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Old 30 December 2012, 03:50 AM   #1
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laser etched coronet?

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I can't see any coronet on the crystal of my 116610ln that I just bought from an AD. Should I be concerned? Or should I not be able to see it without a lot of magnification? Or what is going on here? pic of my watch, taken by AD on my wrist, here: http://www.rolexforums.com/showthread.php?t=268321
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Old 30 December 2012, 03:55 AM   #2
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Take an LED flashlight and shine it from 12 to 6 and it should pop right out.

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Old 30 December 2012, 03:59 AM   #3
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Take an LED flashlight and shine it from 12 to 6 and it should pop right out.



Thanks! That worked! Was so good to see, I am paranoid that my watch is a fake even though I know it is real haha.
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Old 30 December 2012, 04:00 AM   #4
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Hi all,

I can't see any coronet on the crystal of my 116610ln that I just bought from an AD. Should I be concerned? Or should I not be able to see it without a lot of magnification? Or what is going on here? pic of my watch, taken by AD on my wrist, here: http://www.rolexforums.com/showthread.php?t=268321
If you bought from a AD why even bother to strain your eyes looking for it as you can be assured your watch is genuine no matter the very hard to see LEC..
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Old 30 December 2012, 04:00 AM   #5
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Elusive little devils those laser etched coronets...
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Old 30 December 2012, 04:13 AM   #6
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Congrats on the new Rolex and now your "found" coronet!
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Old 30 December 2012, 05:10 AM   #7
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Does anyone have a close-up shot of the coronet on a RSC replacement crystal they can post?

Thanks.
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Old 30 December 2012, 05:25 AM   #8
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good advice works a treat

[QUOTE=GradyPhilpott;3826051]Take an LED flashlight and shine it from 12 to 6 and it should pop right out.

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Old 30 December 2012, 05:32 AM   #9
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Is it also on the ceramic models?
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Old 30 December 2012, 06:37 AM   #10
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As above, the best way is to shine a light from 12 down to 6.
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Old 30 December 2012, 06:50 AM   #11
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Is it also on the ceramic models?
All modern models except the GV.
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Old 30 December 2012, 06:50 AM   #12
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I spent...serious amounts of time looking. NADA, Zilch, ZERO, squadooooosh. Shined a light from the side, there it was.

Pretty neat how it's done.
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Old 30 December 2012, 06:56 AM   #13
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Just saw it on mine. On the extreme side of hard to see with the naked eye.
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Old 30 December 2012, 07:52 AM   #14
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It's there. Shine a light while looking at the watch at an angle.
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Old 30 December 2012, 07:56 AM   #15
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If you bought from a AD why even bother to strain your eyes looking for it as you can be assured your watch is genuine no matter the very hard to see LEC..
Please don't try and tell us you didn't look for it the first you became aware it was supposed to be there, regardless of where you bought it.
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Old 30 December 2012, 08:04 AM   #16
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Does anyone have a close-up shot of the coronet on a RSC replacement crystal they can post?

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See the last photo in my "Up close" thread... is this what you are looking for?
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Old 30 December 2012, 08:20 AM   #17
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Does anyone have a close-up shot of the coronet on a RSC replacement crystal they can post?

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Sure. This pic was taken by our own Mod Larry (Tools)
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Found mine!!!....So frickin cool.....
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Old 30 December 2012, 09:08 AM   #19
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Sure. This pic was taken by our own Mod Larry (Tools)
Thanks, that's exactly what I wanted to see. Much appreciated!!
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Please don't try and tell us you didn't look for it the first you became aware it was supposed to be there, regardless of where you bought it.
If you bought it from an AD it will be there regardless of whether you look for it. You already know it is there so no need to question it unless you really want to see it
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Old 30 December 2012, 09:16 AM   #21
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Turn on your cell phone flash/flashlight place at 12 and you will see the LEC at 6.

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Old 30 December 2012, 10:55 AM   #22
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Here we go, one of my replacement crystal with the famous lying S..

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Yeah, but I was hoping for something closer-up.
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Please don't try and tell us you didn't look for it the first you became aware it was supposed to be there, regardless of where you bought it.
The first time I became aware it was supposed to be there was today when I immediately posted this message
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Yeah, but I was hoping for something closer-up.
Next time I will shot from the backside of the crystal where the dots is.
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Old 30 December 2012, 06:35 PM   #27
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Next time I will shot from the backside of the crystal where the dots is.
That's the money shot. Climb in there through the crown, lay on the dial on your back and shoot upwards.
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Old 30 December 2012, 06:50 PM   #28
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Please don't try and tell us you didn't look for it the first you became aware it was supposed to be there, regardless of where you bought it.
I can 100% assure you that I would not even strain these old eyes bothering to even look,the only time I have ever seen any LEC is on the various forums in picture form.And God knows why all the fuss is trying to spot the LEC if bought from a reliable source. But today with Rolex watches and todays WIS owners plus todays loupe mania scrutinizing for every tiny detail.I suppose it passes the time if you have not got more important things to do.
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Old 31 December 2012, 01:21 AM   #29
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The first time I became aware it was supposed to be there was today when I immediately posted this message
My post was not directed at you. 99.% of owners will want to see it, if for nothing else then curiosity. Obviously we have some of the other 1% who would never stoop to something as crass or newbish as looking for it.
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Old 31 December 2012, 06:00 AM   #30
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Ok, this is my 2nd post with a picture. I just posted recently with a picture but it's not here....oh well I'll try again.
I took this picture with my iPhone in natural sunlight. The best is the led light method. Very cool never the less. It's very reassuring the your watch is real, even when you buy it from an AD.
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