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DadsWatch72 · 28 July 2010, 10:05 AM

I have been doing some reading about the old PPDRSD's and have found out they have thinner cases. What does this mean? Are they talking about it's overall thickness or just the thickness of the metal? Is it possible for a regular production DRSD (lets say a Mark III) to have a thin case? Not much info out there on this subject, any help would be appreciated.

sleddog · 28 July 2010, 10:12 AM

News to me,interesting to say the least!!!
I'd be interested in the answer myself,and as to why if it is infact true.....

No luck yet Dads on the sale of the DRSD??

DadsWatch72 · 28 July 2010, 10:32 AM

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Originally Posted by sleddog1000

News to me,interesting to say the least!!!
I'd be interested in the answer myself,and as to why if it is infact true.....

No luck yet Dads on the sale of the DRSD??

Yeah, its on the DRSD website about the thickness issue. Interesting it is.

No luck yet on the sale, but times are tough right now. I have already gone lower than I told myself I would go. It might be time to wear it myself.

jedly1 · 28 July 2010, 11:15 AM

Single red dwellers, patent pending and a lot of the mk2 production run are thin cases ... Pretty much what it says on the tin , thinner profile like a sub.

I'm travelling but when home I think I've got a side by side shot I can dig out for you dads

DadsWatch72 · 28 July 2010, 11:52 AM

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Originally Posted by jedly1

Single red dwellers, patent pending and a lot of the mk2 production run are thin cases ... Pretty much what it says on the tin , thinner profile like a sub.

I'm travelling but when home I think I've got a side by side shot I can dig out for you dads

Thanks Jed, I would appreciate that. Sometimes when I look at my watch, I wonder if it doesn't have a "thin" case.

eparisini · 29 July 2010, 12:17 AM

find attached 2 nice pics you can see differece between slim/fat cases

VAIO11 · 29 July 2010, 01:02 AM

but can only see one is over polished..
no sure which is thin...

DadsWatch72 · 29 July 2010, 08:56 AM

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Originally Posted by VAIO11

but can only see one is over polished..
no sure which is thin...

Yeah.....I'm not sure what I'm looking at either.

DadsWatch72 · 3 August 2010, 05:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jedly1

Single red dwellers, patent pending and a lot of the mk2 production run are thin cases ... Pretty much what it says on the tin , thinner profile like a sub.

I'm travelling but when home I think I've got a side by side shot I can dig out for you dads

Don't leave me hangin Jed.........

jedly1 · 3 August 2010, 07:09 AM

sorry mate.. thought ellepi picture shows exactly what you needed... kll try and dig mine out later after the school run.

jedly1 · 3 August 2010, 09:22 AM

ok so the subject of thin cases is a bit of a minefield , especially to deal with over the net as it is kinda hard to show... when you have one of each in hand its apparent from most angles and the heft. The reality is that there isn't a premium for thin cases per se, because at the end of the day it can be a fine line between an over polished fat case and a full thin case...

heres some of the scans i've put away from jerrel/ eric who tried to highlight it.

sleddog · 3 August 2010, 09:29 AM

Very interesting...I had no idea on this!!!
It is easy to see the difference Jedly.......Thanks for posting!!

jamesw · 3 August 2010, 09:50 AM

Vintage Rolex can be very confusing. Especially if one had poor sight.

SLS · 3 August 2010, 09:51 AM

Wow, great new info! Thanks
Scott

DadsWatch72 · 3 August 2010, 12:07 PM

Thanks for the pictures and the posts. I will stare at them a while longer to see if I can come up with some pattern to look for.

sakuraba · 3 August 2010, 12:51 PM

Awesome, Jed!

The difference in thickness seems most apparent at the crown guards.

28 July 2010, 10:05 AM	#1
DadsWatch72 Banned Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: USA Watch: DRSD 1665 #3551XXX Posts: 2,401	Thin Cases of the DRSD I have been doing some reading about the old PPDRSD's and have found out they have thinner cases. What does this mean? Are they talking about it's overall thickness or just the thickness of the metal? Is it possible for a regular production DRSD (lets say a Mark III) to have a thin case? Not much info out there on this subject, any help would be appreciated.

28 July 2010, 10:12 AM	#2
sleddog TRF Moderator & 2024 SubLV41 Patron Join Date: Jul 2007 Real Name: Rob Location: Nearby. Posts: 24,930	News to me,interesting to say the least!!! I'd be interested in the answer myself,and as to why if it is infact true..... No luck yet Dads on the sale of the DRSD?? __________________ He who wears a Rolex is always on time, even when late!! TRF's "After Dark" Bar & Nightclub Patron-Founding Member..

28 July 2010, 11:15 AM	#4
jedly1 "TRF" Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: mel(oz)/Yorks(uk) Posts: 1,928	Drsd cases Single red dwellers, patent pending and a lot of the mk2 production run are thin cases ... Pretty much what it says on the tin , thinner profile like a sub. I'm travelling but when home I think I've got a side by side shot I can dig out for you dads

29 July 2010, 01:02 AM	#7
VAIO11 "TRF" Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Real Name: Edd Location: singapore Watch: 5513 Posts: 10	no offense.. but can only see one is over polished.. no sure which is thin...

3 August 2010, 09:29 AM	#12
sleddog TRF Moderator & 2024 SubLV41 Patron Join Date: Jul 2007 Real Name: Rob Location: Nearby. Posts: 24,930	Very interesting...I had no idea on this!!! It is easy to see the difference Jedly.......Thanks for posting!! __________________ He who wears a Rolex is always on time, even when late!! TRF's "After Dark" Bar & Nightclub Patron-Founding Member..

3 August 2010, 07:09 AM	#10
jedly1 "TRF" Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: mel(oz)/Yorks(uk) Posts: 1,928	sorry mate.. thought ellepi picture shows exactly what you needed... kll try and dig mine out later after the school run.

3 August 2010, 09:22 AM	#11
jedly1 "TRF" Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: mel(oz)/Yorks(uk) Posts: 1,928	ok so the subject of thin cases is a bit of a minefield , especially to deal with over the net as it is kinda hard to show... when you have one of each in hand its apparent from most angles and the heft. The reality is that there isn't a premium for thin cases per se, because at the end of the day it can be a fine line between an over polished fat case and a full thin case... heres some of the scans i've put away from jerrel/ eric who tried to highlight it.

3 August 2010, 09:50 AM	#13
jamesw "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Sydney Posts: 209	Vintage Rolex can be very confusing. Especially if one had poor sight.

3 August 2010, 09:51 AM	#14
SLS "TRF" Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Real Name: Scott Location: GMT -7 Watch: GMT's & Sub's Posts: 10,401	Wow, great new info! Thanks Scott __________________ "The bitterness of poor quality remains long after the sweetness of lower price is forgotten." -Benjamin Franklin Member No. 922

3 August 2010, 12:07 PM	#15
DadsWatch72 Banned Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: USA Watch: DRSD 1665 #3551XXX Posts: 2,401	Thanks for the pictures and the posts. I will stare at them a while longer to see if I can come up with some pattern to look for.

3 August 2010, 12:51 PM	#16
sakuraba "TRF" Member Join Date: May 2009 Real Name: Jib Location: SJ, California Watch: sun dial Posts: 8,189	Awesome, Jed! The difference in thickness seems most apparent at the crown guards. __________________ F 14000 AirKing black F 16710 GMT Pepsi F 16570 Explorer II white T 16600 SD D 16610 LV "fine quality is remembered long after the pain of spending money" -Steve Mulholland

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