1950s Rolex Oyster: help for newbie with potential purchase

igatomic · Feb 8, 2020

So this is what my 70 year old case back looks like. Sorry for the quick iphone pic, but you get the idea...no mangled teeth or other signs of distress. And the watch is definitely not a safe queen. I'll second everyone that have concerns with older Rolex watches. Unless it has good bones, it is usually better to walk away. Unless your watchmaker has an abundance of spare parts, it isn't worth the headache.

Canuck · Feb 8, 2020

chrisblanch
@Canuck, outside forums like this, where would you look for 50's/60's manual wind Rolexes? I'll admit I thought this one looked pretty good for $1000 and almost bought the watch below for closer to $2000 recently.

After a very unpleasant exchange with someone else who posted in this thread, constituting a marked difference of opinion between the two of us on the merits of the Rolex that opened this thread, I reserve the right to not offer any more opinions.

killer67 · Feb 8, 2020

Original watch may be a correct manual wind 34mm silver stick dial 6282 from the early 60s but it needs further investigation. His/her asking price is too high and condition is quite average

wagudc · Feb 8, 2020

It's a Tudor, but this watch has been temping me for awhile. I think he has $1000 or offer right now. It seems similar to what you want.

https://omegaforums.net/threads/1950s-vintage-tudor-7909-for-sale.84273/

igatomic · Feb 9, 2020

wagudc
It's a Tudor, but this watch has been temping me for awhile. I think he has $1000 or offer right now. It seems similar to what you want.

https://omegaforums.net/threads/1950s-vintage-tudor-7909-for-sale.84273/

and it is should be a cal 390 Tudor which is the same as a Rolex cal 1030. 😀

1950s Rolex Oyster: help for newbie with potential purchase

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