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22 October 2021, 12:02 AM | #31 |
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Rude ... Really if you were up front about the piece from the start it would be ending a lot better than it is. Honesty is the best policy. Good luck.
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22 October 2021, 12:03 AM | #32 |
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You have to understand that we get loads of the same’story’;
1. My uncle died and left me this Rolex 2. I found this Rolex on the street 3. I have this old Rolex and I can’t remember where I got it They are all stories about passing off fake Rolexes. We get excited when it ends up being legit You are asking us for something. Some free advice. You aren’t adding better photos as we asked. We assume the worst especially when you say you will just throw it away. This pretty much means that we were correct in that you bought it as a fake a few years ago. Why keep posting replies and not a better pic of the watch ? Why ? |
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22 October 2021, 01:57 AM | #35 |
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The case and engraving look ok to me, does look like a badly refinished dial would be worth getting a watch maker to remove the case back so you can confirm the movement is good I wouldn’t throw it out if I were you
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22 October 2021, 02:45 AM | #36 | |
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Serously?
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22 October 2021, 03:28 AM | #37 |
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Looks like some of it is real!
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22 October 2021, 04:49 AM | #38 |
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Just following through this thread. In my opinion it is quite likely just a poor redial by whichever jeweler.
In the 70s, 80’s and early 90’s nobody really made as big a deal about Rolex or originality or any of what they do now. I do find it fairly likely some semi clueless/careless jeweler just did it. In those times it would not have been something so shocking IMO.
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22 October 2021, 05:21 AM | #39 |
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I agree, but I'm kind of losing interest TBH.
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22 October 2021, 05:54 AM | #40 |
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I don't know what your problem is, but you obviously have one . I have two private emails from normal people telling me the watch is authentic from the pictures and yes the face and bezel had been replaced with other than the ones belonging on it. I assumed that this forum was for people seeking information, not wise ass remarks. It's people like you who ruin forums like this.
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22 October 2021, 07:34 AM | #41 |
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I think everyone needs to ease up on the poster. I think we assumed the worst but he has a nice watch that has an interesting history.
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22 October 2021, 07:56 AM | #42 |
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22 October 2021, 08:06 AM | #43 |
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If one thing has been messed with….how many other things have been too…..If there’s any doubt…..pass
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22 October 2021, 10:15 AM | #44 | |
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The folks who PM’d you saying “authentic” may have jumped the gun just on the pics alone. And some detractors have mistakenly jumped to the far side of saying it’s fake. Like some have said, the engraved serial number and ref.# look good but not enough detail to judge from that alone. You might need to stare at this pic, and then your watch, and judge for yourself. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro
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22 October 2021, 10:26 AM | #45 | |
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You've now added better photos which is helpful but if you want to receive proper feedback, I suggest you stay on topic, i.e., discuss the watch in question and not infer whether people have lives or not. If you haven't noticed, you come here for advice, seeking knowledge that comes from people spending parts of their life researching this stuff. Don't sh1t where you eat. With that said and stating the obvious, i'm clearly not done with this thread but with better photos, i'm obliged to at least share my views but hopefully some of experts might be able to chime in as well. 1) The case looks genuine. Typeface B engraving which is consistent for a 1969/1970 Rolex 5513. Also looks like a 702 crown which I believe is original to that era too (the 700 crown transitioned out already from memory). 2) The dial is interesting. Its 100% not original to 1970 era but is more akin to the pre-comex era, ala much later in the 70's. I need others to opine but the dial printing / spacing actually looks very close to a genuine dial (see example below). I see a couple of inconsistencies but frankly if this is a repaint, its one of the best i've seen, IMO. I would struggle to believe this came from the 1980's as the fakes weren't as good back then - again, your story isn't really adding up for me but i'll park that for now. Therefore, there is a small chance that the dial is genuine but for some reason, someone added the subsequent wording below "submariner". Who knows. The lume plot also looks relumed. Anything else you want to disclose on the watch? this watch is a bit of a mystery http://www.5513mattedial.com/PreCOMEX.html |
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22 October 2021, 11:25 AM | #46 |
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If the watch was really serviced in the 80's maybe the watchmaker had a tudor lying around or something and that's why the text was added. I've seen weirder things.
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22 October 2021, 11:51 AM | #47 | |
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hmm, it looks to me like the op's crown is too big, or the case is too small. |
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22 October 2021, 12:11 PM | #48 |
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Oh forgot to mention the hands are aftermarket
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