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·In your opinion, which is the most underrated, undervalued vintage Rolex. For me it's the Air King, but the Datejust isn't far behind.
Most Underrated Vintage Rolex
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ulackfocus
·Zephyr.
Only made for a few years from the late 50's into the 60's, same Oyster case as the DJ, same Rolex calibers, excellent cross hair dials, yet nobody has gone gaga over them.
Only made for a few years from the late 50's into the 60's, same Oyster case as the DJ, same Rolex calibers, excellent cross hair dials, yet nobody has gone gaga over them.
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calalum
·In my view it would be the vintage gold sport watches. I don't know the numbers, but there are far fewer (maybe by a magnitude of 100:1?) vintage gold nipple dial Subs out there than 5512s, 5513s, or steel 1680s, yet the prices of many of the latter are not that far off from the gold 1680s. It may be a reflection of who likes what but you could probably use that explanation in relation to anything that is considered undervalued.
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omitohud
·Oysterquartz in general. Such a beautiful n classic design. The bracelet arguably the best Rolex ever made prior to the 90's.
I blame it on the autoconnect.
I blame it on the autoconnect.
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·Zephyr.
Only made for a few years from the late 50's into the 60's, same Oyster case as the DJ, same Rolex calibers, excellent cross hair dials, yet nobody has gone gaga over them.
The 1038 with no date... drool
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ConElPueblo
·Could either the OP or a moderator please change the title to "Least overrated", please?
Only slightly kidding here 😉
Only slightly kidding here 😉
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tyrantlizardrex
·Could either the OP or a moderator please change the title to "Least overrated", please?
Only slightly kidding here 😉
"Least hyped"...
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omitohud
·You had me at "oyster", but lost me at "quartz".
http://www.watchtime.com/featured/when-rolex-went-quartz/
I blame it on the autoconnect.
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kyle L
··GrasshopperThe older Oyster Perpetuals and Bubblebacks.
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Furze
·I agree that older perpetual oyster in steel, and oyster dates like 1500 are pretty good value.
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Drawarms
·1601 & 1603 Datejusts with dials other than silver. Must be piepan!
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adam78
··Adam @ ΩFI agree with Kyle. Bubblebacks are out of fashion these days because of their relatively small size, although in the 30s-40s they were considered full size for automatics (okay, Omegas were of larger diameter, but with thinner cases, as the early full-rotor design movements were necessarily thicker than bumper movements).
And a couple of my early '50s Oyster Perpetuals (34mm cases).
And a couple of my early '50s Oyster Perpetuals (34mm cases).
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gatorcpa
··ΩF InvestiGatorThis one gets very little love from Rolex collectors:
It's a Ref. 6634, otherwise known as a "Golden Egg". That's a fancy name for a gold-capped Oyster Perpetual. I paid a relative pittance for it and was later told by my watchmaker that the movement is worth twice as much de-cased because it may be easily dropped into a far more valuable sports model (cal. 1030).
gatorcpa
It's a Ref. 6634, otherwise known as a "Golden Egg". That's a fancy name for a gold-capped Oyster Perpetual. I paid a relative pittance for it and was later told by my watchmaker that the movement is worth twice as much de-cased because it may be easily dropped into a far more valuable sports model (cal. 1030).
gatorcpa
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·its the 5513 submariner for me. The 5512's have enough attention as it is, and the 5513's are sometimes viewed as a less desirable version. 5513 gilt are simply stunning!
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al128
·5500 AKs... Must be one of the longest running models, lots of variety (something for everybody) and nearly always rather classy...
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