Rolex

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 military watches are well documented by the manufacturer creating a verified base on which to rely.

However, when most of our knowledge base is based on observation ie empirical research with little or no manufacturer verification, for the main body of watches, many conventions may in general hold true but at the fringes eg when we see changes in the specification, new dials, new models introduced etc very often there needs to be greater flexibility, these things are not absolutes and not always subject to hard and fast rules..The more the hobby expands and documents each model and ts traits the more over time we will gain greater confidence in those conventions, as long as the market places leaves the exceptions in place and not sanitize them to conform.

I'll recant a tale of my own experiences I had a watch which many said had a later box set than the serial number would suggest, I had the watch verified with Rolex Geneva and the date of production as far as Rolex was concerned and as per their records was many years later  than the serial number would suggest and the  date Rolex dispatched the watch to the dealer  tied in with the box set that was with the watch. QED, on this occasion an exception to the rule verified by the manufacturer!

As I said earlier do you own research, make the journey a little easier by keeping the recognized norms in mind, don't always re-invent the wheel, build on others research but keep an open and challenging mind. Sometimes the journey is better than the destination.

All the best

regards

John

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