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Ref 6424: an unusual oyster

Dan S
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Being honest, I bought this for the 7206 rivet bracelet (which needs some restoration), but I think the watch is an interesting reference that I've never handled before, a 36mm hand-winding no-date oyster. This particular example from 1965 has alpha hands and thin coffin-shaped markers, which makes it extra stylish IMO. Under the right lighting, you can also see that the silver dial has circular brushing, in contrast with the typical sunburst. I'm still not sure whether this will stay with me, but I'm happy to have the opportunity to see one of these in person.

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JwRosenthal JwRosenthal
That’s a lovely watch and a nice change from the DJ’s we see so often.

Thanks James, I love the 36mm size and it's nice to have a no-date version as an option.

People sometimes complain about the combination of a screw-down crown and a hand-winding watch, because they are concerned that daily wear will potentially cause damage to the crown. I may be wrong, but my feeling is that if you use the crown properly, it's probably not a major issue. The crown on this one feels great with good thread depth.
 
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Simple, elegant and the right size case (at least for me). Thanks for sharing.
 
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I love the simple elegance of this one. It’s understated and I appreciate that. I enjoy the radial graining of the dial and the dome of the crystal presents it all well. I would understand why you may hold on to this one as it’s simply unique and beautiful in that, but if you do decide to pass it on, I would be curious to learn more about it 😀
 
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This one is a beauty, great catch Dan! These radial brushed dials are quite uncommon and rather lovely in hand. That said my favorite aspect of these 36mm manual wind Oysters is their supreme comfort on the wrist. All of the 36mm wrist presence without some of the bulk from the automatic calibers.
 
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Dan S Dan S
People sometimes complain about the combination of a screw-down crown and a hand-winding watch, because they are concerned that daily wear will potentially cause damage to the crown. I may be wrong, but my feeling is that if you use the crown properly, it's probably not a major issue. The crown on this one feels great with good thread depth.

I've had a couple of manual winds with screw down crowns and they had to go for exactly that reason. On an automatic it's a great feature, but on a manual I found it to be a PITA although no quite as annoying as screw down chronograph pushers....now they really do make my blood boil 😁
 
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Nice catch! This type of bracelet is stunning , even if it takes some restauration....👍
 
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Fallout Boy Fallout Boy
Nice catch! This type of bracelet is stunning , even if it takes some restauration....👍

I have really become a fan of the rivet bracelets.
 
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Thanks for your post! I really love these vintage no-date, three-hands Rolexes. Yours is beautiful, so classic, elegant and simple. But I was also rather embarrassed...🙁 I had no idea that Rolex once made rivet Oyster bracelets: I thought that was Tudor´s department! Goes to show you never stop learning! Cheers!
 
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Meyrin Meyrin
Thanks for your post! I really love these vintage no-date, three-hands Rolexes. Yours is beautiful, so classic, elegant and simple. But I was also rather embarrassed...🙁 I had no idea that Rolex once made rivet Oyster bracelets: I thought that was Tudor´s department! Goes to show you never stop learning! Cheers!
I will be pedantic and correct this in my continuing effort to jab at Rolex- they didn’t make rivet bracelets, they had them made for them…just as they didn’t invent the jubilee or the oyster- they co-opted them 😜
 
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