14060 question

[Thrasher]

I have a U serial number 14060. If I understand it, that means a 3000 movement v. the 3130 of the the 14060 M. Does that sound about right, tech-noscenti?

[gettocard]

Correct.

[Tools]

Originally Posted by Thrasher

I have a U serial number 14060. If I understand it, that means a 3000 movement v. the 3130 of the the 14060 M. Does that sound about right, tech-noscenti?

The "M" means that it contains a modified 3000 movement.. full balance bridge, larger balance wheel and a couple of other tweaks.... which is now called a 3130 movement..

Aside from that "M"odification, the watches are identical.......

[Thrasher]

Originally Posted by Tools

The "M" means that it contains a modified 3000 movement.. full balance bridge, larger balance wheel and a couple of other tweaks.... which is now called a 3130 movement..

Aside from that "M"odification, the watches are identical.......

Thanks, you never cease to amaze. I'll be getting a 14060 M COSC shortly, to balance things out (rationalization #2,349)

[cheekedee]

Originally Posted by Tools

The "M" means that it contains a modified 3000 movement.. full balance bridge, larger balance wheel and a couple of other tweaks.... which is now called a 3130 movement..

Aside from that "M"odification, the watches are identical.......

sorry, newbie here, can anyone tell me how does the full balance bridge, larger balance wheel and stuff better than the U series?

there's both U series and M series for sale here in Jakarta, the U series for approx. USD 2,800 and the M series for approx. 4,000, which one do U think is more worthy to collect?

[R1@160@alltimes]

Originally Posted by Thrasher

Thanks, you never cease to amaze. I'll be getting a 14060 M COSC shortly, to balance things out (rationalization #2,349)

Larry knows his ish

[mike]

Originally Posted by cheekedee

sorry, newbie here, can anyone tell me how does the full balance bridge, larger balance wheel and stuff better than the U series?

there's both U series and M series for sale here in Jakarta, the U series for approx. USD 2,800 and the M series for approx. 4,000, which one do U think is more worthy to collect?

The 3130 was introduced circa 2000/01. The biggest difference is a full balance bridge vs. a balance cock. The 3130 has the bridge, the 3000 the balance cock. The bridge is considered studier.

As to collectability......a lot of each have been made, but maybe the biggest feature would be a tritium dial as opposed to luminova.

[Thrasher]

How would one tell the difference between Tritium and Luminova? Mine no longer glows very much- maybe a couple of minutes at best. The full nomenclature is R14060A30B9315. Besides the 14060, any guesses as to what the rest of the digits represent? Nothing better to do than dig into the minutia of Rolex numbering systems...I don't have a problem with that!

[mike]

Originally Posted by Thrasher

How would one tell the difference between Tritium and Luminova? Mine no longer glows very much- maybe a couple of minutes at best. The full nomenclature is R14060A30B9315. Besides the 14060, any guesses as to what the rest of the digits represent? Nothing better to do than dig into the minutia of Rolex numbering systems...I don't have a problem with that!

Dial type and bracelet type.

If your dial says "SWISS T<25" it's an indication of tritium. <25 means less than 25 milicuries of radition. That it "glows" for a couple minutes could be the phosphors in the paint matrix reacting to a light source.

Tritium has a half-life of about 12 1/2 years.

A tritium dial indice contains three parts.

1. Tritium--the exciting agent (tritium in and of itself does not glow) that "excites" the

2. Phosphors--the part that actually glows. Both are contained in the,

3. Bonding agent--the part that holds it all together--about 90% of what you see.

[JBat]

Larry and Mike, I learn something from you guys every day.