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Old 22 July 2022, 09:14 PM   #1
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Odd Bezel?? Vintage Oysterquartz Day Date

I have recently seen this vintage day date oysterquartz however the bezel is throwing me off as it seems like a Turn-o-graph “thunderbird” bezel.

Could anyone confirm this?


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Old 22 July 2022, 10:10 PM   #2
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Old 22 July 2022, 10:41 PM   #3
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The photo is blurry, but the dial also looks a bit wonky to me. Do you have a better photo?
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Old 22 July 2022, 11:09 PM   #4
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Wrong bezel. Looks original for an auto Datejust.
Wrong dial. Possibly not an original.

Looks like some original parts put together in a Franken watch.
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Old 23 July 2022, 06:26 AM   #5
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Would be great to see some better pics to be able to evaluate it better…
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Old 23 July 2022, 09:06 AM   #6
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Thank you everyone, unfortunately I’m limited on photos as these are what the seller has provided.


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Old 23 July 2022, 09:45 AM   #7
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looks overpolished as-well, Id pass.
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Old 23 July 2022, 11:57 AM   #8
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Old 23 July 2022, 12:41 PM   #9
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Old 23 July 2022, 01:35 PM   #10
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Thank you everyone, unfortunately I’m limited on photos as these are what the seller has provided.Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
One bad photo is a challenge.
Regardless, yes that is a Turn-O-Graph (Thunderbird) bezel that’s been installed.
It looks like an OysterQuartz dial but the photo makes the case look a bit over polished as mentioned and the bracelet looks worse to me.
Definitely a watch very tampered with so buyer beware!
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Old 23 November 2022, 04:48 PM   #11
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I believe those 5 digits bezels are most likely interchangeable which means it is possible for this combination. However, Rolex never made this style and just somebody did it maybe to their liking.
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Old 23 November 2022, 10:19 PM   #12
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I believe those 5 digits bezels are most likely interchangeable which means it is possible for this combination. However, Rolex never made this style and just somebody did it maybe to their liking.
Not sure about the oysterquartz, but IMO one can't simply exchange TOG and regular 16000-series DJ bezels without significant modification. I recall my watchmaker doing this for a client who had lost the bezel on his TOG and wasn't willing to pay the price of a replacement. He modified a 16000 bezel on a lathe to fit, I don't recall the details of the modification. Frankly, I wouldn't be surprised if the bezel of the OP watch had been glued on.
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Old 24 November 2022, 12:50 AM   #13
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The dial says day date and it has a day aperture.
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Old 25 November 2022, 11:25 AM   #14
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Altered watch that bezel does not belong


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Old 25 November 2022, 04:03 PM   #15
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Could anyone confirm this?
Seems like a bad fake for me. Nothing looks good:

- the dial has arabic numbers, which I have never seen on this version. The only rare dial which looked like this was installed on a pyramid version.
- the bracelet looks a scam
- the case is heavly damaged and overpolished
- the watch winder button is heavily damaged and not even looks original.

I think it's either a fake or survivor from the junkyard. Do not buy it, there are several better looking OQs are up for sale on the internet.
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