Expert Help Needed - End Links & Clasp

[wesdaniel]

Question for the experts - I'm trying to figure out if these end links (2 different sets - one set of 555, one set of 255) and this clasp are OEM Rolex. TIA for any help.

255




555




Clasp

[Tools]

Unlikely.
The numbers are all wrong for TT parts.

[wesdaniel]

Originally Posted by Tools

Unlikely.
The numbers are all wrong for TT parts.

Thanks, Larry. Any idea what the correct end links would be for a two-tone 1601?

[Tools]

255 and 255J are good, old, numbers, but the ones you show, one end is missing the spring bar tubes inside.

555 are SS numbers, 455 would be a TT DJ end link, and any 62523H bracelet will fit. Older 6251H TT bracelets are likely to be shot by now, so be cautious for rebuilds or shams. The 'H' on the end stands for 20mm men's set-up

[wesdaniel]

Originally Posted by Tools

255 and 255J are good, old, numbers, but the ones you show, one end is missing the spring bar tubes inside.

555 are SS numbers, 455 would be a TT DJ end link, and any 62523H bracelet will fit. Older 6251H TT bracelets are likely to be shot by now, so be cautious for rebuilds or shams. The 'H' on the end stands for 20mm men's set-up

Thanks for this feedback, much appreciated! Sheds light on where I'm at.

I bought an old, vintage 6251H TT bracelet in pretty good shape for its age recently, and had it authenticated by someone very knowledgeable (happy to share who directly if you'd like). It came with the 255J end links pictured above and, when I finally got the 1601 it was intended for back from overhaul and went to install the bracelet, I noticed the missing spring bar tubes on the one endlink. I'm going to guess that the 255J are real and just heavily damaged.

I thought the 555 being real was a long shot. They were attached to a fake bracelet that was attached to the clasp in the picture above. Someone opined that they thought the clasp was real despite the bracelet being fake, but, I kind of doubt that it is - there are a couple of things that lead me to that, but not really sure.

The odd thing with the fake bracelet is that, the YG center links are actually 10K gold. It's weird to me that people would have used real gold in that era on a fake bracelet.

[Tools]

Originally Posted by wesdaniel

Thanks for this feedback, much appreciated! Sheds light on where I'm at.

I bought an old, vintage 6251H TT bracelet in pretty good shape for its age recently, and had it authenticated by someone very knowledgeable (happy to share who directly if you'd like). It came with the 255J end links pictured above and, when I finally got the 1601 it was intended for back from overhaul and went to install the bracelet, I noticed the missing spring bar tubes on the one endlink. I'm going to guess that the 255J are real and just heavily damaged.

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If you can get somebody to simply solder in tubes and reshape the 255 ends, along with the 6251H TT bracelet, you should feel comfortable with that combo

[wesdaniel]

Originally Posted by Tools

If you can get somebody to simply solder in tubes and reshape the 255 ends, along with the 6251H TT bracelet, you should feel comfortable with that combo

Thanks so much for your help!!