Rolex

Today I was fortunate to acquire a 5513 maxi dial with a wonderful patina... (thanks to T, P, K). And I decided to take a few photos of this superb example of a mark 1 maxi dial. Case is in minty fresh condition. Also included some recent purchases as wel...  

not that I am a big fan of doubel signed dials, but I am so in love with the 16550! Bravo, my friend. Nicolas

I am also not a usual fan of double signature dials but the Tiffany creme dial 16550 is just a beauty. Alsoi I forgot to thank Albert for my new to me 5513 maxi!

......but beware Nicolas's question...I fear he is leading you to a Genuinely Masochistic Theme.

With these vintage I think it is a balance of quickly acquiring some,key references that you like and then upgrading these ref with more superb examples as they come available. For now I think I will stick with a handful of references for now. But a 1665 ... 

Those are some great objectives. I would say, if considering a Mk2 or Mk4, go for the latter. I have owned both and can say without any hesitation that the two watches are VERY different with the Mk2 having something "extra". Good luck with this growing c... 

I agree I recently saw a superb mk2 and it was truly 'special'. Patience is the name of the vintage game it seems! Thanks also for your excellent moderation of the forum. OpC