2998-5 brown dial

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ex-rolex

·Oct 23, 2020

This one is brand-new in my home and I hope, you like it.

The dial is darkbrown and what makes me smile is the bezel. It´s greenish under indoor lighting conditions....

Best wishes, Juergen

 

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td69

·Oct 23, 2020

Very nice example you have, congrats! Quite a number of 2998-5s have DON bezels turn greenish/grayish like this one. Beautiful dial and lume plots. Looks like a solid mid case too. Only the chrono hand is a replacement I think.

DIBS! 😀

 

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M'Bob

·Oct 23, 2020

What turned you off to the Rolex brand?

 

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ex-rolex

·Oct 23, 2020

I am not really off. Still like Rolex vintage very much, but I am a bit tired of them, after 10 years of intensive collecting...

 

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ex-rolex

·Oct 23, 2020

td69

Very nice example you have, congrats! Quite a number of 2998-5s have DON bezels turn greenish/grayish like this one. Beautiful dial and lume plots. Looks like a solid mid case too. Only the chrono hand is a replacement I think.

DIBS! 😀

I am not sure, because no omega specialist, but those pics in the Omega Speedmaster book - isn't the chrono hand the same ??

 

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td69

·Oct 23, 2020

ex-rolex

isn't the chrono hand the same ??

No it is not. The center disc is larger on the original vintage hand.

 

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ex-rolex

·Oct 23, 2020

Ah, ok. I can see...

 

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kov

·Oct 23, 2020

Great watch, congrats 👍

Here’s a green bezel sister 😀

 

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ex-rolex

·Oct 23, 2020

Thank you. Yours is great too. Love this orange lume in combination with the green bezel...

 

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timoss

·Oct 23, 2020

OMG these watches are gorgeous... congrats.

 

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ex-rolex

·Oct 24, 2020

Thank you !

 

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M'Bob

·Oct 24, 2020

ex-rolex

I am not really off. Still like Rolex vintage very much, but I am a bit tired of them, after 10 years of intensive collecting...

tired-rolex...

 

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ex-rolex

·Oct 24, 2020

Would be better... 😀

 

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Larry S

·Oct 24, 2020·Color Commentator for the Hyperbole.

Congrats..I have to add my much rougher, but well loved green bezel -6 cousin.

 

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Eve

·Oct 24, 2020

I was kinda happy with my FOIS, until i saw those Green-bezeled beauties.. 😒 🥰

 

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ex-rolex

·Oct 25, 2020

Don´t know, if they are easy to find...

Do I understand td69´s post correct, so that (only) 2998-5 bezels became greenish ?

Does anybody have an idea, ca. how many percentage of those 2998-5 bezels became greenish ?

Would be interesting to know....

 

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Marsimaxam

·Oct 25, 2020

Wow.. wow. Beautiful, and as a big, big fan of rich patina..wow. I've said wow three times, enough already. Incredible bezel insert too.
Enjoy and wear in good health.

Would love to see your vintage Rolex collection at some point.

 

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MtnMarine

·Oct 25, 2020

Great watch! Looks great on that brown leather!

 

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Larry S

·Oct 25, 2020·Color Commentator for the Hyperbole.

ex-rolex

Don´t know, if they are easy to find...

Do I understand td69´s post correct, so that (only) 2998-5 bezels became greenish ?

Does anybody have an idea, ca. how many percentage of those 2998-5 bezels became greenish ?

Would be interesting to know....

Mine is a 2998-6. I have seen a few other green fades in the past few years.

 

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ex-rolex

·Oct 26, 2020

Thanks to all of you !!!