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rkjjeep · 18 March 2015, 11:39 AM

I have kept (I hope) all of the bracelets that have been on my 1655 over the years since it was new. I have a bracelet stamped 93150 with 580 end links and a bracelet stamped C & I 74 with no stamping on the end links. Could my watch have come with the Rolex USA C & I bracelet? The watch currently has a newer 93150 with 593? endlinks. Thank you!

Beaumont Miller II · 19 March 2015, 01:04 AM

What year was your watch made. Mine has a 78360 solid link on it.

lhanddds · 19 March 2015, 02:07 AM

Not sure but I think they all originally came with 78360s. I had one in the past and it was from around 1982 with a 78360.

jdmi32 · 19 March 2015, 02:55 AM

It would depend on your watch's serial number. Early ones could have come with a 7206 or 7836 bracelet, and later ones with 78360.

I took off the 7836 that came with my 73 Exp II and put it on a 78360 with 580 end links. I think it fits better this way.

rkjjeep · 19 March 2015, 08:57 AM

I went back through my notes and I'm pretty sure Dearborn Jewelers (MI) sold my father this watch new with the C&I USA made bracelet marked "74". Maybe they swapped it out before sale - they gave him a good deal on the watch because it had been sitting there for quite a while. The receipt just shows "New Explorer II" with no note of bracelet, but I have all the bracelets and this is the only one that could have been on it new.

springer · 19 March 2015, 09:44 AM

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Originally Posted by rkjjeep

I went back through my notes and I'm pretty sure Dearborn Jewelers (MI) sold my father this watch new with the C&I USA made bracelet marked "74". Maybe they swapped it out before sale - they gave him a good deal on the watch because it had been sitting there for quite a while. The receipt just shows "New Explorer II" with no note of bracelet, but I have all the bracelets and this is the only one that could have been on it new.

The USA made C&I would be correct if it is from around 1974. The 7836 is a Swiss bracelet and it is very unlikely that it was the original bracelet. The 78360 would be too early for a watch sold in 1974.

rkjjeep · 19 March 2015, 10:21 AM

Thanks Springer. The watch is from about 1974. My father bought it in early 76 and the jeweler told him it had been there for over a year and he was glad to see it go. The C&I makes sense then - it's the only one in my box of previous bands from the same time. I don't remember why I took it off - it's in great shape - maybe I just wanted a safety clasp.

guizzolino · 10 July 2015, 04:05 AM

78360

Agrippa · 10 July 2015, 09:20 AM

The production date for my serial number is 1979 and I have a 78360 bracelet. Is this the wrong bracelet?

springer · 10 July 2015, 11:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Agrippa

The production date for my serial number is 1979 and I have a 78360 bracelet. Is this the wrong bracelet?

78360 bracelets were used in 1979 so it should be correct. The bracelet code could be any of the following : VD, VE, E or F. (1979, 1980, 1980 or 1981)

Agrippa · 11 July 2015, 05:21 AM

Very good, thank you.

18 March 2015, 11:39 AM	#1
rkjjeep "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: Ann Arbor Posts: 31	Original bracelet for 1655? I have kept (I hope) all of the bracelets that have been on my 1655 over the years since it was new. I have a bracelet stamped 93150 with 580 end links and a bracelet stamped C & I 74 with no stamping on the end links. Could my watch have come with the Rolex USA C & I bracelet? The watch currently has a newer 93150 with 593? endlinks. Thank you!

19 March 2015, 01:04 AM	#2
Beaumont Miller II "TRF" Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: USA Posts: 2,615	What year was your watch made. Mine has a 78360 solid link on it. __________________

19 March 2015, 02:07 AM	#3
lhanddds Banned Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: USA Watch: of course Posts: 8,429	Not sure but I think they all originally came with 78360s. I had one in the past and it was from around 1982 with a 78360.

19 March 2015, 02:55 AM	#4
jdmi32 "TRF" Member Join Date: Oct 2013 Real Name: Ky Location: Bay Area, CA Watch: 16570 Posts: 2,362	It would depend on your watch's serial number. Early ones could have come with a 7206 or 7836 bracelet, and later ones with 78360. I took off the 7836 that came with my 73 Exp II and put it on a 78360 with 580 end links. I think it fits better this way.

19 March 2015, 08:57 AM	#5
rkjjeep "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: Ann Arbor Posts: 31	I went back through my notes and I'm pretty sure Dearborn Jewelers (MI) sold my father this watch new with the C&I USA made bracelet marked "74". Maybe they swapped it out before sale - they gave him a good deal on the watch because it had been sitting there for quite a while. The receipt just shows "New Explorer II" with no note of bracelet, but I have all the bracelets and this is the only one that could have been on it new.

19 March 2015, 10:21 AM	#7
rkjjeep "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: Ann Arbor Posts: 31	Thanks Springer. The watch is from about 1974. My father bought it in early 76 and the jeweler told him it had been there for over a year and he was glad to see it go. The C&I makes sense then - it's the only one in my box of previous bands from the same time. I don't remember why I took it off - it's in great shape - maybe I just wanted a safety clasp.

10 July 2015, 04:05 AM	#8
guizzolino "TRF" Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Real Name: gionata Location: Italia Watch: daytona 16520 A Posts: 2	78360

10 July 2015, 09:20 AM	#9
Agrippa "TRF" Member Join Date: Jun 2015 Real Name: Doug Location: North Coast CA Watch: 1655 Posts: 12	The production date for my serial number is 1979 and I have a 78360 bracelet. Is this the wrong bracelet?

11 July 2015, 05:21 AM	#11
Agrippa "TRF" Member Join Date: Jun 2015 Real Name: Doug Location: North Coast CA Watch: 1655 Posts: 12	Very good, thank you.

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