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Old 15 July 2013, 09:03 AM   #1
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..... but the gilts always put a smile on my dial

You may excuse me, but I'm here to learn, is that a Gilt? And in that case, whats make it a Gilt?
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Old 15 July 2013, 12:01 PM   #2
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Good question S1016 ....

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You may excuse me, but I'm here to learn, is that a Gilt? And in that case, whats make it a Gilt?
Gilt was a style of text colouring that Rolex used in the late 50s / early 60s.
A kind of golden text that really pops in the sunlight.

I struggle a bit to capture the gilt thing in pics of the 1675. Is a bit more obvious when it's parked next to a non-gilt 1675

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Gilt was a style of text colouring that Rolex used in the late 50s / early 60s.
A kind of golden text that really pops in the sunlight.

I struggle a bit to capture the gilt thing in pics of the 1675. Is a bit more obvious when it's parked next to a non-gilt 1675

Thank you. Much easier to se it when you can compere them on same pic. Last night(for me) I didn't see the gold tone.
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