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29 December 2014, 01:26 AM | #1 |
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please help to identify this bubbleback crown
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29 December 2014, 02:47 AM | #4 |
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I haven't seen this exact crown before, but I suspect it is a later (likely service) replacement. The closest I have to it are those on some of my manual wind Oysters, like this one (though of a different font, and without the "+"):
My bubblebacks of that era (early-mid '40s) have crowns that look more like this one:
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Looks great on that bracelet ...
Hi Joeakira,
Perhaps a close-but-no-cigar-doppelganger or is that a Gay Freres rice bead bracelet we see ? Certainly looks nice and sets off your watch perfectly |
29 December 2014, 07:03 PM | #6 |
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Thanks for your info Adam. I saw another same type crown was selling on ebay. I doubted this is not original Rolex crown before but i agree with you, perhaps it's a service crown
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