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34mm Rolex – 14233 or a 1005? And question about crystal

Hello dear forum 🤝

I got an offer for a watch, but I don't know if it's a 14233 or a 1500? The seller doesn't have any information either. Need help from the community of the forum.
Please look at the photos.

Also, I have some doubts …

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Caught a Rolex GMT 1675 with Silver Dial

Two months ago this 1963 GMT 1675 pcg was offered to me and my first thought was its the controversial albino GMT made for Pan Am. However, the case back did not have the Pan Am logo. I said maybe the Pan Am executive who was given the watch didn’t lik…

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Have my hands been swapped at Rolex HQ service… tritium v Chromalight?

My father kindly gifted me his Rolex Submariner 16610 which features a X serial and dates to 1991
Dial is ‘SWISS-T<25’ produced from 1988 – 1999 with tritium indices. The indices have naturally aged and taken on a nice patina.
The aluminium bezel (f…

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Show is your Oyster Perpetual

Strangely, I could not find a general Oyster Perpetual showcase thread here?

Here’s mine, OP41 Pistachio, just picked up today!

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Is this true? [humor]

In terms of quality, robustness, etc. the 12 series Rolex watches are impressive. However, do Rolex fans still place the 4 and 5 digits on a higher pedestal?

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correct lume aging on dial and hands –

Question concernes Submariners and GMT 1960-79 , what are the signs to watch out for . Ebay sells artificially aged Rolex hands. Often the hands seem a touch lighter than the dial markers, this seems to be a reliable sign ? Other watches have a great …

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vintage datejust overpolished

hello there all of you!

I'm about to buy my first rolex and its going to be a datejust. Now did I came across this datejust 1971 36mm 1601. I did a lot of hours research about what to look at but one part I find really hard is the overpolished pa…

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Rolex 1603 Sigma dial

Hey there,

It's been a while.

As per previous posts, I'd like to share one recent piece that joined the collection.

Takes a while (and risk) to find nice Rolex on auction.

This one is a 1603 sigma dial, unpolished case and all or…

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Rolex service

I sent my dads 16803 in to Rolex and these were the findings:

They want to replace the caseback 3000.00.

Also they wanted to replace hands/dial/crystal !

It keeps great time and it was there as a pin had fallen out of the bracelet. Which is why I t…

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Looking to buy Sea Dweller 16600 this look okay?

After collecting Vintage Omegas and owning a Speedmaster I feel it’s now time to own a vintage Rolex. I’ve been studying and reading up on Rolexes and trying to decide between a submariner triple 0 or a Sea Dweller 16600
I found this 16600 and am inter…

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