Genuine or fake

[B E Austin]

Originally Posted by TuRo

Yes, there is some real knowledge both here and there..great stuff....mission accomplished, and your mind at rest.

It's a great feeling getting confirmation that something you bought years ago that you had a niggle about is correct and your not buried £0000's into a hole !

Happened to me years ago and I got a thumbs up on it from the good burghers here or vrf.

Lifesavers.

Thanks for coming back to us too btw.

Turo, is swaini3 one of the more experienced guys over there?

[TuRo]

Yes indeed he is, and is top and knowledgeable contributor here too .... and he located the earlier link with unusual examples I see from a quick peep earlier on VRF.
I suspect Xeramic, Jed, Jose or Mike will chime in as well soon, can take a few days though so suggest you sit on you hands for a day or so, then give it a little 'bump' if needed ...

[B E Austin]

Originally Posted by TuRo

Yes indeed he is, and is top and knowledgeable contributor here too .... and he located the earlier link with unusual examples I see from a quick peep earlier on VRF.
I suspect Xeramic, Jed, Jose or Mike will chime in as well soon, can take a few days though so suggest you sit on you hands for a day or so, then give it a little 'bump' if needed ...

Will do. Thanks Turo!

[B E Austin]

Originally Posted by TuRo

Yes indeed he is, and is top and knowledgeable contributor here too .... and he located the earlier link with unusual examples I see from a quick peep earlier on VRF.
I suspect Xeramic, Jed, Jose or Mike will chime in as well soon, can take a few days though so suggest you sit on you hands for a day or so, then give it a little 'bump' if needed ...

Xeramic chimed in with the explanation and I couldn't be happier! Check his posts over there. All of the guys there and here are great! As I said over there, my love for my baby was just rejuvenated.

[tekno]

Xeramic is seriously sharp. He’s like a Rolex wizard of sorts.


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[Dan S]

There's always more to learn with vintage Rolex. I've seen plenty of things that are unusual, but still legit.

[swaini3]

Originally Posted by TuRo

Yes indeed he is, and is top and knowledgeable contributor here too .... and he located the earlier link with unusual examples I see from a quick peep earlier on VRF.
I suspect Xeramic, Jed, Jose or Mike will chime in as well soon, can take a few days though so suggest you sit on you hands for a day or so, then give it a little 'bump' if needed ...

Thank you Turo but far from an expert. Anyways, in this field, always best to get at least a few to confirm or share their thoughts. Ofcourse, the names you mentioned know their stuff.

[B E Austin]

Originally Posted by swaini3

Thank you Turo but far from an expert. Anyways, in this field, always best to get at least a few to confirm or share their thoughts. Ofcourse, the names you mentioned know their stuff.

Great! Some of you fella's are over here too. Fantastic!

[Filipão]

Forum's beauty and kindness surfaced.

[77T]

The reasons why serial numbers can have one font, and the ref. number have a different one is based on the old method of midcase process and production.

When some models shared the same midcase, the serial numbers were engraved during production but the ref. number side wasn’t.

Then, when a batch were destined to become a DJ or another model, and before heading to benches for assembly, the Orig. Design & ref. number were done. The different machines and different processes yielded different results.


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[B E Austin]

Originally Posted by 77T

The reasons why serial numbers can have one font, and the ref. number have a different one is based on the old method of midcase process and production.

When some models shared the same midcase, the serial numbers were engraved during production but the ref. number side wasn’t.

Then, when a batch were destined to become a DJ or another model, and before heading to benches for assembly, the Orig. Design & ref. number were done. The different machines and different processes yielded different results.


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Man, this is great information. Thanks for sharing!