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8 February 2019, 04:37 PM
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What to do (1680)
Hi all,
I'm sure most of you will have seen this 1680 for sale on the forum from 1970's Long story short I bought it off the seller for a very reasonable price was shipped to the UK via the guy I use to service my watches It arrived yesterday Plenty of crud on the watch and I think has cleaned up nicely bracelet is a later but correct 93150 The watch had been looked after up until the mid 90's as there was 6 service marks in the case back Running abit rough does need a service My question is do I send to Rolex and try so see if I can have a red writing service dial get the case polished etc or just leave it as is get service by the guy I use and in the future find a period correct bezel The dial and hands are a nice service tritium with a egg shell patina Whats your thoughts Last edited by Oscar1971; 8 February 2019 at 04:42 PM.. Reason: extra pic |
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8 February 2019, 04:42 PM
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I believe Rolex will only provide the Red service dial in exchange for a red dial.
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8 February 2019, 07:46 PM
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Plenty of formaggio orologico there...
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8 February 2019, 11:10 PM
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8 February 2019, 11:23 PM
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Gunk Dirt How it looks now |
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8 February 2019, 11:40 PM
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look like it needs some work
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9 February 2019, 12:02 AM
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Sharp! Are you going to try to get a red service dial? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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9 February 2019, 12:27 AM
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9 February 2019, 12:32 AM
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I have tried this once with a 1680 that fell within the red serial. The watch had a white service dial in it. Rolex said they won't order me a red service dial because i don't have one to trade. They didn't care about the serial number range either. |
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9 February 2019, 01:47 AM
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I was in you situation a few years back and decided the best course was a standard service and just keep an eye out for the right parts, no hurry, no stress. It took a couple of years for everything to fall into place but it was worth it...
  
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9 February 2019, 01:53 AM
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yes thats what ive decided its just going to have a service for now then just keep looking for the parts |
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9 February 2019, 01:55 AM
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thanks Oscar! The service dial and insert are not with value and will help to offset the cost of period correct parts.. Good Luck!
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11 February 2019, 05:51 AM
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Nice Work!
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