fatboyharris
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I wish some-one had given me the same advice
when I first started out with vintage Rolex, back then there wasn't as much information around or as easily accessible and needless to say in the early days I made a few mistakes. Fortunately watches were not as expensive back then and it didn't hurt as much as it would today. But experience has taught me to ask questions first and deal with reputable guys, and don't take everything at face value, sometimes its not what people say its a case of what they don't tell you, is the revealing element.
kind regards
John
This message has been edited by fatboyharris on 2015-05-28 03:20:03
Bi-metal Floating Daytona Cosmographs
Bi-metal versions are not particularly well researched, they are not the most popular models and do not always run to the same serial number ranges of their steel counterparts. Seven years ago I purchased a floating cosmograph daytona you see below. Based...
I would tend to agree with that.................
IMHO from what I've found to-date up to very early L5 for the gold pieces, probably slightly earlier for the bi-metal but not much beyond L424. The reason for the slightly later L5 for 16528's, is that I came across them over 10 years ago before floating ...
Golden rules, John. I love your last advice.
That approach is much safer than any " oooh, they said it is good / bad " fora advices. ;) Best, Nicolas
I wish some-one had given me the same advice
when I first started out with vintage Rolex, back then there wasn't as much information around or as easily accessible and needless to say in the early days I made a few mistakes. Fortunately watches were not as expensive back then and it didn't hurt as m...
Absolutely. Silence is more meaningful, sometimes.
But taking the time to build your own convinction is something very rewarding... Best, Nicolas
You will find a bias from many because they have an axe to grind.
And with the help of the internet everyone is instant expert two cut and paste on to site and things become gospel. A 1680 Red sub meters first in 4 million case gives one enough distance to say ehhh maybe not. But the margins need a little room for all k...
Too often it becomes easier to compartmentalise
everything into neat conventions it makes it easier to market and hype perceived values, and in all fairness many instances of documented examples if in enough profusion will support such conventions. There are of course for some model such as Comex and m...
I am with you on empeirical research
I always add the caveat in any post or report I make to say these are my observation from examples seen and is never definitive as we always know with Rolex. But once you have some established line it is easier to navigate around the borders and add color...