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27 February 2018, 07:44 PM
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Extremely faded serial nimber
If the serial number on an older (1995) Rolex day date 18239 is very faded but still legible should I be concerned?
It is very faded but the reputable company I purchased it from read it and has it on all my paper work. I took it to a local ad and he said it was very faded or polished over, but he could read it and gave me an authentication and insurance Appraisal If I ever send It to Rolex and it appears faded or polished but they can read it will they still service it? Thank you Last edited by dpauley; 27 February 2018 at 07:49 PM.. Reason: Typo |
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27 February 2018, 07:58 PM
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No problem and yes Rolex will happily service it.
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27 February 2018, 08:05 PM
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Thank you
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27 February 2018, 08:08 PM
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Extremely faded serial nimber
Yeah, as long as its legible you’re good
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27 February 2018, 08:18 PM
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Just a quick clarification, the ad had to look at the watch under a jewelers scope to see them
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27 February 2018, 08:18 PM
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Does that still count as legible
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27 February 2018, 08:32 PM
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27 February 2018, 08:47 PM
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Can we have some pics? I am curious as to why a watch from 95 would have such a faded serial number. I have seen much older watches with perfectly legible ones. The devil in me wonders if at sometime, someone tried to erase the numbers(?).
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27 February 2018, 08:50 PM
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27 February 2018, 08:53 PM
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Probably right, then why would they be so faded on a 20 year old watch? I was looking at my friends 1948 Rolex the other day and the serial was as clear as day; easy to see without a lupe.
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27 February 2018, 08:55 PM
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27 February 2018, 08:56 PM
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Worn off much different than scraped off. End links could have rubbed against the case, especially if the wrong end links were on the watch at some point. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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27 February 2018, 08:59 PM
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27 February 2018, 09:01 PM
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27 February 2018, 09:43 PM
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I had a 18238 like that and you could only just barely make out the serial number with a loupe. It was definitely from someone that didnt know how to re-polish a case correctly. Gold is soft and you can smear it pretty easy with too much buffer pressure.
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27 February 2018, 09:45 PM
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I have a DD which is over polished and it’s hard to see the number. When I took it to RSC in NYC, they gave me a service quote. You should be good.
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27 February 2018, 09:58 PM
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27 February 2018, 10:08 PM
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27 February 2018, 11:07 PM
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Thank you all. I don’t really want to post pictures, but I will say that an over polish seems most likely. If it had been an attempt to remove I think they would have been removed
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27 February 2018, 11:44 PM
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I have tried to capture with my I phone. My phone/pictures will clearly show the last 3 numbers of the serial. To my naked eye, I can clearly see the entire serial number. I am not able to make out the Letter of the serial number, but again under a scope the AD was and it matched my invoice and appraisal from the selling company.
I appreciate continued thoughts on if Rolex will call this tampered with or if they will service it. Thank you, |
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27 February 2018, 11:44 PM
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27 February 2018, 11:45 PM
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27 February 2018, 11:46 PM
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27 February 2018, 11:53 PM
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MonBK. Thank you for your question. I guess I just wanted to see if the views would be the same seeing the condition of the serial number in an attempted photo. My concern is that I don't want the watch to go to Rolex someday and have them say it has been tampered with or that they will not service it. I was asked by one to post pictures and i was not going to, but then i thought it might be worth it to get additional confirmation that the ability to read the numbers is all that matters no matter how bad they look.
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27 February 2018, 11:54 PM
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28 February 2018, 01:56 AM
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Anyone place tape between the lugs to protect their serial number? Have a small piece of packing tape between the lug to protect the serial for my 16610 (P series) as the "Stainless Steel" wording has began to wear due to the endlinks. Just worried the adhesive on the packing tape might have some corrosive properties
Anyone else put some protectant on between the lugs? |
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28 February 2018, 01:58 AM
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Worn, old, or even bent spring bars allow the end links to move around a bit between the lugs. My guess is someone wanted to clean up the area, and it's nothing malicious. Enjoy your watch
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