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Jazz · 7 August 2016, 11:21 PM

Hi guys and girls!

Can I please have your opinions on this, ASAP, as I'm considering making a £5,500 offer. Price quoted at £5,995.

Does the patina look 'nice'? (Probably a stupid question, but hey!

TIA

Jazz · 7 August 2016, 11:22 PM

For some reason, the forum wouldn't let me attach 3 pictures!

Here's the third.

R.W.T. · 8 August 2016, 02:38 PM

I would say that is a refinished dial and it is stated as such.

Hence the price.

Jazz · 9 August 2016, 12:05 AM

Thank you.

offrdmania · 9 August 2016, 12:42 AM

The lugs look super thin. The spring bars are sticking out and the length is short. Hardly "Mint condition, considering its age".

themaninblack · 9 August 2016, 06:53 AM

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Originally Posted by offrdmania

The lugs look super thin. The spring bars are sticking out and the length is short. Hardly "Mint condition, considering its age".

It looks like the watch is fitted with incorrect spring bars. Correct Explorer bars have short pivots for the thinner lugs. The lugs on these were somewhat thinner than say a Submariner, but yes these lugs have seen some polish but perhaps not overly so.

waspy1 · 9 August 2016, 10:03 AM

I don't believe all the hands are original. The hour and minute hand look too bright and the second hand is too short.

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Paul · 9 August 2016, 01:30 PM

[QUOTE=waspy1;6915186]I don't believe all the hands are original. The hour and minute hand look too bright and the second hand is too short.

I'm thinking that ideally the tip of the minute and sweep hands will nicely meet the chapter ring on a 6610 but Rolex is Rolex.
Sixty years down the track we see a mix of lengths and a similar mix of gilt hands and silver hands.
Might be a few Sub hands creeping in or perhaps that's how the watches were produced.
Same goes with the ratio of big bubble sweeps to small bubble sweeps, seems to be 50/50 again on 6610s.

I sold this bit of chocolate loveliness a couple of months back (first pic) and I'm thinking the hands were AOK original.
Certainly looks good when tips touch the chapter ring but I'd probably accept shorter hands as ok on a 6610.

And with regards to seemingly excessive brightness of old gilt. It certainly occurs. Fading and oxidising is common but some gilt hands survive well.
The 2940 I'm playing with today (second pic) has original gilt daggers that are as bright as a pin

idle spectre · 9 August 2016, 09:49 PM

Good choice

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offrdmania 2024 ROLEX DATEJUST41 X2 Pledge Member Join Date: May 2008 Real Name: Matt Location: Wine Country, Ca Posts: 5,849	The lugs look super thin. The spring bars are sticking out and the length is short. Hardly "Mint condition, considering its age". __________________ TRF Member 11738

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R.W.T. "TRF" Member Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Central Texas Posts: 1,973	I would say that is a refinished dial and it is stated as such. Hence the price.

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waspy1 Banned Join Date: Oct 2011 Real Name: Jeff Location: Home! Posts: 1,259	I don't believe all the hands are original. The hour and minute hand look too bright and the second hand is too short. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

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idle spectre Banned Join Date: Aug 2016 Real Name: Gary Location: USA Watch: sub 114060 Posts: 177	Good choice

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