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·Posted this on Rolex forums but wanted to see if there were additional opinions here.
In doing research on Explorer II 1655s, I came across the below post in another forum where it mentions the second hand lume pip is further out on early 1980s 1655s. Of course we know of the straight hand transition to lollipop, but I haven’t seen the below mentioned here or in articles/reviews on the 1655s from the usual online watch magazine sites.
Has anyone else ever heard about this?
Relevant quote from the post, which mentions “lume pip” but they are referring to the lume dot found on the sweeping seconds hand:
“Most Rolex models have the lume pip around 56% of the way out from the center of the dial (relative to the length of the second-hand from dial-center to tip). This one, and it's been documented this existed on some models from the early 80's, has the pip about 68% of the way out. You can read a little more about it (and so much more) here (though make sure your browser can translate, as the page is in German):
http://www.r-l-x.de/forum/showthread.ph ... 5-(Update)”
Original post:
http://thedivewatchconnection.com/fo...pic.php?t=9433
Here’s a pic of a 1655 with the 68% lume dot on seconds hand I found from exoticwatches.net
Pic of 1655 with the more commonly placed lume dot on the seconds hand:
The difference is barely noticeable, but these are the kind of things some of us nerd out on 😀. It’s more apparent when the second hand sweeps over 12 o’clock.
I’ve also seen Rolex do this with the explorer I blackout, so maybe it’s something they explored with the explorer line in the early and late 80s. I’ve heard from other forum members this was also found on some subs and GMTs too, would love to see pics if anyone has any.
So what do you all think? Service replacement, nuance at the original factory, or something else? I personally think they are original to the watches as I’d think they’d be more common if they were service parts.
In doing research on Explorer II 1655s, I came across the below post in another forum where it mentions the second hand lume pip is further out on early 1980s 1655s. Of course we know of the straight hand transition to lollipop, but I haven’t seen the below mentioned here or in articles/reviews on the 1655s from the usual online watch magazine sites.
Has anyone else ever heard about this?
Relevant quote from the post, which mentions “lume pip” but they are referring to the lume dot found on the sweeping seconds hand:
“Most Rolex models have the lume pip around 56% of the way out from the center of the dial (relative to the length of the second-hand from dial-center to tip). This one, and it's been documented this existed on some models from the early 80's, has the pip about 68% of the way out. You can read a little more about it (and so much more) here (though make sure your browser can translate, as the page is in German):
http://www.r-l-x.de/forum/showthread.ph ... 5-(Update)”
Original post:
http://thedivewatchconnection.com/fo...pic.php?t=9433
Here’s a pic of a 1655 with the 68% lume dot on seconds hand I found from exoticwatches.net
Pic of 1655 with the more commonly placed lume dot on the seconds hand:
The difference is barely noticeable, but these are the kind of things some of us nerd out on 😀. It’s more apparent when the second hand sweeps over 12 o’clock.
I’ve also seen Rolex do this with the explorer I blackout, so maybe it’s something they explored with the explorer line in the early and late 80s. I’ve heard from other forum members this was also found on some subs and GMTs too, would love to see pics if anyone has any.
So what do you all think? Service replacement, nuance at the original factory, or something else? I personally think they are original to the watches as I’d think they’d be more common if they were service parts.
