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Old 7 April 2010, 11:35 PM   #31
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You can have an interesting conversation with the guy who owns the watch now if you so wish!

Great thread, always good to see, discuss and learn about watches like this.
Hahaha! Sounds like a little reprisal is in order.

Agreed! I learned a lot in this thread.
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Old 7 April 2010, 11:39 PM   #32
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Hahaha! Sounds like a little reprisal is in order.

Agreed! I learned a lot in this thread.
Me too, i haven't really looked at Comex dials before as i won't ever be lucky enough to buy one. I thought something didn't look quite right and then after others replied I learnt/saw what! Can't ask for more on a forum/thread really.
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Old 8 April 2010, 12:47 AM   #33
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Great info everyone! The first thing I didn't like about the watch was the way the SEL's edges seemed rounded or tell tail "Faux". The rest of the observations create a great learning curve....
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Old 8 April 2010, 12:55 AM   #34
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Interesting . . . I thought this was going to be about meeting Wayne Gretzky from the headline but then again this isn't a hockey forum . . .
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Old 8 April 2010, 02:13 AM   #35
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Great info everyone! The first thing I didn't like about the watch was the way the SEL's edges seemed rounded or tell tail "Faux". The rest of the observations create a great learning curve....
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Good point. I thought they didn't get the SEL until the 16660.

I just found a dial, hands, bezel, bezel insert (faded), warranty, bracelet, caseback and movement on ebay.
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Old 8 April 2010, 03:04 AM   #36
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Good point. I thought they didn't get the SEL until the 16660.

I just found a dial, hands, bezel, bezel insert (faded), warranty, bracelet, caseback and movement on ebay.

Couldn't modern SEL's fit a 1665?
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Old 8 April 2010, 03:33 AM   #37
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Couldn't modern SEL's fit a 1665?
I'm not Sea Dweller Savvy (certainly not 1665).... but when Rolex came out with the SEL models throughout the line, they machined a lip/shelf on the back of the case to locate the lower SEL flange and make a smooth caseback transition.. I would like to see the backside of a 1665 to verify.

Earlier models do not have that machined lip (and neither does the current 14060M Sub), so a typical SEL Rolex bracelet won't generally fit correctly..

The one pictured is very likely an aftermarket...

Here is an aftermarket I modified to fit on a Sub that has spring bar holes in a different place.. You can see the similarity...

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Old 8 April 2010, 03:44 AM   #38
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I cannot comment on seadweller casebacks but I have had (not too long ago in fact)a sumbmariner come in that the caseback had been caved in due to pressure on a dive..
not sure how my watchmaker fixed it up but it came back looking good as new!
I do know that the seadweller caseback was supossedly 1/3rd thicker,so it should take quite a bit of pressure to collapse it!
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Old 8 April 2010, 04:42 AM   #39
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Couldn't modern SEL's fit a 1665?
I don't know. It looks like the bracelet he has is straight from a 16660, not a 16600, but then, my expertise is shark movie watches.

To recap, we have an aftermarket dial, incorrect caseback, and likely an incorrect bracelet.

Can't wait to see his Paul Newman Daytona.
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Old 8 April 2010, 04:48 AM   #40
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I don't know. It looks like the bracelet he has is straight from a 16660, not a 16600, but then, my expertise is shark movie watches.

To recap, we have an aftermarket dial, incorrect caseback, and likely an incorrect bracelet.

Can't wait to see his Paul Newman Daytona.
I was thinking the exact same thing.
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Old 8 April 2010, 09:31 PM   #41
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Old 8 April 2010, 09:51 PM   #42
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I hope u ain't after a refund I'm 99% positve it had a bezel and crystal when u bought it :-):-):-)
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Old 8 April 2010, 09:55 PM   #43
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Wow that's awesome who cares about the bezel
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Old 9 April 2010, 09:39 PM   #45
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All this talk of Comex...great ! In the mid 70's I was working for a contractor in the
North Sea and the diving contractor was Comex. I got friendly with a couple of the
divers and was always interested in the chunky watches they wore, I don't have to
tell you what they were eh? One day one of the guys offered me his watch for $200,
saying that he a couple and was soon to buy the gold version. Well you know what ?
I turned him down ! Y'see I thought it kinda ugly and I much preferred my Omega with the modified Accutron Movement. AAAAGGGGGHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!
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Old 10 April 2010, 04:34 AM   #46
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How do they repair a bent caseback?

I'm curious to hear the guys response. I smell fishes.
Heck, if I were the the diver and the caseback bent due to great pressure, I would lost my wrist and the whole body long before that!
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