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al128
·btw ... how does that one check out?
Rolex 1655 McQueen
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jaguar11
·My 5512 McQueen. On leather at the moment.
The McQueen is a 4th generation, 4 line 5512.
So sweet... In fact your picture looks as though it was indeed taken in the 70's!!! Mine is a circa 1967 in which in which I have fitted new Rolex dial, hands and insert. Looks new and I just happen to prefer to yellow markers, faded insert and yellow pip..... She is all polished to boot with nice sexy Bexley bevels. After all I would hardly want to drive my vintage car with faded chrome, cracked leather, rusty wires and brakes that don't bloody well work because I insist on using nos 60's and second hand parts. Wear in good health.
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Nobel Prize
··Spell Master!So sweet... In fact your picture looks as though it was indeed taken in the 70's!!! Mine is a circa 1967 in which in which I have fitted new Rolex dial, hands and insert. Looks new and I just happen to prefer to yellow markers, faded insert and yellow pip..... She is all polished to boot with nice sexy Bexley bevels. After all I would hardly want to drive my vintage car with faded chrome, cracked leather, rusty wires and brakes that don't bloody well work because I insist on using nos 60's and second hand parts. Wear in good health.
The pic is of course filtered to get the vintage look
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erpin9
·I have seen many 1655s and 1675s when brought to the RSC for servicing had the hands, dial and bezel replaced. The owners who don't appreciate the beauty of a faded bezel, patina on the hands and dial are more than happy to have them replaced and the case polished to make the watch look brand new again.
I once brought my GMT 1675 for servicing and the service technician was the one who suggested that since the movement will be overhauled, they can also replace the dial, hands and bezel insert plus polish the case to make my watch look like it just came out of the factory. Its all marketing propaganda to generate more sales for the service center.
I once brought my GMT 1675 for servicing and the service technician was the one who suggested that since the movement will be overhauled, they can also replace the dial, hands and bezel insert plus polish the case to make my watch look like it just came out of the factory. Its all marketing propaganda to generate more sales for the service center.
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jaguar11
·Beauty is indeed in the eye of the beholder..... Appreciation can mean many things to many different people which is the great thing about freedom of choice. Best wishes and wear your beauty in good health.
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al128
·I once brought my GMT 1675 for servicing and the service technician was the one who suggested that since the movement will be overhauled, they can also replace the dial, hands and bezel insert plus polish the case to make my watch look like it just came out of the factory. Its all marketing propaganda to generate more sales for the service center.
I wonder what happens to the faded bezels that are exchanged ... not sure they go to waste ... 😉 😕
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·The watch is very nice. Is it original or copy? But I have seen the same model with yellow markers instead of white markers. If original makes 2 different colors? Here is the one with yellow markers I found on Youtube. Seems this one is copy, but looks nice though.
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··Omega Qualified WatchmakerIts the million dollar question. What do they do with all the used parts? Can you imagine how much money Rolex would make just selling those faded bezels, tropical dials, etc..
I asked this question to a fellow watchmaker who works at an RSC...the old parts are all destroyed.
Rolex doesn't care about patina, or the value they are stripping from your watch. To be fair Omega doesn't care either, but at least Omega doesn't steal your property and keep the parts, where Rolex does. Yes they call it an "exchange" but when you have no other option (for example to pay a higher price to be able to keep the old parts), I call it stealing...
