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atm08 · 18 March 2019, 07:25 AM

Hey guys - Can you guys confirm this looks right? Never noticed this copper/brass piece. Just wanted to confirm this is how it’s supposed to look. Thanks for the help!

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OysterBracelet · 18 March 2019, 07:32 AM

Stick to the Apple Watch.

peterpl · 18 March 2019, 07:44 AM

Isnt that just a reflection? LOL

ELLimon · 18 March 2019, 08:08 AM

It might be a reflection but the hour and minute wheels are made of brass on all mechanical watches and the hands mount on them. A little bit of brass showing is Ok because hand height is normally smaller than the height of the wheel tube to allow for finer adjustment during mounting.

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Barrier25 · 18 March 2019, 11:48 AM

Yes. Completely normal. Looking at mine as I type this!!

lordog12345 · 18 March 2019, 11:59 AM

It’s normal. Posted a thread about this recently asking the same thing. Went to an AD and asked them as well. AD looked up close at the yachtmaster in his case and saw it on that watch as well. I have a submariner bought direct from AD brand new and I have the same brass showing. All good.

desertyank · 18 March 2019, 01:53 PM

It's OK. Just the tiny Rolex mischief makers in there with their flashlights...

JacksonStone · 18 March 2019, 02:12 PM

I'll just add to the "it's normal" posts. I checked my AD-bought SubC, and I can see the brass. It's not easy to see under normal circumstances, but looks blazingly obvious in spotlit macro shots. Rest easy.

Greg 59 · 18 March 2019, 02:17 PM

In your first photo, you can actually see the laser etched rolex crown on the sapphire crystal at the 6 o'clock position. That is considered one of the most difficult processes to copy as the tooling and skill required is virtually impossible to replicate. If you are really paranoid, you could always unscrew the case back :P

atm08 · 18 March 2019, 02:30 PM

Thanks to all for the help!! Can relax now, lol

jezza17 · 18 March 2019, 06:25 PM

Your 116610 is completely normal.

HogwldFLTR · 18 March 2019, 06:29 PM

I'm curious about what appears to be microscratches on the bezel insert. Are those fingerprints or is it actually abraded' I'm assuming it's just grime?

SearChart · 18 March 2019, 07:31 PM

That is the hour wheel, to which the hour hand is applied. It is made of brass.

Rokoru · 18 March 2019, 09:33 PM

Yes, and the etched Crown at 6 o´clock is also right...

18 March 2019, 07:25 AM	#1
atm08 "TRF" Member Join Date: Oct 2016 Location: T for Texas Watch: 116500LN Posts: 314	Does this look right? Hey guys - Can you guys confirm this looks right? Never noticed this copper/brass piece. Just wanted to confirm this is how it’s supposed to look. Thanks for the help! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk __________________ If you're lost you can look and you will find me on TRF...time after time

18 March 2019, 01:53 PM	#7
desertyank 2025 TitaniumYM Pledge Member Join Date: May 2016 Location: LAX Watch: out! Posts: 242	It's OK. Just the tiny Rolex mischief makers in there with their flashlights... __________________ 'Only the dead have seen the end of war' - George Santayana 2019 WIS CON survivor

18 March 2019, 02:30 PM	#10
atm08 "TRF" Member Join Date: Oct 2016 Location: T for Texas Watch: 116500LN Posts: 314	Thanks to all for the help!! Can relax now, lol __________________ If you're lost you can look and you will find me on TRF...time after time

18 March 2019, 06:29 PM	#12
HogwldFLTR 2025 TitaniumYM Pledge Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Real Name: Lee Location: 42.48.45N70.48.48 Watch: Too many to list! Posts: 33,824	I'm curious about what appears to be microscratches on the bezel insert. Are those fingerprints or is it actually abraded' I'm assuming it's just grime? __________________ Troglodyte in residence! https://www.rolexforums.com/showthread.php?t=808599

18 March 2019, 07:32 AM	#2
OysterBracelet Banned Join Date: Sep 2018 Location: UK Posts: 276	Stick to the Apple Watch.

18 March 2019, 07:44 AM	#3
peterpl Banned Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: . Posts: 6,692	Isnt that just a reflection? LOL

18 March 2019, 08:08 AM	#4
ELLimon "TRF" Member Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: San Francisco Posts: 446	It might be a reflection but the hour and minute wheels are made of brass on all mechanical watches and the hands mount on them. A little bit of brass showing is Ok because hand height is normally smaller than the height of the wheel tube to allow for finer adjustment during mounting. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

18 March 2019, 11:48 AM	#5
Barrier25 "TRF" Member Join Date: May 2017 Location: New York Posts: 63	Yes. Completely normal. Looking at mine as I type this!!

18 March 2019, 11:59 AM	#6
lordog12345 "TRF" Member Join Date: Dec 2018 Location: Louisiana Posts: 46	It’s normal. Posted a thread about this recently asking the same thing. Went to an AD and asked them as well. AD looked up close at the yachtmaster in his case and saw it on that watch as well. I have a submariner bought direct from AD brand new and I have the same brass showing. All good.

18 March 2019, 02:12 PM	#8
JacksonStone Banned Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Oregon Posts: 5,150	I'll just add to the "it's normal" posts. I checked my AD-bought SubC, and I can see the brass. It's not easy to see under normal circumstances, but looks blazingly obvious in spotlit macro shots. Rest easy.

18 March 2019, 02:17 PM	#9
Greg 59 "TRF" Member Join Date: Dec 2018 Location: Australia Posts: 876	In your first photo, you can actually see the laser etched rolex crown on the sapphire crystal at the 6 o'clock position. That is considered one of the most difficult processes to copy as the tooling and skill required is virtually impossible to replicate. If you are really paranoid, you could always unscrew the case back :P

18 March 2019, 06:25 PM	#11
jezza17 "TRF" Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Real Name: Alex Location: Sydney, Australia Watch: DRSD Posts: 511	Your 116610 is completely normal.

18 March 2019, 09:33 PM	#14
Rokoru "TRF" Member Join Date: Dec 2017 Location: Europe Posts: 764	Yes, and the etched Crown at 6 o´clock is also right...

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