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My fav Cx always was the non-logo 5514, but a great pal has just committed to a matte 666 Cx and I can't wait to see it. I think the 666 matte is actually the coolest of the bunch! More pics ;-) R
nothing to follow Baron, it was just to know what dial it was matt (original for your case back) or wg please accept my apologies if I was indiscreet ciao ;)
......however, as Marcello pointed out, it is most probable that the gilt dials were not service dials at all. Some very early numbers were also with gilt and not service. In all likelihood, 100 666s were produced and some 30-40 are known with matt dial.....
"..as Marcello pointed out, it is most probable that the gilt dials were not service dials at all. Some very early numbers were also with gilt and not service.." it's not what i understood when i spoke with Marcello, but maybe i'm wrong. ok, enjoy the res...
....Ok Ok.... just found Marcello's original words. I believe he thinks all 100 666s from Comex originally came with Matt dial, but that a number were replaced with gilt dials as a form of "upgrade" ....so basically I think you were right to call it a "se...
with a matt logo dial ... the question is that 12-13 years ago .. with very small records ( just a few 16660 from the first batch registered ) and very few infos .. most of us were thinking that some watches came out from Rolex with a matt dial and the ot...