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31 January 2020, 08:36 AM | #1 |
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Datejust 1603 or OP 116000?
Have the opportunity to buy a 70s datejust 1603 in good shape for $3400CAD or a 2017 OP 36 for $4800CAD
Trying to decide which one is the better buy? I like them both equally for different reasons but can’t make a decision The datejust is in great shape but has a few dents in the lower part of the lug What would you do? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
31 January 2020, 08:46 AM | #2 |
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Modern Rolex > Old Rolex. People underestimate the build quality improvements that Rolex has made over the decades. Especially in the bracelets and clasp.
The modern Rolex's bracelets and clasps are in a completely different league compared to the older ones. For this reason, I'd go for the OP. Or for a modern Datejust. But I'd stay clear of vintage (for many other reasons). |
31 January 2020, 08:46 AM | #3 |
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Buy the OP is what I would do. Unless you are just set on vintage. The OP is a modern Rolex with the latest movement and technology. And on top of that it's a beautiful piece.
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31 January 2020, 08:46 AM | #4 |
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I just can’t get used to the double markers on 3, 6, 9 on 36mm op
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31 January 2020, 08:48 AM | #5 |
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Do you need a date?
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31 January 2020, 08:55 AM | #6 |
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31 January 2020, 09:41 AM | #9 |
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I'd get the OP
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31 January 2020, 10:02 AM | #10 |
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My view - no Rolex dress watch ever topped the piepan dials in the 160X series watches.
With an older 160X watch (the one you looked at has a beautiful dial/hands combo), you get an amazing dial, but a movement with a slower beat/s count (not a big deal), and inferior bracelet options (nicest is the 62510H), and an acrylic crystal which people either love or hate. With a modern rolex you get a case that is about equivalent (made of 904L if you care - which I don't), a sapphire crystal which you will either prefer or not (some like acrylic's warmth and ability to polish it), but you get a vastly better bracelet. I would suggest that the watches are actually quite different. What is more important to you? Do you want a date function? Do you need a state fo the art bracelet, or is a stamped sheet metal clasp ok with you? Do you just have to have the look of a piepan dial? FWIW - I have modern rolexes, but the only DJ I still have is a 1601 that is very similar to yours - only for a silver piepan dial. |
31 January 2020, 10:09 AM | #11 |
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I like the 160X by a mile. The most classic DJ. That particular OP doesn't do it for me. Not a fan of the numerals as well.
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31 January 2020, 10:32 AM | #12 |
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forgot to include the chipped lug photo
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31 January 2020, 11:06 AM | #13 |
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That's nothing given the age of the watch. It would polish out if you ever decided to polish at a servicing.
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31 January 2020, 05:07 PM | #14 |
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Ended up stumbling upon a birth year 16220 and jumped on that!
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Great DJ Referee, well done! ————— IG: @onthedial Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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