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Royal Oak 14790ST caseback – no serial engraving? Need your thoughts
Hi everyone,
I’m currently considering a Royal Oak 14790ST and received a macro photo of the caseback from the seller (attached below).
While there seems to be a small hallmark (possibly a case maker’s stamp), I can’t see any serial number engraving (e.g. Dxxxx), which I thought should be standard on this reference.
I’d really appreciate your insights on this:
- Have some original casebacks ever been delivered without a serial number?
- Could this be a service/replacement caseback, sent blank and meant to be engraved later?
- Or does this raise a red flag regarding the authenticity or origin of the caseback?
Thanks in advance for your help — happy to share more pictures if needed.
Best regards,
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Royal Oak 14790ST caseback – no serial engraving? Need your thoughts
Hi everyone, I’m currently considering a Royal Oak 14790ST and received a macro photo of the caseback from the seller (attached below). While there seems to be a small hallmark (possibly a case maker’s stamp), I can’t see any serial number engraving (e.g....
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I don’t know this reference well enough to be able to answer your question, but hopefully, some other member(s) will know better. Best, Emmanuel
The Pic Enclosed is Not the Caseback
It is the whole case with the bezel, glass, hands, dial and movement removed, the inside of the case under the movement, let him send a pic of the caseback which should have two rows, the watch number and the serial number starting with a Letter "D" or "F...
Have the seller
Take it to a watchmaker and open the case back. Get a photo of the movement and the inside of the caseback. And if it were me, confirm with AP who the owner is/was if you/they can.
Follow-up – Serial engraved on caseback, but inner case raises questions
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Centror, an Audemars Piguet subsidiary, was making the cases at the time and for other brands such as Lange and stamped them like this: Pic Credit: CR ...