DrStrong[Rolex Moderator]
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Very interesting ! Good point concerning the lume...
Aug 30, 2010,12:09 PM
I wonder to what extend the pictures have been touched up...
Cheers
Jeff
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Important publication; Rolex is showing their vintage.....
By: Philipps : August 30th, 2010-08:54
At new edition of leading german watchmagazine, Chronos. It appears that shown watches are those that are also on roadtrip and where lately seen at new Berlin Rolex boutique + are shown on their website...As it was not possible to photograph the vintage R...
"touched up"...?!? you know how radium looks Jeff...
By: Philipps : August 30th, 2010-14:01
There's a big difference between a photoshoped picture showing all details of the real deal and one showing white lume on a radium dial as you know that radium always has patina after 50 years as we see in below 6204 of the same article.... So big questio...
Geneva restores PNs with new lume
By: redsubmariner : October 8th, 2011-16:52
Hi Philipp, funny I am finding this post of you. It appears to be common practice that Rolex restores vintage dials such as the PNs with new lume, as I recently met a good friend who had his watch in Geneva for an overhaul, and when it was returned, it wa...
Kinda sad state of affairs
By: Bill : October 8th, 2011-18:16
You wonder to whom they targeted the article. They don't seem to not make every effort to showcase the genuine thing. You wonder under which direction this piece was assembled. Great opportunity to present the watches but the curating has failed a miserab...
There are also 2 interesting dates.
By: amanico : October 8th, 2011-23:05
1954 for the Submariner, while I thought it was '53... 1955 for the GMT ( 6542 ) while I thought it was introduced at the Basel Fair, in 1954. ( BUT, it seems that nobody saw a '54 6542 ). Interesting... Best, Nicolas.