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Old 21 October 2017, 03:16 PM   #1
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Tudor 951 bumper 14k with SS caseback legit?

I just bought a Tudor 951 bumper from ebay and have a couple of question for Tudor experts.

I already have 951 SS and it is 100% legit.
The one I just bought looks very good, same case design, legit serial and model number.
One think is bothering me. Seller states that the watch is 14k rose or pink solid gold, but the case back is stainless steel. I never seen solid gold watches with SS case backs. Maybe I'm missing something here.
The case back actually looks legit and says SS back.

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Old 21 October 2017, 04:36 PM   #2
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I have only seen the 951 in stainless steel, but what bothers me most here is the poorly repainted dial.
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Old 21 October 2017, 04:39 PM   #3
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I have only seen the 951 in stainless steel, but what bothers me most here is the poorly repainted dial.
I wasn't sure about dial. Hard to tell from the pictures. Is it certain redial?
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Old 21 October 2017, 04:44 PM   #4
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That dial is certainly re-texted... and not a very good one at that.

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I wasn't sure about dial. Hard to tell from the pictures. Is it certain redial?
Yes, at least the logo and the top three lines.
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Old 21 October 2017, 04:48 PM   #6
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Yes, at least the logo and the top three lines.
Ok I can probably live with that if the watch is solid 14k and the rest is authentic. But the main question remains were there any 14k Tudors with SS case backs?
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Old 1 September 2018, 02:42 PM   #7
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Not certain if you are still interested, but I have been researching the 951 since I purchased mine earlier this year.

I have found 33 known examples, of which 6 are gold cases; 4 w/ SS case backs and 2 w/ gold case backs.

Would be interested in knowing more about your SS case model to see if it might be example # 34

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Old 3 September 2018, 11:02 AM   #8
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Ok I can probably live with that if the watch is solid 14k and the rest is authentic. But the main question remains were there any 14k Tudors with SS case backs?
No. It is probably a gold shell model. Failing this, it will of had its case back replaced.
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