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Old 15 April 2017, 02:31 AM   #1
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Picked this up in an ebay auction at a great price last week.

Arrived yesterday. 1963 serial number.

Case has obviously been over polished and heavily used, but both the dauphine hands and roof-top stick indices that protrude out over the pie pan edge are uncommon.

It's running accurately too.
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Old 15 April 2017, 02:45 AM   #2
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Old 15 April 2017, 02:58 AM   #3
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Really nice one!! Great catch!
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Old 15 April 2017, 03:02 AM   #4
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beauty!

DD's are great buys right now.
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Old 15 April 2017, 03:07 AM   #5
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Nice and congrats!!!
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Old 15 April 2017, 03:32 AM   #6
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Great find! Nice!
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Old 15 April 2017, 03:49 AM   #7
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Old 15 April 2017, 04:08 AM   #8
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I think it's great. Congrats
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Old 15 April 2017, 04:20 AM   #9
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Great find Al! Enjoy that beauty
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Old 15 April 2017, 04:23 AM   #10
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Love it! Congratulations!
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Old 15 April 2017, 04:38 AM   #11
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Very nice Al!
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Old 15 April 2017, 01:25 PM   #12
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Very cool. Have watched a few of those and they have all sold very reasonable.


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Old 15 April 2017, 02:15 PM   #14
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Old 15 April 2017, 02:16 PM   #15
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Old 15 April 2017, 02:32 PM   #16
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Classic. Nice.
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Old 15 April 2017, 02:44 PM   #17
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Thanks to all of you - I really appreciate the positive feedback.
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Old 15 April 2017, 03:15 PM   #18
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Old 16 April 2017, 02:29 PM   #19
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Old 16 April 2017, 06:31 PM   #20
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Old 19 April 2017, 02:14 AM   #21
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Very nice with the Dauphine hands !! You made a great purchase.
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Old 19 April 2017, 03:58 AM   #22
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Old 19 April 2017, 09:01 PM   #23
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Nice catch Al!

Love the hands and the brown leather/gold combo.
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Old 20 April 2017, 01:50 AM   #24
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Classic. Dauphine hands are a nice touch.
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Old 20 April 2017, 04:08 AM   #25
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Classic. Dauphine hands are a nice touch.
Thanks, much appreciated - here it is again my preferred way, with a T-21 crystal.
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Old 21 April 2017, 01:21 AM   #26
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Dauphnie or Alpha Hands?????
Not to put too fine a point on it but, aren't those Alpha hands. I thought Dauphine hands looked like this: E.g short end protrudes out a little from the hole in the dial????

I have been looking for a set of Alpha hands for a 1966 1625. Darn hard to find. Great find BTW!!
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Old 21 April 2017, 01:47 AM   #27
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Not to put too fine a point on it but, aren't those Alpha hands. I thought Dauphine hands looked like this: E.g short end protrudes out a little from the hole in the dial????

I have been looking for a set of Alpha hands for a 1966 1625. Darn hard to find.
I've only seen them referred to as 'Dauphine' hands'. They seem to be more common on DateJust than Day-Date - for instance browse through the results of searching 'dauphine' in the Rolex sale forum:

https://www.rolexforums.com/search.p...rchid=17152939

I'm not familiar with the hands in your picture, so don't have an alternate name to suggest.
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Old 21 April 2017, 02:12 AM   #28
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All I can tell you is to do a Google for Rolex Alpha hands and then do the same thing for Dauphine hands and see what the results are.

Here is an article that is just the tip of the ice berg on this subject

https://www.chrono-shop.net/en/7202-...1570-1530.html

Personally, I prefer the Alpha Hands

Please do the Goggles and then let me know what you think.

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As with most everything else Rolex, there is no definitive answer. The convention here and on VRF/VRM seems to be to refer to these hands as 'dauphine'. So if that is the style you are looking for, that is the name I would use in this community.

If you are looking for a set of them, I would suggest placing a WTB for dauphine hands on VRM specifying the reference and movement caliber of the watch, then see what you are offered.

Hope you find them.
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