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Old 18 September 2019, 07:52 PM   #1
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My new 36mm DJ arrived today and I'm over the moon with it.

Looks incredible in the light with the light bouncing off the markers and applied crown.

Fluco strap sets it off nicely. The original bracelet is missing but it would probably be stretched beyond use by now.

Dated 1965.

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Old 18 September 2019, 07:52 PM   #2
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Old 18 September 2019, 07:57 PM   #3
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What a beauty . Can never go wrong with a vintage DJ. I have a 1601 TT getting overhauled and I can’t wait


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Old 18 September 2019, 08:32 PM   #4
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Congratulations. Looks great.
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Old 18 September 2019, 08:51 PM   #5
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Dial/hands have been relumed. Dial looks refinished. Case has been polished.
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Old 18 September 2019, 08:59 PM   #6
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Congrats. Been wearing mine a lot recently.

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Old 18 September 2019, 10:46 PM   #7
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Dial/hands have been relumed. Dial looks refinished. Case has been polished.
Definitely. Possibly. Definitely.

Still a winner to me

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Old 18 September 2019, 11:17 PM   #8
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Definitely. Possibly. Definitely.

Still a winner to me

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Absolutely gorgeous! Sweet alpha hands and those markers are the perfect 1965 touch. :)

Since we're doing 1603 on straps...

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Old 19 September 2019, 12:25 AM   #9
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Looking good. I want to change the strap on mine to honest. Feel free to send some more photos!

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Old 19 September 2019, 12:31 AM   #10
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What size strap does the 1601/03 take?


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Old 19 September 2019, 12:38 AM   #11
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Old 19 September 2019, 01:10 AM   #12
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I think she’s a beauty! I just picked up a 1601 myself, dated to 1971. I LOVE the dauphine hands on yours! Wear it well!


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Old 19 September 2019, 05:32 AM   #13
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Congrats. Been wearing mine a lot recently.

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Very nice DJ with a sigma dial. Mine has a sigma (grey) as well. Do you believe what they say about sigma dials having white gold hands? Just wondering
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Old 19 September 2019, 06:48 AM   #14
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Fantastic DJ you own there. Love the hand set. Wear it to its fullest.


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Old 19 September 2019, 10:24 AM   #15
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Keeping the theme of 1603 on straps
My 1603 with grey buckley dial - very simple but love it!
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Beautiful 1603, congrats.
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Old 19 September 2019, 01:45 PM   #17
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Very nice DJ with a sigma dial. Mine has a sigma (grey) as well. Do you believe what they say about sigma dials having white gold hands? Just wondering
IIRC, sigma dials were a cooperative marketing arrangement among many Swiss watch makers (not just Rolex) in the 70s Quartz Crisis, when it appeared likely that quartz watches were simply going to drive mechanical watches to extinction.

At that time, a sigma dial indicated that the hour markers and hands of the watch were made of gold. It’s not clear to me why that tiny bit of gold was supposed to make a difference to anyone, but ... marketing.

An original gray dial is a good bit rarer than sigma dials in general.
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Old 19 September 2019, 03:07 PM   #18
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Old 19 September 2019, 04:01 PM   #19
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Yes, the sigma does indicate gold markers and hands... originally. Given the age of my watch I'm not 100% sure what is still present but I would suspect the markers are gold, hands I am not sure. Needs a service at some point so I'll see then I guess.

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Old 19 September 2019, 04:57 PM   #20
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wow...These are beautiful. Its just hard to believe they are nearly twice my age.Incredible
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The Sigma designation is superfluous since Rolex markers and hands are always made of gold anyways.
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The Sigma designation is superfluous since Rolex markers and hands are always made of gold anyways.

Believe this is true for modern but not vintage.

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Old 20 September 2019, 06:56 AM   #23
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Fantastic! Congratulations. Really want a 1603. One of these days. ;)
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Old 20 September 2019, 04:50 PM   #24
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My 1603 with grey buckley dial - very simple but love it!

Here's my 1603. The grey dial is so unique, shows so many different shades based on the light. I believe my dial and hands are originals. The lume is gone from the hands and worn at the digits.




Pardon the difference in sizes, I'm still learning how to post. You can actually see the patina on my dial.
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