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Old 8 January 2012, 09:36 AM   #31
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Classic Beauty!! very nice pick! Congrats!
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Old 8 January 2012, 10:11 AM   #32
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Yep, try to find a fat font bezel insert that would be from your sub's era.
I took a look at yours and saw the difference.

The fatter does look better. Why did they make the service replacements thinner?
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Old 8 January 2012, 10:20 AM   #33
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great super wearable watch ..and at 3 am you'll even be able to tell the time !!!!
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Old 8 January 2012, 10:27 AM   #34
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Thats a stunner Andreas, enjoy
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Old 8 January 2012, 11:11 AM   #35
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I took a look at yours and saw the difference.

The fatter does look better. Why did they make the service replacements thinner?
Great question. All I can figure is that Rolex created a fairly generic service insert to be used on all 1680 and 5513 models and may have been complicated to try and replicate various font sizes. At least they could have used a fatter font on this thing!

I've had two 1680s with the service insert and they do look nice and new, but once you find a matching original FF insert, it makes a HUGE difference. Then you dive into the juicy underworld of faded inserts and you will go crazy.
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Old 8 January 2012, 11:19 AM   #36
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Looks Great Andreas, Congrats.
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Old 8 January 2012, 10:02 PM   #37
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I'm crazy already!

Thanks!
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Old 9 January 2012, 10:05 AM   #38
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great purchase
I have a 5.4 mil it came on a folded 9315 bracelet with 380 end peices but there are alot of variants out there.
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Old 9 January 2012, 10:46 AM   #39
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Andreas, I keep coming back to this thread because I absolutely love that watch. Looks great. A huge congrats again.
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Old 9 January 2012, 11:44 AM   #40
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GREAT for you Andreas - trading modern for vintage - enjoy
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Old 9 January 2012, 08:53 PM   #41
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Andreas, I keep coming back to this thread because I absolutely love that watch. Looks great. A huge congrats again.
Thanks Jason.

I'll probably dive with it.

I'm also in the process of fixing my Ploprof 600 to active diving condition.
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Old 9 January 2012, 08:53 PM   #42
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GREAT for you Andreas - trading modern for vintage - enjoy
Thank you Russ!
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Old 9 January 2012, 08:54 PM   #43
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Beautiful watch Andreas Congratulations and enjoy
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Old 9 January 2012, 09:16 PM   #44
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Congrats, is a beauty and a practical all weather watch!
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Old 9 January 2012, 10:54 PM   #45
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this insert to my knowledge is not a service insert..
there are inserts with father fonts but these are the realy early ones

to me this is already a fat font (the 4 is almost touching the 0
just my 2 cents
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Old 9 January 2012, 11:52 PM   #46
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Very nice! Congrats!
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