 2007, 01:38 PM   #11
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Yep, I had removed mine as well.
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Old 11 May 2007, 01:49 PM   #12
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I have kept the plastic cover on over my holograms. I want to maintain them as long as I possibly can. Crazy that way. I like the holograms.
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Old 11 May 2007, 02:32 PM   #13
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that was the first piece of thing i took off...

another collector told me i was stupid... taking that thing off reduces the resale price...

I told he was crazy....the watch feels damn uncomfortable when the sticker starts to peel... and it is damn dirty when it starts collecting dust
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Old 11 May 2007, 02:32 PM   #14
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Old 11 May 2007, 03:28 PM   #15
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Mine is still on after 7 months of everyday wear. When it goes, it goes.
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Old 11 May 2007, 03:30 PM   #16
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I let my hologram comes off on its own, but the sticker I removed right away.
It gets nasty with all the sweat and grime.
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Old 11 May 2007, 06:01 PM   #17
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The plastic on the watch is just to keep anything from getting scratched untill sold. I think it's a great way to trap dirt and sweat against the watch.
Now Mike truer word have not been spoken,now your watch will not suddenly explode lose its authenticity.And it will still retain its water resistance,and you will not harm the very tough stainless steel.By removing whats in reality is only a bit of paper the plastic or the hologram.Infact leaving the plastic and hologram on,while wearing could do more harm than good.And if I remember correct there was a court case several years ago. Where a woman sued Rolex,because she had a skin reaction to the hologram glue.And know where in the documentation was she told to remove it,she thought if it was removed she would have made her guarantee invalid.
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Old 11 May 2007, 06:37 PM   #18
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I still have my hologram on...well it is not much of a hologram anymore, it is more like a ligth green blurred sticker now. I guess it will be worn down to nothing in a couple of years.

The hologram has no value after the sale. leave it on or remove it , your choice.
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Old 11 May 2007, 07:06 PM   #19
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This was my hologram....



....and here's how I took it off!!

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