Rolex 7836 Bracelet claspcode question

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Lets put it this way? I am zero expert in this but couldnt it be that:
1. the clasp is from another rolex bracelet? That everything is autentic just put together?
and/or
2. maybe TC is stamped by a watchmaker and that the clasp was clean from the start for example?
 
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The clasp is from somewhere else but not sure where. The end links are for a Tudor (likely a sub which uses 380 or later ones the 380B) or a 9315 bracelet for a Rolex 1665.
Rolex bracelets that were used on Tudors before they started using their own shield logo bracelets in the 80s and 90s.
Rolex would not likely let a bracelet leave without a stamp. A ‘C’ code bracelet is from around 1978 while a ‘T’code would be circa 1995 so this is contradicting information. I don’t know if watchmakers would randomly add a stamp to a bracelet but I couldn’t see the purpose.
The 7836 is not widely known to be replicated.
We need more Rolex experts to chime in
 
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For archival purposes, I am updating this thread with additional information. @xeramic, who often posts on vintagerolexforums, bought this thread to my attention:

https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/vintagerolexforum/t-letter-on-7836-78360-clasps-t275620.html#p629664

The most relevant comment was by @xeramic himself, who noted:

I've seen just a handful of these - all had the ref. 78360 clasp (higher buckle profile to take the thicker solid links) connected to ref. 7836 bracelet parts, the "T" was always in combination with C, VC, D or VD date code, thus 1978/9; my guess is that the "T" was a coding (the French "transitoire" would mean transitional...?) to signify the use-up of ref. 7836 remainder parts with the ref. 78360 clasp; such combos with A (maybe VA as well, not yet seen) or B/VB date code don't show the "T", but I imagine the idea got simply born late.

So the idea was apparently that residual 7836 folded bracelets were apparently fitted with the newer clasps made for 78360 bracelets during the transitional years. And the clasps were given this additional identifier by the factory.
 
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Stop making assumptions.

Here's a tip about vintage rolex. Never associate a clasp code with the year of manufacture, it's better to associate it with the serial number.