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22 June 2018, 04:10 AM | #1 |
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Double Red Dial NOS
Hello friends... i need your help. Im being offered this rare NOS double red dial. The owner wants 9k for it. I dont intend to sell it if bought. Im looking for an investment. Should i buy it ?
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22 June 2018, 05:16 AM | #2 |
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Why buy a Dial for a Watch You don’t have? I just don’t see much fun in buying a Dial to sit in the safe,But to each his own.
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22 June 2018, 05:19 AM | #3 |
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Well, it's not NOS for one thing. The minute track shows it has been installed in a watch.
That said, it does look quite nice, and showing it was mounted helps ease the knee-jerk that it could be a reproduction... 9 grand? Damn. I guess that's reasonable? Does he have a Mk V red 1680 dial in similar condition for MUCH less money? |
22 June 2018, 06:12 AM | #4 |
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If all is original I’d imgagine that it’s more than a fair price considering what it adds to a non period correct watch
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22 June 2018, 06:15 AM | #5 |
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The picture isn't pin-sharp but I am inclined to think that this is a correct Mark IV DRSD dial.
It's not NOS. If correct, it would be worth most to someone with a period correct DRSD that has been fitted with a later, white text service dial. Fitting a later watch with a double red dial would not increase its value so much, for one would simply have created a great white fitted with an older, incorrect dial and worth no more than the sum of its parts. Proceed with caution. These are worth faking and the quality will grow only better. I wouldn't part with my money unless I'd had better photos or (always so much better) the watch under my own loupe. Haywood
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22 June 2018, 06:40 AM | #6 |
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Sounds like a reasonable deal if you need it. As investment it might be okey even though I find it odd. Not necessarily easy to sell for retail when you want to realize it.
Might be worth as a project though. A lot of nice examples around with later dial. I would personally only consider buying it if I had, or knew of, a watch that needed it.
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22 June 2018, 07:13 AM | #8 |
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I've seen a LOT of repro dials and this appears to be genuine to me.
If it's a fake, it is far and away, the best one ever. There are a few key tells that I always look for and this dial passes every "acid" test I have. But as mentioned above, I wouldn't buy it unless I needed it. |
22 June 2018, 09:20 AM | #9 |
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at 9k there are more complete options, 16800 comes to mind...
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22 June 2018, 11:54 AM | #10 |
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22 June 2018, 01:06 PM | #11 |
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It looks authentic to me. Even though I don’t intentionally collect Rolex parts, I do have many of them and understand why it appeals to some.
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22 June 2018, 07:49 PM | #12 |
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"I dont intend to sell it if bought. Im looking for an investment."
bit of an oxymoron there but hey - If the cap fits wear it as they say |
22 June 2018, 08:32 PM | #13 |
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If your looking to invest in things you don’t know much about the answer is no imho.
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22 June 2018, 10:26 PM | #14 |
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not the best 'investment' imo
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23 June 2018, 02:45 AM | #16 |
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Like Nick said+1
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23 June 2018, 05:29 AM | #17 |
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Why would you buy a dial without the watch for it to be in a safe?
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26 June 2018, 12:36 AM | #18 |
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If you don't intend to sell it, how is it an investment?
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