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canwatchco · 24 April 2010, 01:57 AM

Its probably been discussed a thousand time! Sorry, but even though I have been collecting watches for decades, I am pretty new to Rolex. I have read that both the 16520 and 116520 were both produced during the P series of 2000-2001. Is there a definitive line of demarcation as to when the old series ended and the new one began? I have just bought a P series myself, and I am curious as to how early the watch is in the new 116520 line.

padi56 · 24 April 2010, 02:49 AM

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Originally Posted by canwatchco

Its probably been discussed a thousand time! Sorry, but even though I have been collecting watches for decades, I am pretty new to Rolex. I have read that both the 16520 and 116520 were both produced during the P series of 2000-2001. Is there a definitive line of demarcation as to when the old series ended and the new one began? I have just bought a P series myself, and I am curious as to how early the watch is in the new 116520 line.

The P series case date stamps started January 2000 till approx September 2001. They are just a rough indication when a case was stamped and not necessarily when a watch was fully assembled then shipped to AD for sale.The new in-house movement the cal 4130 was introduced in 2000 in the 116520.Watches early P case date Ref16520 were the last of the cal 4030 the Zenith based movement sub seconds at the 9 o"clock position.

roach7 · 24 April 2010, 02:59 AM

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Originally Posted by canwatchco

Its probably been discussed a thousand time! Sorry, but even though I have been collecting watches for decades, I am pretty new to Rolex. I have read that both the 16520 and 116520 were both produced during the P series of 2000-2001. Is there a definitive line of demarcation as to when the old series ended and the new one began? I have just bought a P series myself, and I am curious as to how early the watch is in the new 116520 line.

did you buy a p-serial zenith? those are pretty damn hard to come by...

canwatchco · 24 April 2010, 04:06 AM

No, its not a Zenith. It was purchased new in 2002, so I suspect its a later serial number. I am hoping to find out what the last known serial number of a Zenith was.

roach7 · 24 April 2010, 04:57 AM

i've only seen zenith with p0xxx, let's see if anyone ever seen a p1xxx serial.

24 April 2010, 01:57 AM	#1
canwatchco "TRF" Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Real Name: Bobby Location: Montreal Posts: 6,425	Earliest Serial Numbers for the P Series 116520...? Its probably been discussed a thousand time! Sorry, but even though I have been collecting watches for decades, I am pretty new to Rolex. I have read that both the 16520 and 116520 were both produced during the P series of 2000-2001. Is there a definitive line of demarcation as to when the old series ended and the new one began? I have just bought a P series myself, and I am curious as to how early the watch is in the new 116520 line.

24 April 2010, 04:06 AM	#4
canwatchco "TRF" Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Real Name: Bobby Location: Montreal Posts: 6,425	No, its not a Zenith. It was purchased new in 2002, so I suspect its a later serial number. I am hoping to find out what the last known serial number of a Zenith was.

24 April 2010, 04:57 AM	#5
roach7 "TRF" Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Real Name: henry Location: nyc Watch: 16610lv Posts: 1,829	i've only seen zenith with p0xxx, let's see if anyone ever seen a p1xxx serial.

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