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23 June 2020, 07:14 AM | #1 |
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Rolex 6263 Bezel
hello, I've recently purchased a 6263 Rolex bezel and was told it was a mk2. But after studying photos from RPR's very informative website (http://rolexpassionreport.com/19312/...graph-daytona/), it appears to look closer to a mk3. Any thoughts?
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It’s a mk3
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x2. Here's my NOS MK3 for comparison. (Don't be thrown off by the lighting difference between the two photos.)
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Not genuine.
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FYI, this bezel came from a well-known dealer in Japan (not that it makes it automatically genuine, but this was not a questionable purchase at the onset). I'd like to make this an educational experience and be able to go back to him with what exactly is wrong with the bezel
The text looks pretty spot on, the spacing the 200 was what concerned me (being closer to the outer edge of the ring vs the inner ring) |
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Look at the 2 in 200 and the 8 in 80.
OP's bezel looks like MK1 and the other bezel looks more like MK3 bezel |
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Yeah, maybe a tick different, but close. I'd love to hear from Michael Morgan on the differences, but we don't want to detail too much for the bad guys, of course!
Here's a breakdown of the differences between the styles (of confirmed legit examples), courtesy of the Mazzariol site. |
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I am leaning toward a Mark I also. I would say that it definitely not a Mark III based on the link provided in the first post.
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Then that would make it a MK2
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is it me or the font looks thicker? also the 3 in 130 seems odd. not an expert, just my observation
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Photos or cameras have a way of changing the thickness of fonts.
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It does appear, under more scrutiny, to be a Mark II insert. I missed those tell tale signs before when looking at it. Thanks for the update.
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Interesting.
You guys have got me questioning my Mk 3 now. |
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It's had me questioning my own eyes. |
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Fonts are poorly spaced and don't resemble any genuine layout. The printing is also very low quality.
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This thread is a good example of the difficulties of ID'ing these 6263 bezels. I obsessed for hours and hours before buying my 6263 years ago, and then again when buying an NOS MK3 bezel ... and it's still tough to know for sure! Much more difficult than ID'ing Sub/GMT bezel inserts.
And in the OP's case, it's complicated even more by the fact that this appears to be an after-market bezel. |
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Thanks to each one of you for your input and knowledge. You can never be too careful!
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