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Help with a 1675. It's the real deal but concerned with bezel insert
I am hoping TRF can help me discern whether the bezel insert on this beauty is the real deal. I'm about to buy and want to be sure. Thanks in advance.
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looks ok to me.
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Insert looks aftermarket. The 2's doesn't look like they should. Might be the angle of the photo but for me the 2's look "front heavy". :)
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Do you another pic showing the full bezel insert?
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Is the bezel insert a deal breaker?
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Ross:
Is that your photo or did the seller send it to you? |
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looks aftermarket - numbers are too close to the rim
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The insert is not a deal breaker but I am just curious.
These are the pictures that the seller provided. I'm buying the watch from the 2nd owner who bought it from the original owner 2 years ago. Overall thoughts on the watch based on the limited # of pictures? To me it appears to have the original case, dial, hands, crown and crystal. If it makes any difference it comes with the original box and hangtag too. Here are a couple of bracelet pictures: ![]() ![]() |
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Does this help ?
This a Genuine bezel insert , fitted by Rolex about 18 years ago. I,m sorry about the poor image quality , I just shot them handheld under a desk-lamp.
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More of the above.
I dug out another photo of my sad old GMT wearing the Black.
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Here's mine:
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2's look ok to me... but would like a straight on pic.
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Is it my imagination or are those bracelet links really distended? They seem to be quite, uhm, airy ....
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Can't tell from that picture--need a better one.
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Hi Kyle! Actually, I was referring to Ross' links, but now that I look at yours again, I gotta wonder. Are yours a bit stretched, or is it the shadows playing tricks?
And Ross, did yours get this way from day-to-day wear? If so, what kind of activity does the piece see to sustain this level of wear? I ask because my SD is showing ever-so-slight separation between the links after only a year of mostly daily wear, and I work at a desk! ![]() I can't help with the bezel insert, I'm not well-versed in the GMT variants, but the bracelet links DID jump out at me ... if I'm too OT, I'll quietly walk away ... ![]() |
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Thanks for all of the replies.
Bill, unfortunately the bracelet does appear to have some stretch. I'll know more when I meet the seller tomorrow. Hopefully the amount of stretch isn't too significant. I'll be sure to post pictures assuming I go through with the purchase. |
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