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8 January 2018, 10:24 AM
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My First Rolex
Here's a couple of pic's of my first Rolex. I don't know much about Rolex's so I'm not sure what year it is. I was told late 50's early 60's.
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8 January 2018, 12:45 PM
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Looks nice! If you give us the first 3 digits of the serial, we can tell you approximately when it was made.
The movement is a caliber 1530 by the way. The serial is the long number between the lugs and the short 4-digit code is the reference, both would be helpful
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20 November 2024, 10:32 AM
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Welcome back, OP. Still have it?
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Could have been made in early 1950's or 1960's due to a Rolex serial numbering anomaly to "infill" unused 6-digit number blocks before going to the 7-digit 1MM serial numbers.
840396 - 1952 929426 929426 - 1953 (Year starting the I - IV quarter designation until 1970) - 1953 (Year starting the I - IV quarter designation until 1970) 999999 999999 - *1954* - *1954* 100001 - 1955 139400 - 1956 321884 - 1957 360171 - 1958 399000 - 1959 511687 - 1960 646900 - 1961 763663 - 1962 950000 - 1963 Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro
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Swiss dial if 'correct' (photo is poor so can't tell) is pre-52 of course, or post 1999 lumi' service dial....I would ask for another, but a wait to 2030 might see me out ...
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I also just noticed OP cited a 5500 model reference - wouldn't that mean "after 1957"? Then the serial number resolves to 1962-ish. So maybe a refinished dial? I ask that because by '62 they put the Air King moniker on OPs to sell quicker. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro
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