Hello all,
I recently bought this old Datejust on a whim at an estate sale and wanted to see if I could get outside opinions on it since I know almost nothing about old Rolexes. From a quick scrub through google, the movement, engraved serial number, and reference number all match up and the bracelet’s year code seems to be reasonably close to the watch’s year of manufacture. But I’m not sure if there are good fakes of vintage watches floating around or if there are any red flags. I have some pics of it with the caseback off thanks to a local jeweler.
There are also two potential problems with the watch:
- Hands are replacements. They still glow
- Dial doesn’t seem to match any reference I can find. Silver with gold crown and weird lume blots
Anyways if it’s real, it definitely needs a service since it currently runs at about +45s/day and the crystal is cracked.
