"feet first" / "meter first" Subs

vonrozen · Sat. 3:46am

Hello Rolex historians,

can someone give us an exact time line of those Sub dials. I was told that "meter first" is from 1966 till early 70s but till what year exactly ? And what about 'feet first' ? In France, where faking is the norm, one finds Subs from 1978 with meter first dials. The vendors are upset when challenged. 😀

alam · Sat. 4:00am

There's plenty of information sources in cyberspace.

http://5513mattedial.com/MetersFirst.html

hansaboy · Sat. 4:00am

Here is a nice website:
http://5513mattedial.com

Enjoy!

hansaboy · Sat. 4:01am

alam
There's plenty of information sources in cyberspace.

http://5513mattedial.com/MetersFirst.html

hahahaha...you got it a sec before me!!

vonrozen · Sat. 4:05am

ok . This presuposes reading and understanding , not my strong points. THANK YOU VERY MUCH , GUYS !
May Rolex bless you.

hansaboy · Sat. 5:50am

vonrozen
ok . This presuposes reading and understanding , not my strong points. THANK YOU VERY MUCH , GUYS !
May Rolex bless you.

Only way to learn....
Takes a few years!
😉

vonrozen · Sat. 5:55am

joking of course , I trained at Sotheby's - you spend hours searching in catalogues raisonees for works and provenance - which is actually what attracts me to vintage Rolex watches.

Dan S · Sat. 6:22am

vonrozen
can someone give us an exact time line of those Sub dials. I was told that "meter first" is from 1966 till early 70s but till what year exactly ? And what about 'feet first' ? In France, where faking is the norm, one finds Subs from 1978 with meter first dials. The vendors are upset when challenged. 😀

"Exact" and "exactly" are not words that we use with vintage Rolex. Study hard, and after a few years, you will appreciate the nuances.

vonrozen · Sat. 6:28am

trying my best between 2 jobs, kids, family and parish life ...

Dan S · Sat. 6:55am

That's good ... keep trying. 👍

vonrozen · Sat. 7:05am

it is great to have such specialists as you guys, Fellows as we called them at my university.

blufinz52 · Sat. 7:19am

vonrozen
it is great to have such specialists as you guys, Fellows as we called them at my university.

Which university and what course do you teach?

vonrozen · Sat. 7:36am

near London, but I do not teach there , it was for my undergraduate degree. Good old Britain before Brexit.

Charlemagne1333 · Sat. 9:16am

The University of Near London - second only to Oxbridge.

vonrozen · Sat. 9:37am

the dreaming spires ;-)

Charlemagne1333 · Sat. 9:43am

vonrozen
the dreaming spires ;-)

The Open University?

Ron_W · Sat. 1:19pm

If you want to test the water, go in feet first !

"feet first" / "meter first" Subs

vonrozen

alam

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vonrozen

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