Flat spots on jubilee bracelet links

[sleepybodo]

Are these flat spots a cause for concern, or is this normal? 20 year old DJ.

[REFZ]

The underside of the links of a jubilee bracelets are always flat so no concern.

[rmagoo57]

My 30 yr old TT DJ links are all rounded like the links on each end of your bracelet. Your flat links do not look normal to me.

[sleepybodo]

Haven't purchased yet. Wanted to confirm first. Seller pointed this out to me about the watch. I know it was services by RSC in 2013. Would they have done this during polishing?

[schoolboy]

Originally Posted by sleepybodo

Haven't purchased yet. Wanted to confirm first. Seller pointed this out to me about the watch. I know it was services by RSC in 2013. Would they have done this during polishing?

I’m no expert, but personally I would keep looking.

That doesn’t look okay to me. It might be an original bracelet that was just polished incorrectly, but anyhow, that would bother me.

[Stud Screw]

Originally Posted by REFZ

The underside of the links of a jubilee bracelets are always flat so no concern.

I think the issue here is the tops of the links, not the bottom. Some of the tops are definitely flat. Did the owner have any explanation for them? They could be the result of years of wear from a repetitive task, or from a particularly clumsy third party polisher. As to the question of whether they are a concern, it is really just aesthetics. If you can live with them, fine. But if not...


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[Mystro]

The top of the links were polished a lot with a power wheel or other power tool to remove deep scratches. That is not normal wear from occasional touchups with a Cape Cod cloth. It was done several times incorrectly to actually flatten the radius of the link. That’s a issue to me as it’s not normal wear but rather a constant sign of incompetence.

[Dan Pierce]

Originally Posted by schoolboy

I’m no expert, but personally I would keep looking.

That doesn’t look okay to me. It might be an original bracelet that was just polished incorrectly, but anyhow, that would bother me.

^This.

Originally Posted by Mystro

The top of the links were polished a lot with a power wheel or other power tool to remove deep scratches. That is not normal wear from occasional touchups with a Cape Cod cloth. It was done several times incorrectly to actually flatten the radius of the link. That’s a issue to me as it’s not normal wear but rather a constant sign of incompetence.

^And this.
dP

[brandrea]

Originally Posted by Mystro

The top of the links were polished a lot with a power wheel or other power tool to remove deep scratches. That is not normal wear from occasional touchups with a Cape Cod cloth. It was done several times incorrectly to actually flatten the radius of the link. That’s a issue to me as it’s not normal wear but rather a constant sign of incompetence.

This ^^^

[socalwatchcollector]

Originally Posted by brandrea

this ^^^

+1

[gh0stleader]

Yup, agreed with fellow members.

Pass on this example and keep looking.

[sleepybodo]

Thx for replies, everyone. Glad this forum is here. I cancelled the order and will continue looking.

[Wahlberg]

Originally Posted by REFZ

The underside of the links of a jubilee bracelets are always flat so no concern.

Honestly, how can you give advice like this? It's simply incorrect.

I went to check my DJ from 1986 and it isn't like that. I checked my recently purchased jubilee bracelet (62510) and they aren't like that, at all.

You can't be spreading wrong information.

[vesnyder]

I had a 30 yr old Datejust and a similar thing happened but just to the links on the end. Not sure how it happened but it was just two links - and it really bothered me. Any more than that would really bug me.

[REFZ]

To make myself clear about my earlier reply.

I didn't see the flat spot on the top / upper part of the links at first.
So I thought it was about the underside of the links and replied to that.

I hope I made myself clear with this reply.

[faimag]

Originally Posted by Wahlberg

Honestly, how can you give advice like this? It's simply incorrect.

I went to check my DJ from 1986 and it isn't like that. I checked my recently purchased jubilee bracelet (62510) and they aren't like that, at all.

You can't be spreading wrong information.

And yet here is a jubilee 62510 from 1981 (F date code) with flat undersides... these are called D links and are the commonest iteration.



And one with oval links... early iteration, mostly for the American market.



And another with folded links (early iteration, worldwide), on a side-to-side comparison with the flat bottom D linked one...



The flatness on the top can be one of many things: overpolished, hit against a surface, or simply the middles of a D link turned around!

When one thinks they know it all, Rolex comes in and proves them wrong.

[Wahlberg]

Originally Posted by faimag

And yet here is a jubilee 62510 from 1981 (F date code) with flat undersides... these are called D links and are the commonest iteration.

These are a different design.

The ones from the opening post are obviously polished and altered in a bad way.

[donq]

Looks like someone spent a lot of time at their desk.