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ROGERB · 1 December 2010, 01:40 AM

Yesterday I was admiring a co-worker's 1675 GMT as we were doing some "Wrist" comparisions... my 67 5513 to his 1675. Now we've had discussions from time to time about how old his GMT is which he inherited from his brother who passed away in a small plane crash in 1970 ( a story for another day). We decided to pop off the band and have a look at the serial number to approx the date of the watch, which is a 181XXXX serial. But what startled me about the watch were the crown guards, which are pointed!!
So help fellow TRF'ers how rare is a 67ish GMT case with PCG's

And no I don't have pictures.......yet.
R

STEELINOX · 1 December 2010, 01:44 AM

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Originally Posted by ROGERB

Yesterday I was admiring a co-worker's 1675 GMT as we were doing some "Wrist" comparisions... my 67 5513 to his 1675. Now we've had discussions from time to time about how old his GMT is which he inherited from his brother who passed away in a small plane crash in 1970 ( a story for another day). We decided to pop off the band and have a look at the serial number to approx the date of the watch, which is a 181XXXX serial. But what startled me about the watch were the crown guards, which are pointed!!
So help fellow TRF'ers how rare is a 67ish GMT case with PCG's

And no I don't have pictures.......yet.
R

On a scale of 1 to 10, '10' being hyper rare, I am thinkin your 67 gmt falls somewhere in the 7 to 8 range; would love to see some pictures...

Thanks,
Randy

eparisini · 1 December 2010, 01:52 AM

I think "cornino" cases for 1675 were produced till ser # 1.Mln I've never seen over 1Mln ser # cornino cases for 1675

HL65 · 1 December 2010, 02:06 AM

I have one and it is from 1963 and mint--and perhaps some day I will take a wrist shot and post it. My friend above from Italy has quite a nice GMT himself!!!!

eparisini · 1 December 2010, 02:11 AM

HL65 · 1 December 2010, 02:13 AM

Bravo!!

Lamone · 1 December 2010, 04:50 AM

A 1967 cornino

'67 is pretty late for "pointed crown guards".

HL65 · 1 December 2010, 05:01 AM

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Originally Posted by Lamone

A 1967 cornino

'67 is pretty late for "pointed crown guards".

63 was last year for a PCG-Here is a shot of my 63 Gilt PCG 1675:
1675 1.jpg
1675 5.jpg

glocati · 1 December 2010, 03:43 PM

Conner, that is one hell of a sweet GMT ! Gilt Dial is oh so sweet. Wish my 1.4mil serial still had gilt.

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Originally Posted by SteelerFan1965

63 was last year for a PCG-Here is a shot of my 63 Gilt PCG 1675:
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HL65 · 1 December 2010, 09:09 PM

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Originally Posted by glocati

Conner, that is one hell of a sweet GMT ! Gilt Dial is oh so sweet. Wish my 1.4mil serial still had gilt.

Thanks!!

aleiberman · 1 December 2010, 06:43 AM

Curious, why did they make these CG's pointed? Did they serve any special purpose?

HL65 · 1 December 2010, 07:29 AM

Cosmetic--they serve same purpose - to protect the crown. I just like the look better and there are far fewer of them!

stevemulholland3 · 1 December 2010, 07:43 AM

they where originally designed pointed to give the user more access to the winding crown..but they soon found that the shape of the crown guard did little to aid in the crown accessibility..so they decided in favor of the round guards..

HL65 · 1 December 2010, 08:14 AM

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Originally Posted by stevemulholland3

they where originally designed pointed to give the user more access to the winding crown..but they soon found that the shape of the crown guard did little to aid in the crown accessibility..so they decided in favor of the round guards..

I never knew that-interesting. Thanks for the info!!

ROGERB · 1 December 2010, 08:03 AM

Ok when I got to work today I grabbed the watch for another good look.... well it seems my over zealousness may have been misplaced, the crown guards are pointed because they are WORN that way?? Don't know how or what would cause this from normal wear but they are uneven and the top half of the guards have the correct shape and the bottom half is worn to create a point........

That was the sound of my head coming out of my A.. embarassingly yours....
R

Frogman4me · 2 December 2010, 12:43 AM

Ken your watches are all the finest examples!

HL65 · 2 December 2010, 02:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Frogman4me

Ken your watches are all the finest examples!

Thanks David!!

johnbeth · 2 December 2010, 02:21 AM

Nice watches!

HL65 · 2 December 2010, 10:13 AM

Might as well throw a wrist shot up-cant just have a case shot!

1675 024.jpg

1 December 2010, 01:40 AM	#1
ROGERB "TRF" Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Real Name: Roger Location: WHITE ROCK BC Watch: 89 16610, 57 7914, Posts: 897	Gmt Master "cornino" from 1967!! Yesterday I was admiring a co-worker's 1675 GMT as we were doing some "Wrist" comparisions... my 67 5513 to his 1675. Now we've had discussions from time to time about how old his GMT is which he inherited from his brother who passed away in a small plane crash in 1970 ( a story for another day). We decided to pop off the band and have a look at the serial number to approx the date of the watch, which is a 181XXXX serial. But what startled me about the watch were the crown guards, which are pointed!! So help fellow TRF'ers how rare is a 67ish GMT case with PCG's And no I don't have pictures.......yet. R

1 December 2010, 01:52 AM	#3
eparisini "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Real Name: Emanuele Location: Italy Watch: 6263 FAP Posts: 795	I think "cornino" cases for 1675 were produced till ser # 1.Mln I've never seen over 1Mln ser # cornino cases for 1675 __________________ EAT, DRINK AND BE MAUI

1 December 2010, 02:06 AM	#4
HL65 TRF Moderator & 2024 SubLV41 Patron Join Date: Dec 2007 Real Name: Ken Location: SW Florida Watch: One on my wrist. Posts: 63,991	I have one and it is from 1963 and mint--and perhaps some day I will take a wrist shot and post it. My friend above from Italy has quite a nice GMT himself!!!! __________________ *SPEM SUCCESSUS ALIT*

1 December 2010, 02:13 AM	#6
HL65 TRF Moderator & 2024 SubLV41 Patron Join Date: Dec 2007 Real Name: Ken Location: SW Florida Watch: One on my wrist. Posts: 63,991	Bravo!! __________________ *SPEM SUCCESSUS ALIT*

1 December 2010, 07:29 AM	#12
HL65 TRF Moderator & 2024 SubLV41 Patron Join Date: Dec 2007 Real Name: Ken Location: SW Florida Watch: One on my wrist. Posts: 63,991	Cosmetic--they serve same purpose - to protect the crown. I just like the look better and there are far fewer of them! __________________ *SPEM SUCCESSUS ALIT*

1 December 2010, 04:50 AM	#7
Lamone Banned Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: NYC Watch: ya mawt! Posts: 3,448	A 1967 cornino '67 is pretty late for "pointed crown guards".

1 December 2010, 06:43 AM	#11
aleiberman "TRF" Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Real Name: Aaron Location: MA Watch: Rolex Posts: 501	Curious, why did they make these CG's pointed? Did they serve any special purpose?

1 December 2010, 07:43 AM	#13
stevemulholland3 Banned Join Date: Dec 2007 Real Name: steven Location: tampa bay Watch: 1680 18k sub Posts: 6,672	they where originally designed pointed to give the user more access to the winding crown..but they soon found that the shape of the crown guard did little to aid in the crown accessibility..so they decided in favor of the round guards..

1 December 2010, 08:03 AM	#15
ROGERB "TRF" Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Real Name: Roger Location: WHITE ROCK BC Watch: 89 16610, 57 7914, Posts: 897	Ok when I got to work today I grabbed the watch for another good look.... well it seems my over zealousness may have been misplaced, the crown guards are pointed because they are WORN that way?? Don't know how or what would cause this from normal wear but they are uneven and the top half of the guards have the correct shape and the bottom half is worn to create a point........ That was the sound of my head coming out of my A.. embarassingly yours.... R

2 December 2010, 12:43 AM	#16
Frogman4me Banned Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Maryland Posts: 6,268	Ken your watches are all the finest examples!

2 December 2010, 02:21 AM	#18
johnbeth "TRF" Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Real Name: John Location: Australia Watch: Depends on mood. Posts: 9,536	Nice watches!

2 December 2010, 10:13 AM	#19
HL65 TRF Moderator & 2024 SubLV41 Patron Join Date: Dec 2007 Real Name: Ken Location: SW Florida Watch: One on my wrist. Posts: 63,991	Might as well throw a wrist shot up-cant just have a case shot! 1675 024.jpg __________________ *SPEM SUCCESSUS ALIT*

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