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boobic · 11 March 2010, 01:30 PM

hi, recently got a new sub w/date V-series from an AD in my country, however, i notice mine does not have the rolex etched on the sapphire glass at 6pm.

read some posts saying after 2004, most rolex comes with e etch, some don't, do not know if the sub come with it.

gt3pilot · 11 March 2010, 01:33 PM

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Originally Posted by boobic

hi, recently got a new sub w/date V-series from an AD in my country, however, i notice mine does not have the rolex etched on the sapphire glass at 6pm.

read some posts saying after 2004, most rolex comes with e etch, some don't, do not know if the sub come with it.

I'm sure it's there, it's just hard to find sometime. You need to hold the watch at different angles under light and look with a loupe. Keep looking and let us know when you find it...

Kanger · 11 March 2010, 01:35 PM

It should be there. These micro- etchings are so hard to find, my best advice is go out to natural light, where it's a lot easier to see the etching.

train-time · 11 March 2010, 01:39 PM

It's there, take it outside with a loop and move it around. It's just tough to find.

dr_bypass · 11 March 2010, 01:40 PM

Took me a while 2 find mine .... You can try a laser pointer at a shallow angle ... Eventually it will jump right at you

boobic · 11 March 2010, 01:42 PM

i use a x4 loupe, still can't see it, shall try out the advice given ..thanks lots guys!!!

dr_bypass · 11 March 2010, 01:44 PM

Also itmight not be at 6 pm. It's been posted here before . Some have found theirs at 10 mark!!!

Jason71 · 11 March 2010, 01:46 PM

BRIGHT light, especially natural light is the key to finding the etched crown.

boobic · 11 March 2010, 01:48 PM

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Originally Posted by dr_bypass

Also itmight not be at 6 pm. It's been posted here before . Some have found theirs at 10 mark!!!

serious??...at 10 mark is still authentic!!!

i shall look around the whole of the sapphire glass..

bounce · 11 March 2010, 10:56 PM

The quickest way for me to find it on my Sub date is to shine a torch across the crystal at a slight angle, it then appears.

nauticajoe · 11 March 2010, 11:16 PM

Put it under a bright light while moving the watch in different angles....you'll see it.

padi56 · 11 March 2010, 11:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by boobic

hi, recently got a new sub w/date V-series from an AD in my country, however, i notice mine does not have the rolex etched on the sapphire glass at 6pm.

read some posts saying after 2004, most rolex comes with e etch, some don't, do not know if the sub come with it.

If you bought from a AD it will be there,and cannot see any point of straining your eyes to find it.

Colnago · 11 March 2010, 11:58 PM

Hold it under a halogen spot "downlighter" shining from 12 down towards 6, with the watch facing you, very close to the surface of the spot light, move the watch through the beam of light forwards and backwards.....the LEC will jump out at some point like this...service crystal on my Explorer II

DRAWTOOL · 12 March 2010, 12:58 AM

Even fake subs have them, the difference is you can see those from the Moon!

Jason71 · 12 March 2010, 01:15 AM

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Originally Posted by Colnago

Hold it under a halogen spot "downlighter" shining from 12 down towards 6, with the watch facing you, very close to the surface of the spot light, move the watch through the beam of light forwards and backwards.....the LEC will jump out at some point like this...service crystal on my Explorer II

That is a sweet picture..........You can even see the sideways "S"

Warnsboy · 12 March 2010, 05:28 AM

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Originally Posted by jclevoy

That is a sweet picture..........You can even see the sideways "S"

Where is the sideways S?

ersnyder · 12 March 2010, 05:31 AM

Right in the bottom (shadow) of the crown/coronet.

TaGY2K · 12 March 2010, 05:37 AM

Hi, I have a M series Sub and I don't see it at 6.. or does it have one on my sub?

wantonebad · 12 March 2010, 05:38 AM

The pictures here really are misleading IMHO, the LEC is VERY hard to find and just because we have some fantastic photographers on this board doesn't mean its visible to the naked eye. You really have to manipulate the light, the angle and the magnification just right to be able to see it

kokota · 12 March 2010, 05:54 AM

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Originally Posted by dr_bypass

Also itmight not be at 6 pm. It's been posted here before . Some have found theirs at 10 mark!!!

Considering its a Sub Date, I think it has to be at 6 o'clock.

TaGY2K · 12 March 2010, 06:13 AM

I still don't see it on my M series sub!

winged wheel · 12 March 2010, 06:22 AM

Mine's at 3:00, right under the cyclops.

cshecks · 12 March 2010, 12:31 PM

I just got a new V series sub and barely can see the etching at the 6 with the naked eye, but it can be seen.

2010 · 12 March 2010, 12:52 PM

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Originally Posted by TaGY2K

Hi, I have a M series Sub and I don't see it at 6.. or does it have one on my sub?

M series should have it. I just got mine, an M series 2-tone blue dial. I was freaked out cause I didn't see the crown at 6 but then I realized that I was looking at 12 instead of 6

2010 · 12 March 2010, 12:55 PM

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Originally Posted by TaGY2K

I still don't see it on my M series sub!

If it's there it's there and I don't understand why some say that some do and some don't. If that's the case I need to know why, unless they are the old models.

11 March 2010, 01:30 PM	#1
boobic "TRF" Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Singapore Watch: 16610 Posts: 5	no etch on SUb hi, recently got a new sub w/date V-series from an AD in my country, however, i notice mine does not have the rolex etched on the sapphire glass at 6pm. read some posts saying after 2004, most rolex comes with e etch, some don't, do not know if the sub come with it.

11 March 2010, 01:40 PM	#5
dr_bypass "TRF" Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Real Name: Al Location: GMT+6 Watch: GMT - BLNR Posts: 315	Took me a while 2 find mine .... You can try a laser pointer at a shallow angle ... Eventually it will jump right at you __________________ "Rythm, tempo, harmony, measuring & movement"

11 March 2010, 01:44 PM	#7
dr_bypass "TRF" Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Real Name: Al Location: GMT+6 Watch: GMT - BLNR Posts: 315	Also itmight not be at 6 pm. It's been posted here before . Some have found theirs at 10 mark!!! __________________ "Rythm, tempo, harmony, measuring & movement"

11 March 2010, 01:46 PM	#8
Jason71 "TRF" Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Real Name: Jason Location: USA Watch: Rolex/Tudor Divers Posts: 7,973	BRIGHT light, especially natural light is the key to finding the etched crown. __________________ Best Regards, Jason Just Say "NO" to Polishing Card-Carrying Member of the Global Association of Retro-Grouch Curmudgeons LIfe is too short to wear inexpensive watches PLEXI IS SEXY

12 March 2010, 05:38 AM	#19
wantonebad 2024 SubLV41 Pledge Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: USA Watch: 126600, 116500LN Posts: 12,849	The pictures here really are misleading IMHO, the LEC is VERY hard to find and just because we have some fantastic photographers on this board doesn't mean its visible to the naked eye. You really have to manipulate the light, the angle and the magnification just right to be able to see it __________________ "I'm kind of a big deal... on a fairly irrelevant social media site that falsely inflates my fragile ego"

11 March 2010, 01:35 PM	#3
Kanger Banned Join Date: Jan 2010 Real Name: Daniel Location: North Carolina Watch: Sea Dweller Posts: 5,524	It should be there. These micro- etchings are so hard to find, my best advice is go out to natural light, where it's a lot easier to see the etching.

11 March 2010, 01:42 PM	#6
boobic "TRF" Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Singapore Watch: 16610 Posts: 5	i use a x4 loupe, still can't see it, shall try out the advice given ..thanks lots guys!!!

11 March 2010, 10:56 PM	#10
bounce Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: kent Posts: 234	The quickest way for me to find it on my Sub date is to shine a torch across the crystal at a slight angle, it then appears.

11 March 2010, 11:16 PM	#11
nauticajoe "TRF" Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Real Name: Joe Location: PA Posts: 14,774	Put it under a bright light while moving the watch in different angles....you'll see it.

12 March 2010, 05:31 AM	#17
ersnyder 2024 Pledge Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Real Name: Eric Location: Long Beach CA USA Watch: Rolex Explorer II Posts: 4,102	Right in the bottom (shadow) of the crown/coronet.

12 March 2010, 05:37 AM	#18
TaGY2K Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Toronto Posts: 60	Hi, I have a M series Sub and I don't see it at 6.. or does it have one on my sub?

12 March 2010, 06:13 AM	#21
TaGY2K Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Toronto Posts: 60	I still don't see it on my M series sub!

12 March 2010, 06:22 AM	#22
winged wheel Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Tennessee Posts: 164	Mine's at 3:00, right under the cyclops.

12 March 2010, 12:31 PM	#23
cshecks Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Seattle Posts: 92	I just got a new V series sub and barely can see the etching at the 6 with the naked eye, but it can be seen.

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