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Old 16 October 2018, 06:56 PM   #207
dreyep
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Rehaut is a French word that means flange. So, it is the flange under the crystal that separates it from the dial, or keeps them from smashing together.

Lately it has become a place for Rolex to do some advertising and where they now put the serial numbers.
The current definition runs:

Rehaut = French for flange. The engraved ring/flange under the crystal.

As you rightly say, "lately" it has become a place...

So not all rehauts are engraved.

In my opinion the definition would be better as something like:

Rehaut = French for flange. The ring/flange that is under the crystal and which is engraved in modern references.
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