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10 January 2024, 01:43 PM | #1 |
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Is this real?
Hello, I know nothing about Rolexes. Please help, any info on whether this is real and what it may be worth would be much appreciated. This was in my late granddad's drawer.
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10 January 2024, 07:27 PM | #2 |
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It could well be.
A genuine President Rolex bracelet weighs 68grams and has 22 links. You have 18 links and 60g. |
11 January 2024, 12:39 AM | #3 |
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Don't President bracelets have solid endpieces?
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11 January 2024, 02:08 AM | #4 |
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Mine has a red gold clasp.
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11 January 2024, 03:02 AM | #5 |
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Is weight the most important factor in determining if it is real?
Thank you so much for your responses. I noticed that it does not have the 8385 stamp and also the end pieces did not have the 55BG stamps like some of the ones I've seen on the internet. I don't know if that matters or if it's even required. Is weight the most important factor?
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11 January 2024, 03:23 AM | #6 |
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Thank you for response. I noticed that it does not have the "8385" stamp and it also does not have the "55BG" stamps on the end links. Is this important or is weight mostly the determining factor as to its authenticity? Also, I am not able to count 18 links and I'm thinking I don't know how to properly count it. What exactly counts as a link? is it the combination of all three pieces in the band?
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11 January 2024, 03:25 AM | #7 |
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Thanks for your response. I notice that the end piece were different from others that I have seen on the internet. Also, it does not have the "55BG" stamp that I have seen on other bracelets. Is that important to have?
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11 January 2024, 04:38 AM | #8 |
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Hello, thank you for your response. I noticed that it did not have "8385" stamped on there like most bracelets I've seen on the internet. Is that important and is weight the main factor in determining its authenticity?
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11 January 2024, 05:00 AM | #9 |
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I do recall seeing another stamp on the president clasp. I think it is stamped horizontally versus the others that are vertical. Rolex probably used a number of different clasp codes over the years. Hopefully someone a little more familiar with president bracelets will chime in. Or you can take it to a local watchmaker familiar with Rolex and get their opinion.
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Could still be fake though. |
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12 January 2024, 06:34 AM | #12 |
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You will know if your grandad was the sort of guy who could afford to and would wear a solid gold Rolex Day-Date worth over $30,000. I never met the chap.
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12 January 2024, 07:31 AM | #13 |
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