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Old 11 February 2010, 08:19 AM   #1
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Two types of green?

I just learn today that Rolex made two types of green bezels. I am sure mostly everybody knew this, but i thought it was pretty cool.
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Old 11 February 2010, 08:22 AM   #2
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which serial has which bezel?
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Old 11 February 2010, 08:31 AM   #3
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Mine kinda looks like the one on the left...and its a V serial. Im curious to know for sure also!
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Old 11 February 2010, 08:32 AM   #4
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I believe the one on the right-the lighter color was on the Y, and F models--and perhaps the D as well.
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Old 11 February 2010, 08:35 AM   #5
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I swaped my light green for a darker green. The darker green just looks better to me. Over the years, the darker bezel will look lighter anyway if it has any time in sunlight.
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Old 11 February 2010, 08:54 AM   #6
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I sold my Y 4 or so years ago--wish I didn't! Oh well--I now have the darker M with no engraved rehaut thanks to Greg--aka Mosco.
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Old 11 February 2010, 09:35 AM   #7
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I thought the light green was for the D series (and the few Fs released?), and it got darker late in the Z series.
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Old 11 February 2010, 09:45 AM   #8
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It was light for the Y --which was the first series--there were few of them--I had one and sold it--bad me--then the F's--which there are more of --not sure about D--definitely Z,M and V.
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Old 11 February 2010, 09:58 AM   #9
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Thanks for the info . . . I never realized that the green bezel came in two shades! I'd love to see them side-by-side in person. Every time I stop into my AD the watchmaker says the LV "has my name on it." (He knows I fancy the watch) Now I'll say . . . "Oh yeah, which shade?"
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Old 11 February 2010, 10:23 AM   #10
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The one on the right is an earlier LV - probably a Y or early F.
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Old 11 February 2010, 10:36 AM   #11
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Maybe it's just the lighting, but it seems the bezel font is also bolder on the one on the left.
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Old 11 February 2010, 11:11 AM   #12
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Thanks for the info . . . I never realized that the green bezel came in two shades! I'd love to see them side-by-side in person. Every time I stop into my AD the watchmaker says the LV "has my name on it." (He knows I fancy the watch) Now I'll say . . . "Oh yeah, which shade?"
No Problem, The faces look the same, but they are little dffierent too.
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Old 11 February 2010, 11:25 AM   #13
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Maybe it's just the lighting, but it seems the bezel font is also bolder on the one on the left.
and the "4" is different too...
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Old 11 February 2010, 11:31 AM   #14
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Here are some clues:
Compare the following -
The coronet
The spacing of "Oyster Perpetual Date"
The four line font and spacing
The font of the bezel insert
The four in "40" on the bezel insert (already mentioned)
The five in "50" on the bezel insert
The hash marks under "Swiss Made" (very difficult to see in these pics)
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Old 11 February 2010, 11:34 AM   #15
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Also the "Swiss made" spans a full five minutes on the earlier ones and is closer together on the newer ones.
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