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15 September 2023, 11:30 AM
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What in gods name is this rolex?
"36mm Rolex Datejust Model 1625 with a solid gold thunderbird bezel on it. Serial number is a 1.8 million dating this vintage beauty to the 1960s era . The band has a florentine finish on it and is worn. Shows sag and is stretched . Full disclosure on that , will fit up to a 7.75 inch wrist"
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15 September 2023, 11:39 AM
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Rolex 1625/3 Turn-O-Graph with custom bark finish, YUCK!
 
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15 September 2023, 11:57 AM
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15 September 2023, 12:05 PM
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Likely started out as this and then got taken to the “wood shed”.
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15 September 2023, 12:13 PM
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Well, for better or for worse, you'll be the only one in the room ...
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15 September 2023, 12:26 PM
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A very strange finish on that one
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15 September 2023, 12:50 PM
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Yep, doesnt look like factory bark otherwise it would have a different model number
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15 September 2023, 01:16 PM
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I kinda like it. At least it's got vintage character, even if it's been worked on. Better than the new OP Bubbles anyway.
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15 September 2023, 01:32 PM
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Haha Adam - good one. But it is ruggedly appealing.
I think it’s handcrafted and WoW a lot of hours invested in it. I bet in sunshine it sparkles in a good way. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro
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15 September 2023, 01:37 PM
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15 September 2023, 03:30 PM
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15 September 2023, 01:43 PM
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Yep it’d be worth wearing for sure.
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15 September 2023, 05:44 PM
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I think that is probably the ugliest Rolex I have seen. It's an-anti Rolex watch, but I rather like it. Mind you, I'm not sure I'd have the courage to wear it.
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15 September 2023, 10:36 PM
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Weirdos in PM only please! SS is a less playful metal IMO
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15 September 2023, 11:03 PM
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I'd be less embarrassed wearing this, than a Yacht Master 2 !
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16 September 2023, 12:06 AM
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What an awful way to treat a good watch , will be hard to return that back to how it was.!
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16 September 2023, 04:29 AM
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John bull was an AD in the bahamas that was known for doing bark or even “orange skin”finish. They would do limited series of rolex with this, i think online you can still see a 5513 with a bark finish. Had the opportunity to speak to one of john bull’s watch makers years ago and he still had a few practice cases that just looked horrendous. No way of knowing forsure but this looks to be the case.
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16 September 2023, 04:58 AM
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I was there in 2004 when the cruise ship passengers descended on the shop - from just me chatting to the manager, to 150 entering in the shop salivating like a flight of locusts in 2 mins....was terrifying tbh:-/
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16 September 2023, 06:58 AM
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Here's an example of a John Bull from an Italian collector, seems different from the opener pics which looks more like a 47th Street "Special"...
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16 September 2023, 12:39 PM
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I saw that listing just the other day. Really too bad. I think he’s at least $1,200 too high.
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