14060M original crystal? - pics

[reedzpainter]

Gurus,
I'm a month into owning my K serial 14060M. It's just undergone it's first service, and is now running beautifully!
What I'm curious about is whether my crystal has been replaced. I've read conflicting information about the etched coronet and production dates around 2001. It appears not to be an 'S' service replacement, but does this tell me anything? It doesn't really matter, but I'm just trying to gauge originality here.
thanks, and here's a pic or two!

[Jocke]

Originally Posted by reedzpainter

Gurus,
I'm a month into owning my K serial 14060M. It's just undergone it's first service, and is now running beautifully!
What I'm curious about is whether my crystal has been replaced. I've read conflicting information about the etched coronet and production dates around 2001. It appears not to be an 'S' service replacement, but does this tell me anything? It doesn't really matter, but I'm just trying to gauge originality here.
thanks, and here's a pic or two!

If there is no S in the coronet it's the original crystal. Rolex will never replace a crystal without the S.

[reedzpainter]

thanks for the reply Joacim!
Another thing I left out, my watchmaker told me the coronet was off-centered by the slightest margin. Factory Rolex tolerance perhaps?...

[Jocke]

Originally Posted by reedzpainter

thanks for the reply Joacim!
Another thing I left out, my watchmaker told me the coronet was off-centered by the slightest margin. Factory Rolex tolerance perhaps?...

They are off center sometimes on the no date models. At date models the cyclop is always in coreect position
against the laser logo so there will it always be at the 6 o'clock position. I have seen Daytonas and Air-King's with
the laser logo at 2 o'clock for example.

[reedzpainter]

hm.. very interesting! thanks again

[padi56]

Originally Posted by reedzpainter

Gurus,
I'm a month into owning my K serial 14060M. It's just undergone it's first service, and is now running beautifully!
What I'm curious about is whether my crystal has been replaced. I've read conflicting information about the etched coronet and production dates around 2001. It appears not to be an 'S' service replacement, but does this tell me anything? It doesn't really matter, but I'm just trying to gauge originality here.
thanks, and here's a pic or two!

Well yes the LEC started 2001 P/K case stamps the sapphire crystals are only replaced if chipped or badly scratched etc.And yes if replaced it would have the S in the LEC but things like crystals, crowns, crown tubes etc are just normal serviceable items.These are quite often replaced and will not effect the value or originality of your watch.All watches with acrylic crystals there crystals are always replaced with new ones at service.

[reedzpainter]

thanks Padi, was just curious if my watch had at all been tampered with. It would seem not!
cheers!