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Old 28 April 2011, 01:00 AM   #1
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What is chamfer?
Just read a post relating to a vintage 16750 that mentioned 'chamfer' ......
What exactly is that referring to?
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Old 28 April 2011, 01:07 AM   #2
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chamfer

On a vintage Rolex check the outer edge of the lugs, if your watch has never been polished or polished lightly by a professional you may still be able to see them. Chamfers are something to appreciate as they are harder and harder to come by with all this polishing going on!

Also watches prior to the 80's have a more pronounced Chamfer.
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Old 28 April 2011, 01:13 AM   #3
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Old 28 April 2011, 01:15 AM   #4
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Ken!!!! Why!!!!!!! your killing me amigo, killing me...
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Old 28 April 2011, 01:16 AM   #5
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Ken!!!! Why!!!!!!! your killing me amigo, killing me...
x2...it looks stunning ken.
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Old 28 April 2011, 01:19 AM   #6
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X3, looks too good, almost aftermarket.

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Old 28 April 2011, 01:21 AM   #7
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Old 28 April 2011, 01:28 AM   #8
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i want to play with your Chamfer ... almost sounds dirty
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Old 28 April 2011, 03:48 AM   #9
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Ken ...... now that is what I call a chamfer!
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Old 28 April 2011, 04:06 AM   #10
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I've had my 16750 for 26 years and it's been serviced and polished multiple times. No sign of chamfer on mine. Don't recall it ever did, but I guess I never looked for it. Interesting.
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Old 28 April 2011, 04:42 AM   #11
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This thread best explains it.
http://www.rolexforums.com/showthread.php?t=118912
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Old 28 April 2011, 01:49 PM   #12
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Old 28 April 2011, 06:17 PM   #13
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Am I perverted that every time I see a vintage Rolex with factory chamfered lugs, I get turned on?
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Old 28 April 2011, 06:51 PM   #14
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Holly sweet mama,
Ken, how much was it?
Let me guess.
a nice condo or at least a S Class.
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Fantastic looking watch Ken.
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I just chamfered my pants Ken!
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It is not a DRSD, but still a pretty decent chamfer

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Decent chamfer--Try great chamfer Jason!!!
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Decent chamfer--Try great chamfer Jason!!!
Thanks Ken. I feel very lucky to have acquired this one
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Old 29 April 2011, 12:18 AM   #22
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Thanks Ken. I feel very lucky to have acquired this one
Excellent chamfers all around !
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Old 29 April 2011, 12:43 AM   #23
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It is not a DRSD, but still a pretty decent chamfer

It looks great!
I noticed that the endlinks just reaches out between the lugs. Is this because the top/end of the lugs were slightly polished at some point?
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It looks great!
I noticed that the endlinks just reaches out between the lugs. Is this because the top/end of the lugs were slightly polished at some point?
No, in fact I think that marvel has never been polished. I am sure Jason can let us know. The endlinks are a bit flimsy so they tend to sag a bit, its quite normal.
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No, in fact I think that marvel has never been polished. I am sure Jason can let us know. The endlinks are a bit flimsy so they tend to sag a bit, its quite normal.
Agree.

End links were a disaster when these were made.

ROLEX made em so many ways as they really ever never fit like they should.

They could be found protruding beyond the mid casing.

They always were flimsy "tuna cans" and lost their shape due to who knows what.

Some didnt even fill the void where the link met the mid case line where the bezel and case meet...


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No, in fact I think that marvel has never been polished. I am sure Jason can let us know. The endlinks are a bit flimsy so they tend to sag a bit, its quite normal.
Okay, thanks. It looks great nevertheless.

It seems like vintage Rolexes from late '70 has a lesser pronounced chamfer. Can anyone clarify if this is actually true?
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Agree.

End links were a disaster when these were made.

ROLEX made em so many ways as they really ever never fit like they should.

They could be found protruding beyond the mid casing.

They always were flimsy "tuna cans" and lost their shape due to who knows what.

Some didnt even fill the void where the link met the mid case line where the bezel and case meet...
That is one cool GMT. Thanks for sharing
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Does anyone know why Rolex stopped putting a chamfer on the super cases? It seems like a chamfer would help the case from getting beat up on the edges.
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Am I perverted that every time I see a vintage Rolex with factory chamfered lugs, I get turned on?
It's like the bit between the edge of a vagina and the inside of the thigh
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