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Old 17 July 2019, 12:00 AM   #1
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Explorer II 16550 "Service Guarantee"

I have been after a rail dial explorer II and one of the best examples I have found is a 9 million serial (1986) with original box, rolex service guarantee card dated just a few months ago, but no original papers.

It is all original, hands, dial, bracelet, bezel etc. I assume a watch this old has been polished before but it does not appear to be over polished thankfully.

Is a service guarantee sufficient to qualify the watch as authentic? Is this service guarantee the next best thing to original papers? My gut says yes, of course, but I wanted some help before potentially buying a watch for 20k+

Thanks!
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Old 17 July 2019, 01:55 AM   #2
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As much as any other piece of paper. Do your due diligence on the seller, but the service warranty card would be enough for me.
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Old 17 July 2019, 02:30 AM   #3
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Agreed. If you have RSC paper and trust the buyer I would be ok with that.
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Old 17 July 2019, 06:35 AM   #4
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I agree with the above and appreciate the input. He’s a seller on chrono24, the company is extra-time watch and on Instagram he’s Lorenzo nuvoletta. Not much info out there on his site so I’m not sure how I should proceed
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