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Old 29 May 2023, 06:13 PM   #1
Maximame
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Vintage Rolex Chrono- please help

Dear All,

Hope somebody can just confirm my doubts. I am interested to buying a Vintage Rolex Chrono and came across this (no papers obviously). I believe it is a "put together" but I would appreciate your take.

I think the dial was of a different watch and they painted the Rolex logo on it. I say that because, based on my researches, Rolex has never used the word "non magnetic", rather "anti-magnetic".
The movement seems the same that most of the Swiss companies would use on their Chronos, Including Rolex, but I do not see any Rolex logo on it.


What do you think?
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Max
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Old 29 May 2023, 06:56 PM   #2
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It certainly looks like a put together watch, not only because of the dial inconsistencies you have pointed out. The numbers on the outside of the case back are odd; I'm guessing the 1010 40 is the model number and I don't think that has ever been a Rolex model.

The movement was used in a lot of chronographs and so this watch might be a Chronographe Suisse or any of the other similar makes dressed up with a repainted dial to try and pass it off as a Rolex.
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Old 29 May 2023, 10:31 PM   #3
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FWIW, the movement appears to be a Valjoux 22.
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Old 30 May 2023, 02:39 AM   #4
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Not original Rolex , Case, caseback, movement, dial and hands set..
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Old 1 June 2023, 04:30 AM   #5
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