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Old 17 December 2017, 02:04 PM   #1
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Square 1951 Oyster Perpetual. Model number?

This 1951 Oyster Perpetual has a pretty unique-looking square case. The seller currently has it listed for £15,900.00. Does anyone have any idea what the model number is? Or anything else about this model?

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Old 17 December 2017, 02:48 PM   #2
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Can't be an Oyster with a "snap back" case, so must be a redial.

Numbers inside and outside the caseback appear to have been pixelated to hide them.
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Old 17 December 2017, 03:02 PM   #3
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Can't be an Oyster with a "snap back" case, so must be a redial.

Numbers inside and outside the caseback appear to have been pixelated to hide them.
Ah, righto. Thanks
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Old 17 December 2017, 03:10 PM   #4
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Insane price.
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Old 18 December 2017, 11:40 AM   #5
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Can oyster be a square shape?


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Old 18 December 2017, 11:57 AM   #6
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Redial imho


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Old 19 December 2017, 07:30 AM   #7
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It's a refinished dial, on what appears to be a Rolex 4643.

This is a gold cased snap-back watch with a reverse bubbleback shape: the dial and case front are domed to fit the thick automatic mechanism, rather than having a flat front with a domed caseback to accommodate the rotor.

There were some very rare watches fitted with original cloisonne enamel dials, but most were plain metal dials and never signed Oyster...

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Old 20 December 2017, 06:20 AM   #8
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It's a refinished dial, on what appears to be a Rolex 4643.

This is a gold cased snap-back watch with a reverse bubbleback shape: the dial and case front are domed to fit the thick automatic mechanism, rather than having a flat front with a domed caseback to accommodate the rotor.

There were some very rare watches fitted with original cloisonne enamel dials, but most were plain metal dials and never signed Oyster...

MW
Thanks for the info Mike

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