Mysterious Datejust

[MousAnony3769]

I have come across this two tone datejust, which looks like a 16013, but is signed 16030, which should indicate an all stainless watch. How could this be? It's a 706XXXX serial which dates it to 1981.

[crowncollection]

It's converted that's how , someone bought a yellow gold bezel, crown, appropriate dial and hands and a two tone band. This is usually done with aftermarket parts especially the bands be careful regards.


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[metalsofwar]

Interesting. Do you think this type of conversion is normally completed by RSC or a cowboy watchmaker?

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[Rolexis]

It's easy now of days to that conversion, due to so many scrap gold buyers I find your cowboy watch maker Comment a bit Offensive. One of these so-called cowboy watchmakers could be even better and more valuable than a Rolex watch maker to the fact that they can fix it Omega Patek or any other watching your collection maybe even something that you've never heard of. A cowboy watch collector maybe you can do that conversion at your house with the Swiss knife and a shot glass

The watch looks fine as a starter. I would buy something like this in the $900 to $1200 range

[joe100]

Someone put way too much money into it only only not to get it back out. Flog it on eBay and buy a non-Frankenstein.

[MousAnony3769]

is it possible it was a 16013 with a replacement case from a 16030?

[crowncollection]

Originally Posted by MousAnony3769

is it possible it was a 16013 with a replacement case from a 16030?

That's possible also.but the watch is incorrect Rolex won't do this under any circumstance and likely would not service it unless you change everything back to correct factory specs.


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[Mark020]

Well Rolex won't do this? Not now but in thie 1980-ies it was a whole different ballgame!

[motoikkyu]

I'm not sure I understand. You have a watch that started out all stainless and was customized to two-tone, apparently mostly with legitimate parts. Is this OK? Are we talking about a watch, an investment, or a fetish-object? As a watch, it's fine. No one will have anything to say about your inconsistent serial number because NO ONE WILL SEE IT. As an investment, it will never be worth as much as the correct version, but there are so many of these around that investment-grade would include box and papers at least, anyway. As a fetish-object, I have limited ability to comment. I don't serve my watches, my watches serve me. If I feel like gluing a Daffy Duck (registered trademark) decal to the crystal with cyano-acrylate, there are those purists that might object because "it's all wrong now". If I polish out the model number and engrave my mother's maiden name, some will cry "foul!" They're watches, guys. I love 'em, I have too many of 'em, I spend money on them that could better be spent on therapy or medication, but they're watches!

[violetman]

impossible , 16030 should be ss

[Tools]

Conversions were very popular in the 70's and 80's..

Any Dealer would convert your watch for you for a lot less than today.. parts were a lot cheaper too.