I have just received a mail from [email protected]

[BASSETHOUNDS]

Some of you guys must remember the TT Datejust with the 5 olympic rings on the dial I picked up a couple of months ago .

Even though it came with all the relevant documents an coherent story of its origins , we still had to get Rolex S.A. to confirm it .

I have just received exactly that , not that they confirmed the story as to why it was made and what happened to it later . They did however confirm the technical facts :
A: The dial was made by Rolex itself and was fitted onto a standard 16013 in the Rolex factory in Geneva .
B : Somewhere even more important : I seems indeed to be unique . I have posted below the original mail I receievd from the lady in charge of that department . I have blanked out her complete name and Email address ( I can imagine her being flooded by emails requesting authentication of Rolex watches ) to protect her privacy .
It is written in typical Rolex language : She does not write that it is a one off , she only answers the question of how many of these were made by saying that there is no other entry in their records about an identical dail ...

I have requested to have this letter send to me via conventional post to my home address as well .

Here is first my translation , followed by the original email exchange :

Dear Sir,

We refer to a fax received on the 11th of Mai 2010 regarding a model "Oyster Perpetual Datejust "

Based on the information that you have transmitted to us and after consulting our archives , we can say that this serial number corresponds
to a ref 16013 made in 1988 and handed over to the Comité International Olympique the same year .
Rolex did in deed produce this dial with the Olympic rings for the Comité International Olympic and according to our archives your watch was fitted with it .

As to the amount of pieces produced with these identical specs our archives reveal nothing more . ( I am inclined to read .. it is unique )
We however bring to your attention as to the fact that this document cannot be considered as an authentication of your watch

We thank you for the interest you have shown in our company ..
bla..bla..


Le 4 juin 2010 à 12:22, [email protected] a écrit :

Cher Monsieur,

Nous nous référons à votre fax daté du 11 mai 2010 au sujet d'un
modèle
Oyster Perpetual Datejust.

Sur la base des informations que vous nous avez transmises, et
après
recherches dans nos archives, nous pouvons dire que le numéro de
série
indiqué correspond bien à la référence 16013, fabriquée en 1988, et
transmise
la même année au Comité International Olympique
Rolex a effectivement réalisé ce cadran avec les anneaux Olympiques pour
le Comité International Olympique, et votre montre, selon nos archives,
en est doté.

En ce qui concerne le nombre de pièces qui auraient été produites
avec les
mêmes caractéristiques, nos archives n'en révèle d'avantage .

Nous vous rendons attentif au fait que ce document ne peut en
aucun cas
être considéré comme une authentification de votre montre.

Nous vous remercions de l'intérêt que vous portez à notre
entreprise et
vous prions d'agréer, cher Monsieur, nos salutations distinguées.

xxxise Xxve
Rolex SA
Département Patrimoine

Tél. + 41 22 302 2X X5








De : Bassethounds <[email protected]>
A : [email protected]
Date : 01.06.2010 16:41
Objet : Re: Votre lettre du 11 mai 2010



Cher Mme. Xxverx

Merci infiniment pour votre mail ,

Si vous souhaitez plus de détails ou de photos surtout ne hésitez pas
a me
contacter .

Cordialement

Tristan Bouchez-Traversier


Le 1 juin 2010 à 16:16, [email protected] a écrit :



Cher Monsieur,

Nous avons bien reçu votre lettre datée du 11 mai et vous en
remercions.

Nous vous répondrons dans les plus brefs délais.

Veuillez recevoir, cher Monsieur, nos salutations distinguées.

rxxe Xxv
Rolex SA
Département Patrimoine


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