Hi Folks, I have spotted this on Instagram from a local collector (watch only) which really caught my eyes. I have always seen stainless steel blue Buckley dial online but not quite the two tone. The asking price isn't ridiculously steep, hence I am thinking to acquire this and start my vintage Rolex collection journey. But before that, as I have absolutely no past experience with them, is there anything specific I have to be aware for vintage Datejust especially the Buckley dial? With my limited knowledge, one thing immediately popped to my eyes is the lumes seem too new compared to the dial (aged slightly different) given that most of the picture I found online have yellowish lume. May I ask for your opinions on this piece? Any thoughts about correctness?
It’s a lovely watch and would look fantastic on various leather straps the lumes do look new as you point out. So does the dial actually and the applied crown. But regardless of that, there is a lot of correctness with regards to vintage. And really, it doesn’t matter as long as you like the look, trust the seller and all the docs, history and servicing checks out against the watch. If you are buying a rare sub or gmt then of course extra care needs to be taken to ensure authenticity but these are not quite the same when it comes to originality.
Correct me if I am wrong but 1601 DJ should have pie pan dials. Buckley dials came later for quick set 5 digits reference no
The man himself - scouts honor He is a very interesting guy. Quite the character. Let us know what he thinks of your question.
hes literally a train ride away, i might actually stop in after I visit the casting shop whenever the diamond district reopens. NYC has been hit kinda hard by covid.
I know him too- personally. Bought a couple of sub from him years ago when he was still in his old place/booth 34 West 47th. We talked about Buckley dial.