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Old 29 November 2010, 02:43 PM   #31
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John- Been back a few times to check out that chocolate... Soooo nice! I hope your not saying "old" like you sold it
Nice RED yourself there Rickster

Yes, I still have the chocolate metres first 1680 I just call it "old" because it's a 2.2 million serial # and a I 69 caseback
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Old 1 December 2010, 01:49 AM   #32
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Old 3 December 2010, 03:16 PM   #33
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Old 3 December 2010, 03:54 PM   #34
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Old 3 December 2010, 10:33 PM   #35
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How about a little Chocolate and Red next to his older 4 Line Gilt brother:
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Old 3 December 2010, 10:48 PM   #36
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How about a little Chocolate and Red next to his older 4 Line Gilt brother:
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Old 3 December 2010, 11:22 PM   #37
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Old 4 December 2010, 04:45 AM   #38
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Old 4 December 2010, 09:40 AM   #39
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Old 4 December 2010, 09:51 AM   #40
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If you can have "only" one, that's a pretty good one to have.
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Old 4 December 2010, 10:26 AM   #41
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Old 4 December 2010, 11:31 PM   #42
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I'm looking for my DRSD too... maybe trading with mine Rail
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I wasn't looking for mine - fortune just smiled on me. It came as a gift from a retired US Navy SEAL Captain.
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Old 5 December 2010, 12:43 AM   #44
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Here's mine, the day it came back from the talented Mr. Ridley...
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Old 5 December 2010, 12:59 AM   #45
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Here's mine, the day it came back from the talented Mr. Ridley...
Very nice--one of my 5512's is with Bob right now getting movement serviced.
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Old 5 December 2010, 08:49 PM   #46
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Old 12 December 2010, 01:45 PM   #47
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Bump. Anyone else want to contribute? Gotta be more reds out there!
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Old 12 December 2010, 07:10 PM   #48
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Not mine, came across it last week.
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Old 15 December 2010, 04:32 AM   #49
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New here but here's mine (well, originally Dad's).

Not sure what year, all the paperwork is still with my stepmom, last I saw it he had everything from the day he bought it. Need to have it gone through, new band, all the normal stuff. Just need to find someone I can trust with it which is why I'm here in large part.
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Old 15 December 2010, 04:44 AM   #50
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New here but here's mine (well, originally Dad's).

Not sure what year, all the paperwork is still with my stepmom, last I saw it he had everything from the day he bought it. Need to have it gone through, new band, all the normal stuff. Just need to find someone I can trust with it which is why I'm here in large part.
Welcome to the Forum!

That must be a new record - A Red Sub for your first post!
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Old 15 December 2010, 04:51 AM   #51
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New here but here's mine (well, originally Dad's).

Not sure what year, all the paperwork is still with my stepmom, last I saw it he had everything from the day he bought it. Need to have it gone through, new band, all the normal stuff. Just need to find someone I can trust with it which is why I'm here in large part.
Welcome. Way to start off with a bang . . . a meters-first red sub!

From the long "f" in "feet" it appears that you have a Mark I meters first 1680, the first batch of 1680s ever made. This most likely puts the date to the first half of 1969. More info can be found here:

http://rolex.watchprosite.com/show-f...ti-649211/s-0/
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Old 15 December 2010, 04:55 AM   #52
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Upside to dad wearing it every day is it was a part of him I'll have forever, downside is the serial number between the lugs is impossible to see with the naked eye. I'll have to track down a loupe or bug the stepmom for the paperwork to find out for sure what year it is.

First half of 69 sounds right for a purchase time, I've always thought he got it in 69/70.
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Old 15 December 2010, 05:18 AM   #53
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Old 15 December 2010, 07:53 AM   #54
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New here but here's mine (well, originally Dad's).

Not sure what year, all the paperwork is still with my stepmom, last I saw it he had everything from the day he bought it. Need to have it gone through, new band, all the normal stuff. Just need to find someone I can trust with it which is why I'm here in large part.
Holy freaking cow man!!!! A MK1 Red Sub?!?!?! Are you kidding me?!?!

That's freaking AWESOME dude!!
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Old 15 December 2010, 08:28 AM   #55
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Old 15 December 2010, 08:31 AM   #56
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Old 15 December 2010, 08:32 AM   #57
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Old 15 December 2010, 09:20 AM   #58
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Here's mine.
Great example sir! I do love the top hat crystal.

Glad to see more watches coming out of the woodwork!
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Old 15 December 2010, 12:21 PM   #59
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Can someone tell we if mine is mark one or two dial? I have been told both. I just got it, and I am going to sell it but I want to make sure I know what it is.
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Old 15 December 2010, 12:33 PM   #60
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Can someone tell we if mine is mark one or two dial? I have been told both. I just got it, and I am going to sell it but I want to make sure I know what it is.
You might look here . . .

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