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13 June 2014, 10:57 PM
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Rolex Case Back Typo?
Hey Guys:
I found a FS listing over on VRF for a 1966 Explorer I. Everything looked great until I looked closely at the case back. It is stamped 1016 and underneath that, VI 66. I thought the Roman Numerals indicated which quarter of the year the watch was made....last time I checked, there were only 4 quarters in a year... A Rolex Typo??  Photo via VRF
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13 June 2014, 11:10 PM
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I've seen this before, and believe it is a typo, and should be IV of course, for 4th quarter.
They also messed up 'patented' as "PATEDED". |
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13 June 2014, 11:44 PM
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Wellknown. Most likely a fault although others have suggested it's the devils work (666).
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13 June 2014, 11:49 PM
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I'm guessing some poor smuck, who's only job was to typeset the stamping machine, got fired over this little problem....
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14 June 2014, 01:23 AM
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Not uncommon:
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14 June 2014, 01:28 AM
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I'm waiting for John's (Springer) rant on casebacks
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14 June 2014, 07:45 AM
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seen it before.
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14 June 2014, 08:44 AM
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Yes well known error
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15 June 2014, 07:37 AM
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.before it seen have I LOL M
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15 June 2014, 11:29 AM
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16 June 2014, 02:42 AM
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Just another day at Rolex Geneve.....Lol!
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16 June 2014, 03:46 AM
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Kevin, chill! 
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16 June 2014, 04:20 AM
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16 June 2014, 10:32 AM
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I heard the guy stamping those case backs went on to work for GM. I think it was ignition switches ??
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