1675 Bracelet Question

[newkidonblock4]

Hello everyone!

I am here once again seeking your wisdom.

I was thinking of buying a bracelet for my 1968 1675 but my friend told me to watch out for any fakes/bracelets with fake parts.

I found this one on Ebay. It is 1 year younger than the watch, but from what I understand that would still be kind of period correct since the watches and bracelets were assembled separately. I think the price is a bit high, but besides that and a picture not showing the bracelets stretch are there are any red flags?

https://www.ebay.com/itm/ROLEX-OYSTE...torefresh=true

I appreciate your time to read this post and reply.

Thank you.

[Tools]

I would say, buy a modern, new 93150 or 78360 with appropriate 580 end links.

Paying ridiculous prices so that you can say "period correct" doesn't give you a better product, it just gives you an expensive 50 year old, worn part.

[springer]

Originally Posted by newkidonblock4

Hello everyone!

I am here once again seeking your wisdom.

I was thinking of buying a bracelet for my 1968 1675 but my friend told me to watch out for any fakes/bracelets with fake parts.

I found this one on Ebay. It is 1 year younger than the watch, but from what I understand that would still be kind of period correct since the watches and bracelets were assembled separately. I think the price is a bit high, but besides that and a picture not showing the bracelets stretch are there are any red flags?

https://www.ebay.com/itm/ROLEX-OYSTE...torefresh=true

I appreciate your time to read this post and reply.

Thank you.

You have a couple options:

Buy a newer bracelet as Larry suggested which offers great function at a much lower price than an original.

Buy an original bracelet which is much more expensive and probably a little more fragile than a later replacement solid link bracelet.

One thing to remember, these older vintage bracelets, like any collectable that is vintage or an antique, are always more expensive because they are far and few in between and quality examples are getting harder and harder to find. Correct and nice 7206 bracelets bring in excess of $3,000 in the secondary market. If you want a nice correct bracelet, this ebay example appears to be a very nice vintage 7206 Oyster. (Original 7206 examples should have 12 links. The example on ebay is one link short.)

[athom]

I totally understand that you want a bracelet that is the same reference as the one sold originally in 1968 with your watch. The one you sent is the right ref, with the right end-links end would timewise fit ! https://gmtmaster1675.com/the-bracelet/

[zapokee]

Originally Posted by Tools

I would say, buy a modern, new 93150 or 78360 with appropriate 580 end links.

Paying ridiculous prices so that you can say "period correct" doesn't give you a better product, it just gives you an expensive 50 year old, worn part.

Agree. I bought a brand new Jubilee from my AD for my 1675, and it's an awesome combo. I kept the original ratty old Oyster, of course.

[Dan S]

The eBay bracelet looks legit to me, and a one-year gap between watch and bracelet would certainly not be unusual. Even 2-3 years is not uncommon.

However, that bracelet on eBay is probably NOT the original bracelet that came with your watch. :-)

[newkidonblock4]

Thank you all for the feedback!

It is always appreciated :)

I made an offer on the bracelet so we'll see. I might end up trying to find both: something period correct and something more practical. Hopefully he takes the offer because that 3.5k is going to become close to 4k with import taxes and such.

[slonken]

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