President bracelets; 83206 v. 83856

[DDUCPHAMM1]

Originally Posted by Triple Black 88

Golfball, do you have the new style or old style clasp?

Please post pics so we can see what your talking about. Something doesn't sound right

hi Triple

my too, the clasp is like tridor clasp but in the card said 2017 (oyster bracelet), some thing, must be something wrong there

thanks

[Markg]

no polish, just the way it came from rolex.

[Markg]

depends on the model/material; i have an K version with the new clasp, but others say they didnt start until much later

[nhdblfan]

speculation is that rolex runs off a bunch of cases, then builds them out as they need them. the gold/platinum ones dont sell as fast, so they stick around longer. my example seems to bear that out.

I suspect thats waht happens too.Mine,18k with the F has a late 2005 warranty paper so it sat in the AD or at the Factory.I always figure Date as a range and was buying the series so as to be sure I got the new bracelet and new clasp.

[Markg]

Originally Posted by nhdblfan

I suspect thats waht happens too.Mine,18k with the F has a late 2005 warranty paper so it sat in the AD or at the Factory.I always figure Date as a range and was buying the series so as to be sure I got the new bracelet and new clasp.

whats the clasp code on your watch? that may help decode when your watch was shipped to AD.

[nhdblfan]

I went a dug it out,
it says 83208 on the clasp.The AD was a three store chain in Ohio.I even googled the former owner-lawyer and his estate looks pretty nice on Goog earth (no worries info is safe with me-makes you wonder about putting your name/addy on a warranty thou)

[Markg]

Originally Posted by nhdblfan

I went a dug it out,
it says 83208 on the clasp.The AD was a three store chain in Ohio.I even googled the former owner-lawyer and his estate looks pretty nice on Goog earth (no worries info is safe with me-makes you wonder about putting your name/addy on a warranty thou)

the "83208" shows it is the latest heavy bracelet with the latest clasp, with the last number showing what metal it is; 8 for yellow gold, 6 for platinum, 5 for pink gold, 9 for white gold.

there should be another code on the clasp; like "ab" or "cl" or something like that, likely with a single digit number at the end. this will tell you when the bracelet was made, and on gold/plat watches can be quite a bit later than the series number indicates.

for example, my K series watch has a bracelet code of AD6, which says it was manufactured in june, 2003, quite a bit later than the series would infer.

[nhdblfan]

Hi Mark,
man between you and Steve I am going to be an expert on these DD's !
Got it out of safe again,this time I am going to wear it
It says CL1 above the 83208 on my bracelet so that would be?
That Plat one must feel great I love the weight on mine and yours is even heavier.I have to try one on next time I see one at a dealer.
great thread

[Markg]

Originally Posted by nhdblfan

Hi Mark,
man between you and Steve I am going to be an expert on these DD's !
Got it out of safe again,this time I am going to wear it
It says CL1 above the 83208 on my bracelet so that would be?
That Plat one must feel great I love the weight on mine and yours is even heavier.I have to try one on next time I see one at a dealer.
great thread

CL=2004, 1=January

the platinum watch is a LOT heavier than gold because the platinum is 95% while the gold is only 75% on an 18K watch like rolex. so you get the heavier metal AND more of it!

[lars-118206]

have a Day-Date 118206 from November 2005. The serial number on the wach is a “K”

But it has the new conceal claps with the code “MA9”

The only expiation I can come up with are that the my watch “House” is produced in 2002 and because Rolex is not selling a lot of Day.Dates in Platinum it was assembled with the bracelet in September 2005

I asked my AD afterwards and he said that I cant count on that the serial number would give me the production date?

Regards

Lars

[nhdblfan]

Originally Posted by lars-118206

have a Day-Date 118206 from November 2005. The serial number on the wach is a “K”

But it has the new conceal claps with the code “MA9”

The only expiation I can come up with are that the my watch “House” is produced in 2002 and because Rolex is not selling a lot of Day.Dates in Platinum it was assembled with the bracelet in September 2005

I asked my AD afterwards and he said that I cant count on that the serial number would give me the production date?

Regards

Lars

Sept 05 according to this chart;
http://www.oysterinfo.de/en/detailin...mern/index.php

[Markg]

Originally Posted by lars-118206

have a Day-Date 118206 from November 2005. The serial number on the wach is a “K”

But it has the new conceal claps with the code “MA9”

The only expiation I can come up with are that the my watch “House” is produced in 2002 and because Rolex is not selling a lot of Day.Dates in Platinum it was assembled with the bracelet in September 2005

I asked my AD afterwards and he said that I cant count on that the serial number would give me the production date?

Regards

Lars

did you purchase it new?

i ask because i have a 118206 also, a K series also which indicates 2001/2002, but with a bracelet code of AD6 which indicates June 2003. i guess for a platinum its possible to go another two years, but that seems kind of long...

and i dont think you can count on the series letter to tell you when it was built for the gold/platinum watches. they seem to make a lot of cases, then fit them out over time. which bracelet number do you have? is it the 83206? if so that is the latest and i wouldnt worry about it.

in any event you have one GREAT watch!! which face did you get? mine is the glacier blue dial.

[lars-118206]

Hi Mark

I dint purchase my watch from new, but the certificate says November 2005

The watch have the new concealed claps (83206) with the code “MA9”

MA9 indicates that the bracelet was produced in September 2005

Mine has also the Glacier blue dial

Love to se some pictures of your watch

Regards

Lars