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Replacement PIP for a vintage Sub

I’m not sending th wat to the SC… everything on the watch is correct for its Age… 1985-88 Submariner, but the PIP is missing. Saw one on EBay, for $1K, not sure if it’s real. Any help is appreciated

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Ref 1675 GMT Master – Fishy? 🎣

Hi all. Noticed this pop up on a local auction site. Supposedly from 1969… Looks like a Long E dial, but not sure about it. The lume triangle looks misshapen and I'm not sure if that's normal/if lume can do that over time 🤔. A lot of it cou…

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Rolex 1655

Just bought 1655 that was made 1974 but bezel and dial are from 1977 would they make case in 74 and not have put workings in if not sold till 1977

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Help Pricing and validating what datejust this is – Unsure of the dial originality

Hello all,

Looking to purchase a vintage datejust. The seller has this listed for £3200 or $4,293.92.

My concerns are
1. Is it a linen or mossaic dial ?
2. Did the 16013 come in blue linen or mossaic dials ? I know the 1601 did and the 1603 possibly …

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Help in identifying old vintage Rolex

Dear all,

I would be grateful if you could assist me in identifying this old Rolex, as I am trying to determine the model (reference number) and production year.

Thank you very much for your help.
David

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Rolex Marconi – Legit or Fake?

What do you guys think?

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3186 Movement Verification Check

Hi: Reaching out to our WUS experts. Would like to ask members of this Forum if they see any issues with this 3186 movement? It’s from a 16570 Explorer II, M series circa 2008. Thank you!
(If posted to incorrect Forum, please advise or move to appropriate Forum, thanks)
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Not every Unicorn watch is a “Rolex”

Here is a (incomplete) list of watch manufacturers who have produced watches branded as Unicorn :-

Gabus & Fils in 1887
Courvoisier Freres in 1895
Wittnauer & Co. in 1901
J. Ullmann & Cie in 1912
ROLEX1919-1934
A Schild & Co (Swiss) …

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REPORT AD TO EBAY

EBAY IS RELUCTANT TO PULL THESE DS – THE MORE THAT REPORT THEM THE BETTER CHANCE OF GETTING A RESULT
eBay item number:267207628433

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Rolex Datejust 41, Ref. 126334 – GENUINE?

Dear Community,
I have just bought a Rolex Datejust 41 (Ref. 126334, 2022) with full set via Chrono.

Thoroughly checked the dealer “Lifetime Watches” and it seems all legit.

However, I am not able to assess whether the watch is genuine or not. There…

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