total newbie here... please be gentle...

[ReinoudLouman]

welcome on board

[syd barrett]

Thanks again for the welcome and the kind responses. You know, I was absolutely certain that my purchase was a one-and-done affair, but I do find myself coming back and admiring all of the wonderful watches that you guys have. I fear that I may have been bitten. How much is the antidote?

[syd barrett]

if I search for 1957 Rolexes, I never see one exactly like mine. They all have Perpetual, Precision, Datejust, etc, on the dial. Mine just has Oyster and nothing else. Shouldn't I be able to find one exactly like mine?

[330ci]

Originally Posted by syd barrett

if I search for 1957 Rolexes, I never see one exactly like mine. They all have Perpetual, Precision, Datejust, etc, on the dial. Mine just has Oyster and nothing else. Shouldn't I be able to find one exactly like mine?

Is your watch an automatic or manual wind only? Is it a dress watch without a screw down crown perhaps? Pics would seriously aid in our abilities to help you.

[Andad]

Originally Posted by 330ci

Is your watch an automatic or manual wind only? Is it a dress watch without a screw down crown perhaps? Pics would seriously aid in our abilities to help you.

Posts 25-26.

[Old Expat Beast]

Originally Posted by syd barrett

if I search for 1957 Rolexes, I never see one exactly like mine. They all have Perpetual, Precision, Datejust, etc, on the dial. Mine just has Oyster and nothing else. Shouldn't I be able to find one exactly like mine?

As noted earlier in this thread, your watch has a replacement dial and hands if the case is from 1950s. There was a time (60s-70s?) when automatic Rolex watches were imported into the USA with only 17-jewel movements to save on import duty, and they had 'blank' dials like yours.

[zapokee]

Originally Posted by syd barrett

Thanks again for the welcome and the kind responses. You know, I was absolutely certain that my purchase was a one-and-done affair, but I do find myself coming back and admiring all of the wonderful watches that you guys have. I fear that I may have been bitten. How much is the antidote?

Welcome to the rabbit hole.

The only antidote is to by what you like to scratch the itch. It's going to be a good six figures over the years...

[Kingface66]

I missed being able to see the original post of the sale, but did the seller mention anything about the dial and hands being replaced? If not, and birth-year aside, I’d be pissed.

[Old Expat Beast]

Originally Posted by Old Expat Beast

As noted earlier in this thread, your watch has a replacement dial and hands if the case is from 1950s. There was a time (60s-70s?) when automatic Rolex watches were imported into the USA with only 17-jewel movements to save on import duty, and they had 'blank' dials like yours.

Also, the watch you show in post #25 is manual wind, so wouldn't have the word "Perpetual" on the dial.

[CooperS]

Originally Posted by syd barrett

Thanks, man. I know it's not a highly sought after watch or expensive and all of that. But it's a 1957, the year I was born, and it works. And I thought it might be nice to pass it down to my son. Might mean something to him one day, you know?

And I'm wearing it every day, it's not sitting in a box...

This is what it’s all about. A beautiful, vintage, accurate, every-day watch.