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Old 27 February 2017, 02:01 AM   #1
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U Serial and Tritium

I know a U serial is not considered vintage, but I thought the knowledge here would be comprehensive on the subject.

I am in the market for a Tritium dialed 14060 or possibly a 16600 and have noticed some U serial watches have Tritium, and some do not. I have read that Rolex used Tritium until '98. With U being produced '97 and '98 .........


) Mid-year change in '98 ?

) Service dial replacements on some U serials ?

Thanks in advance !
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Old 27 February 2017, 03:12 AM   #2
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Rolex never did anything by serial number and there was always more than one letter prefix release in production at a time.

So, there is always carryover with any change between letter prefixes that were concurrently in production.

Also, Rolex didn't start with Tritium exactly on Jan 1, 1998, it's just a convenient way to research the various changes and not absolute.
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Old 28 February 2017, 08:02 AM   #3
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My U Series is T<25 dialled as I thought all were, service dials aside of course.

Dial hands and pup are very slightly now beginning turn. Lovely.

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Old 28 February 2017, 08:11 AM   #4
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Had a Friend with a U Serial GMT II and a Friend with a 16610 Sub U Serial. Both bought them new locally. Sub was tritium and the GMT was Lumi.
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Old 28 February 2017, 08:17 AM   #5
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I had a U series 16710 purchased Dec1997 it had the T<25 dial.
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