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mike · 20 May 2007, 11:45 PM

I just love the look of "opens"

Prince · 20 May 2007, 11:52 PM

Yes. My wife's DJ is old enough to have them. Beautiful!

BTW Mike, on that dial, is the lettering and coronet also made with luminous material?

mailman · 21 May 2007, 12:07 AM

Oohhhhh yeah

Tools · 21 May 2007, 12:18 AM

very tasty

Lol-x · 21 May 2007, 12:25 AM

Open is really nice, but combined with that dial, it's a killer, beautiful Mike, thanks very much. Gilt & mini hand, can't get much better than that :)

padi56 · 21 May 2007, 12:28 AM

Cannot agree more Mike a proper Rolex watch with a proper Rolex dial,great picture.

mike · 21 May 2007, 12:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Prince

Yes. My wife's DJ is old enough to have them. Beautiful!

BTW Mike, on that dial, is the lettering and coronet also made with luminous material?

Hey Allan,
As Steve and Padi said that's a gilt dial. Here's a the pic of the whole watch. Rolex seens to have phased out the gilt dial around 65 to 66 or 7. Of course with Rolex there's no hard and fast rule.
Such a shame so many of these old dials and hands were lost to service over the years.

This one carries a 1.3 mil. ser. no. non-hacking, non-quick-set.

Prince · 21 May 2007, 01:02 AM

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Originally Posted by mike

Hey Allan,
As Steve and Padi said that's a gilt dial. Here's a the pic of the whole watch. Rolex seens to have phased out the gilt dial around 65 to 66 or 7. Of course with Rolex there's no hard and fast rule.
Such a shame so many of these old dials and hands were lost to service over the years.

This one carries a 1.3 mil. ser. no. non-hacking, non-quick-set.

Thanks very much for the clarification, Mike. I always appreciate your willingness to inform!

JJ Irani · 21 May 2007, 04:35 AM

Sorry, just couldn't figure out what "opens" meant till I read the thread.

Sorry again....prefer the GOLD surrounds around the markers - be they WG or YG.

JJ

Rubenonfire · 21 May 2007, 04:46 AM

Love the open digits on the datewheel of that vintage GMT....reminds me of my "Grail Watch" the 1655 Explorer II. Now I just have to wait for Spark to come around and post pictures of it to drive me crazier...

SPACE-DWELLER · 21 May 2007, 04:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JJ Irani

Sorry, just couldn't figure out what "opens" meant till I read the thread.

Sorry again....prefer the GOLD surrounds around the markers - be they WG or YG.

JJ

GUYS! You got it all wrong!

By "opens" he means the "open 6 and 9's" in the DATE aparture!

Seriously, that is what I think he means

JJ Irani · 21 May 2007, 04:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Spacedweller

GUYS! You got it all wrong!

By "opens" he means the "open 6 and 9's" in the DATE aparture!

Seriously, that is what I think he means

Oops.....I think you're right!!

SPACE-DWELLER · 21 May 2007, 04:53 AM

To be honest, JJ, I thought the same as you to begin with. But then it suddenly struck me what he meant.

I once had a Sub Date with the open dates. I miss it very much. It was the one I traded for a 5513 in Portobello Road in London!

ashu2289 · 21 May 2007, 09:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JJ Irani

Sorry, just couldn't figure out what "opens" meant till I read the thread.

Sorry again....prefer the GOLD surrounds around the markers - be they WG or YG.

JJ

Same here

Even I feel the markers much better surrounded with gold, without gold they seem pretty incomplete to me

dman · 21 May 2007, 12:14 PM

Nice Mike.

Andad · 21 May 2007, 05:41 PM

I'd rather watch Aussie Rules. Golf is boring.

Prince · 21 May 2007, 08:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Spacedweller

GUYS! You got it all wrong!

By "opens" he means the "open 6 and 9's" in the DATE aparture!

Seriously, that is what I think he means

Quote:

Originally Posted by JJ Irani

Oops.....I think you're right!!

As Carlos Mencia says, "Dee dee dee!!!"

20 May 2007, 11:45 PM	#1
mike "TRF" Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 22,683	Anyone like Opens? I just love the look of "opens"

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21 May 2007, 12:28 AM	#6
padi56 "TRF" Life Patron Join Date: Jun 2005 Real Name: Peter Location: Llanfairpwllgwyng Watch: ing you. Posts: 52,946	Cannot agree more Mike a proper Rolex watch with a proper Rolex dial,great picture. __________________ ICom Pro3 All posts are my own opinion and my opinion only. "The clock of life is wound but once, and no man has the power to tell just when the hands will stop. Now is the only time you actually own the time, Place no faith in time, for the clock may soon be still for ever." Good Judgement comes from experience,experience comes from Bad Judgement,.Buy quality, cry once; buy cheap, cry again and again. www.mc0yad.club Second in command CEO and left handed watch winder

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21 May 2007, 12:25 AM	#5
Lol-x Facilitator Join Date: Nov 2005 Real Name: Steve Location: Omnipresent Posts: 33,445	Open is really nice, but combined with that dial, it's a killer, beautiful Mike, thanks very much. Gilt & mini hand, can't get much better than that :)

21 May 2007, 04:46 AM	#10
Rubenonfire "TRF" Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Real Name: Ruben Location: Orange County Watch: 16610LV Posts: 1,317	Love the open digits on the datewheel of that vintage GMT....reminds me of my "Grail Watch" the 1655 Explorer II. Now I just have to wait for Spark to come around and post pictures of it to drive me crazier...

21 May 2007, 04:53 AM	#13
SPACE-DWELLER "TRF" Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Real Name: Bo Location: Denmark Watch: Rolex, of course! Posts: 22,436	To be honest, JJ, I thought the same as you to begin with. But then it suddenly struck me what he meant. I once had a Sub Date with the open dates. I miss it very much. It was the one I traded for a 5513 in Portobello Road in London! __________________ With kind regards, Bo LocTite 221: The Taming Of The Screw...

21 May 2007, 12:14 PM	#15
dman Lifetime TRF Patron Join Date: May 2005 Real Name: Daren Location: Austin Watch: the road Posts: 13,585	Nice Mike. __________________ You either get it or you don't, if you have to ask, YOU DON'T!! I really hope that midget cop doesn't find me in Kokomo.

21 May 2007, 05:41 PM	#16
Andad 2024 ROLEX SUBMARINER 41 Pledge Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Real Name: Eddie Location: Australia Watch: A few. Posts: 37,413	I'd rather watch Aussie Rules. Golf is boring. __________________ E

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