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7 May 2011, 02:01 AM | #1 |
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? what is this watch ?
Hi can anyone help here- this Rolex has been in my family for a number of years- I havent had the back off but the numbers on one side of the case are 6480, and on the other 3402** (cant make the last two out but there are definitely two) This seems to date to 1944/45 but if there was a 1 in front it would be 1959. The front says 'Rolex Oyster' and 'Precision', and something like 'swiss 1<25' at the very bottom.
Is it a good one?? Someone said it might be military?? The face is acrylic Very many thanks Al |
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It's probably pretty much what it says it is..
A reference 6480 Oyster Precision.. Likely from about 1957 according to our chart (don't know what chart you are using) The Swiss T<25 means that the dial is Tritium. It is not military and has the traditional "Explorer 3,6,9" dial, called that because it is usually found on the slightlyl larger 36mm Explorer, although this one may have been redone...
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looks like a nice old rolex.........that someone redialed with an explorer type dial and new fake hands. the watch looks nice, however, the dial likely comes from the depths of china. kinda negatively impacts the value of the watch. so, during this time your family owned it, they never said that they went on ebay and bought a new dial and handset?
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Looks like a early rolex oyster with a badly refinished dial.
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I'd wear it.
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nice watch
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hands look brand new
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Tale of two threads.
http://www.rolexforums.com/showthread.php?t=175416 This tread is also in the vintage section where the replies say the dial and hands are fake?
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After hearing this, I wouldn't wear it. I'd probably cry for a while quietly.
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I would have opened it carefully.
if it is a fake it is not much to loose.... If there are only "some fake parts" it is good to know... Any way it seems to have some history inside the family. That will give it some "value"! 8-) |
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thanks
well thank you for your advice its really helpful. i wonder what the proper dial looked like?
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thanks everybody- i wonder what the proper dial would have looked like
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Hmmmm.....I'm no expert but, the dial doesn't bother me too much but the hands do. If money is a factor, I'd leave the dial alone and replace the hands with something more suitable.
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thanks everybody- i wonder what the proper dial would have looked like
probably like this... but maybe uglier. hence the dial being tossed; http://forums.watchuseek.com/f29/195...-a-508160.html |
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A 30 or 40 yo Rolex which shows user wear is almost surely real, though the serial and model numbers found between the lugs are critical. This one, if 6 digits, would date to 1945, though I don't know when the 6480 model was introduced.
Someone said 1957. The face looks 1945 military. The numbers and hands on the dial look newer, but maybe not. Can't always tell from pictures. |
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Rolex2, i hear you.... but trust me, rolex never made that dial in the 1940s. or at any time after that . harry
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Dial looks similar. His is model 1016, from the pic. The 1016 Explorer is the James Bond watch, dating to the 60s. |
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see also thread "Ian Fleming's 1016 Explorer..." in this vintage section. Same dial on widdler 1977's sub.
This one lacks the explorer or submariner logo. Maybe it was a predecessor? |
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I hope that you don't use this philosophy when buying used Rolex Watches. THAT would get you into trouble.
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Rolex2, again, anything is possible.
but, i can assure you that the watch in question could not be farther from a 1016, or a 5500 explorer for that matter. every thing about this dial is wrong compared to a 1016. i know that are older military dials... but look at the pics of the thing in question. its clearly new. very very little doubt about it. a 70 year old military dial that had mild amounts of radioactive materials tends to age or degrade over 70 years. this thing is spankin' new. i appreciate your enthusiasm and optimism though. harry |
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is very dangerous. You could really lead people towards purchasing some shady watches making a statement like this IMHO.
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hands....
I think I will change the hands- who could i get to do this in the UK?
very many thanks Al hey- these forums work!!! |
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Fakes, after all, were not as common 40 years ago as they are now. In Asia today, there is a Rolex or Breitling fake at every street corner. And there are very good Swiss fakes. Because an old Rolex watch has an update that may not be Rolex--or may be from a later period, that doesn't make it a "fake". A fake is a deliberate fake. In this case, there seems to be a discrepancy between the model no. and the serial no. agewise. That's a puzzle. What does the movement say? You have to get into the watch and explore further. That dial does look a lot like the Explorer and Submariner dials on watches in other threads, as I've noted. |
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These watches require a special tool to open the back, so you have to take it to a jewelers. |
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I would let a watch guy open it up. He'll be able to tell you in 2 seconds that it's a Rolex. You can decide if you want to spend the money to service it now or later. After you have the watch in decent working order, you might want to consider a dial or hands change. Since you know some of the watch's ownership history, I doubt that it's a fake. But it's nice to be sure. Before fooling with the dial or hands, I'd much rather know that whe watch is watertight and lubed. Last edited by slcbbrown; 11 May 2011 at 01:13 AM.. Reason: spellig |
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thanks
cheers for the help lads. I would still like to know what type of hands it should have- maybe I ought to start another thread.
Its a shame that some members try to gain points over eachother though- but quite funny. Al |
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