Honestly, I think just based on age and how long I’ve owned the 3971, the answer is probably yes. If I had to put it in the “most wrist time” category, I’d say it sits comfortably alongside my Rolex 1675 from 1971 (not originally purchased by me) and my P
Differences beyond the type of ①materials (P or J) and ②hands (baton or leaf) and ③dials (black or white.silver) and indexes (bar or bullet/shape) The difference is hard to see in a wrist shot. The difference is hard to tell even when you hold it in your
The ref. 3970 series has been gaining popularity in recent years, with the first model with a snapback structure matching or even surpassing the market value of the ref. 2499 4th series from a while back. Among these, the ref. 3971 with a see-through back
The 3450 is probably more dressy, while your 3971 is a bit more sport (mega) chic, so depending on the circumstances I would choose one or the other (at least that’s the way I do 😉) You can’t be wrong with either anyhow that’s for sure 👍, enjoy them and w
The very first had discolored subdials and a solid sna-on case back. Then the dial changed to „normal“ colored sub-dials but the snap-on case back remained. 3971 was also offered with snap-on glas case back. All the above are quite rare and trade at a pre