Rolex Men's Oyster Precision 6426 Manual Wind, c.1973 Swiss All Original MA128

[kidviddy]

Hi everyone, I’ve been lurking a while, but this is my first post as I'm looking into purchasing my first vintage Rolex, and I’ve seen this listing on Chrono24. I love the blue speckled look of the dial but am concerned about picking up a fake — in particular the lume markings look a bit dodgy to me as they are very “blobby” and the 6 even covers the “T SWISS T” text which doesn’t seem right. I'm also not sure about the "Rolex" engraving on the clasp which looks like it might be a little off-centre. However I have no experience and would dearly welcome any feedback and guidance you can offer!

Seller: GMTSKY - International Vintage Watch Co. IWVC (according to the user profile on Chrono24)

I've attached some images taken from the listing. The listing has a few more images but I can't link to it because I don't have enough posts. If you search for "Rolex Men's Oyster Precision 6426 Manual Wind, c.1973 Swiss All Original MA128" in Chrono24 it should come up.

Looking forward to hearing what you guys have to say. Thanks!

[freefly]

Genuine, but that watch has a lot of corrosion (previous water intrusion/failed seals, etc.).
That "speckled look" on the dial is likely a result of such, and could be mold.
Is it being offered as a "tropical dial"? LOL...

It would be a pass for me.

YMMV.

[CorradoBrit]

Corrosion and a bracelet with some serious slop. Pass.

[kidviddy]

Thanks freefly and CorradoBrit for taking a look! The possibility that those speckles might be mould puts a bit of a different light on that “speckly dial” look I found so appealing! But looking at the shot with the back removed, I can believe it. I’ll keep my eyes open — there’s no rush, really, just a bit of cash burning a Rolex-shaped hole in my pocket...

Is it common for lume of that era to cover the “Swiss” markings like that?

[Knappo 1307]

Looks like 2 different watches pictured, the movement picture looks to have a different case than the rest of the pictures. Could just be me though?

[watchnut100]

Lot of rust inside movement on movement holders I’d pass

[214270Explorer]

Pass.

[vintagetudor]

Im not sure about the script....looks misaligned to me

[SydR]

Originally Posted by Knappo 1307

Looks like 2 different watches pictured, the movement picture looks to have a different case than the rest of the pictures. Could just be me though?

The marking on the lugs certainly does look different between photos 3 & 4. I’d say 2 different watches too.