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14 May 2017, 12:25 AM | #1 |
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How does everything look? Rolex 16750
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I'm looking in to buying this beautiful Rolex 16750. Does everything look as it should - dial, hands, insert and case? First digits of the SN is 75 Appreciate the help! |
14 May 2017, 04:25 AM | #2 |
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Looks like a very nice watch!
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14 May 2017, 07:19 AM | #3 |
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All in all it looks genuine and period correct?
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What period would that insert be from?
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I believe it should be original to the watch. Anything wrong with it?
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14 May 2017, 09:01 AM | #6 |
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Looks like a nice Mk 1 dial for the 16750 with a blue backed insert (although I'm kind of taking a guess on that part) which I think can be considered correct here. I believe the blue backed inserts started appearing somewhere in the 7 mil serial range. Hands appear to match the dial as far as I can tell from your photos. With a 75xxxxx serial it's probably a 1982 production so the matte dial is correct. The chamfers on the case seem to still be there a little bit, but it's hard to tell. Maybe some more in focus shots of the dial would help as well as photos of the bracelet clasp and in between the lugs. Good luck, hope this helps you.
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14 May 2017, 09:05 AM | #8 |
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I haven't yet had the watch in my hands. The bracelet is a 78360 with 580 endlinks which I believe is correct for the watch. Clasp code should be G or H?
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Yes that bracelet is correct and a G or H clasp code would be fine as they don't need to match the case serial exactly. G would generally be considered as 1982 and H as 1983.
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Yes, I agree there definitely were still red backed inserts in this time frame. I was just trying to say that this one could also possibly be correct as Rolex had started putting the blue backed inserts on new watches as well. I could certainly be wrong here as I'm not sure anyone has pinned down a specific date for the blue backed first appearance yet.
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14 May 2017, 12:03 PM | #17 |
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The gloss 16750 dials started showing up in the 8.4 million range. Some maybe even earlier. Around 9 million is way, way out of range for matte dials.
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14 May 2017, 12:19 PM | #18 |
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Thanks jP, do the dates for the blue backed inserts showing up make sense? Early 80's they can become standard issue from Rolex?
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Looks nice!
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15 May 2017, 05:13 AM | #20 |
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The 7.5 million watch which is the subject of this thread should be a red back.
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15 May 2017, 04:38 PM | #21 |
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So all in all everything looks genuine and can be bought with confidence?
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You can be confident that this particular watch is authentic; whether you can BUY with confidence is another matter as we don't know the asking price. If you're OK with it, go for it! btw, it's very common for the handsets on these early 16750's to have been replaced. This one looks to be all original. ____________ Instagram: @onthedial |
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