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Old 31 August 2014, 09:08 AM   #1
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'J' stamped end pieces

I have a couple of bi metal end pieces that have the letter J stamped at the opposite end to the number . Anyone know what this letter stamping signifies ?
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Old 31 August 2014, 12:49 PM   #2
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Got a picture.

J stampings may indicate the year 1985, but it depends on the context..
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Old 31 August 2014, 10:50 PM   #3
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`J` end piece!
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Old 31 August 2014, 11:47 PM   #4
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strange, they don't look factory IMHO...
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Old 1 September 2014, 12:32 AM   #5
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"j"unk?
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Old 1 September 2014, 02:48 AM   #6
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Not at all a lot of the older bracelets have this stamping on the Bi metal Jubilee .
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Old 1 September 2014, 02:58 AM   #7
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Couldn't find much beyond, "Medium endlinks 17mm ref 487 J for ref band 63113H-H10."
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Old 1 September 2014, 03:02 AM   #8
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Some other threads about J endlinks:

http://www.rolexforums.com/showthread.php?t=125191
http://www.rolexforums.com/showthread.php?t=268502
http://www.rolexforums.com/showthread.php?t=241473
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Old 1 September 2014, 05:52 AM   #9
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Still no ref to what the 'J' means !
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Old 1 September 2014, 05:57 AM   #10
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Probably from the jeweler
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Old 1 September 2014, 06:08 AM   #11
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Still no ref to what the 'J' means !
Why not "Jubilé"
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Old 1 September 2014, 07:51 AM   #12
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not sure what it means but it is an original rolex stamping
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Old 26 March 2018, 09:52 PM   #13
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Old thread revived but does anyone know what the `J` signifies !!?
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Old 26 March 2018, 09:58 PM   #14
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Japan. My 4Runner has the same on the vin.
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Old 26 March 2018, 11:34 PM   #15
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Not sure but ive seen 487J, 555J, 50J, etc
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Just came across this old thread: the codes "J" ("jaune", French for yellow) and "R" ("rouge", French for red/pink) signify the color of the applied gold.




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Old 28 July 2024, 10:52 AM   #17
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Just came across this old thread: the codes "J" ("jaune", French for yellow) and "R" ("rouge", French for red/pink) signify the color of the applied gold.




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I can confirm, I took French in high school lol
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Why not "Jubilé"
Exactly Jubilee yellow gold.
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Just came across this old thread: the codes "J" ("jaune", French for yellow) and "R" ("rouge", French for red/pink) signify the color of the applied gold.




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