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Old 8 October 2017, 02:03 AM   #1
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Rolex 1601 - Instant regret!!

I just passed on this for $1500 and immediately regret it. I have wanted a vintage date just for a while and for some reason I just love this dial!
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Old 8 October 2017, 03:23 AM   #2
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Honestly I would have passed on it myself. I’m just not a fan of the combo. A 1601in decent shape for $1500 is a good price tho
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Old 8 October 2017, 04:25 AM   #3
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Old 8 October 2017, 05:45 AM   #4
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Wow, a beauty!

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Old 8 October 2017, 06:14 AM   #5
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I must be missing something. It looks...awful
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Old 8 October 2017, 06:23 AM   #6
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Regret? Sounds like congrats is in order. U can do better than that to fulfill a longstanding goal!
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Old 8 October 2017, 06:26 AM   #7
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Ouch.
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Old 8 October 2017, 07:08 AM   #8
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Is half the crown on the dial missing?
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Old 8 October 2017, 08:48 AM   #9
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I've bought a lot of watches, many without the consideration due such a purchase, and let me tell you I only ever bought two distressed-looking watches, both of which I ended up replacing parts on. My 1016 got a new dial, my 1018 new dial, crown, hands and crystal. I like them much better now. Below is a pic of that 1016 when I bought it, I put a service dial in instead, the 1018 was such a wreck I didn't keep pics

https://imgur.com/a/T661L

Now

https://imgur.com/a/5U2Gt
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Old 8 October 2017, 12:46 PM   #10
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Is half the crown on the dial missing?
No, it's just the way I had to blow up the pic
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Old 8 October 2017, 08:46 PM   #11
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I'm not sure either. Maybe congrats are in order. Best of luck on the hunt.
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Old 8 October 2017, 08:59 PM   #12
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Is half the crown on the dial missing?
which dial?

On a serious note you will get something better i am sure man. Good luck.
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Old 8 October 2017, 09:23 PM   #13
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I like your taste. I think it looks cool. People pay tons of money for tropical/patina'd dials and for a low price (assuming the internals are all good) I would give it a thumbs up. I'd rock a new strap and keep the rest the way it is.
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Old 8 October 2017, 10:10 PM   #14
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On that watch, I like !
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Old 12 October 2017, 08:36 AM   #15
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[QUOTE=Toronto Soup King;7953332]I've bought a lot of watches, many without the consideration due such a purchase, and let me tell you I only ever bought two distressed-looking watches, both of which I ended up replacing parts on. My 1016 got a new dial, my 1018 new dial, crown, hands and crystal. I like them much better now. Below is a pic of that 1016 when I bought it, I put a service dial in instead, the 1018 was such a wreck I didn't keep pics



Hey,

Do you have old dial still?


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Old 12 October 2017, 05:16 PM   #16
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Safe to say they are a lot of 1601's it there.

But I would have passed on that one.
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Old 12 October 2017, 05:41 PM   #17
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Dumdum Question, but what style of dial did that start life as?
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Old 12 October 2017, 05:53 PM   #18
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Dumdum Question, but what style of dial did that start life as?
Pizza dial
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Old 12 October 2017, 06:02 PM   #19
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Pizza dial
I was holding back on saying, but it reminded me of the idiotic school years when we'd scoff down pizzas then drink till it came back up... winner being the creator of the most, umm, colourful sidewalk art...

One Tropical with extra Pineapple please, Mr Dominos
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Old 13 October 2017, 02:45 AM   #20
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I had one for a while - standard white dial though - and foolishly sold a few years ago. They are superb all around watches...
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Old 13 October 2017, 06:43 PM   #21
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It looks like a champagne dial originally.

Fairly similar looking dial on an all-gold 1601 that is for sale at HQ Milton.
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