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27 September 2023, 12:48 AM
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New to me 80 year old Rolex Oyster Speedking
True Rolex "fans" should look away as this watch was made before 1970.
These little ol' veterans are important to me. This era was really the birth of the Oyster line as we know it today. I took a gamble on this 4220 working from a couple of really crappy collage pictures of pictures on an online auction. I pieced together all the pictures to determine that the dial was probably fine. Arrived today and it turns out it was better than fine. Perfect. Amazing how crazed the crystal is. Eighty years of hard living.        Case is sharp and the crown screws down! Off for a service and new acrylic crystal for this one. Here are my other 4220 and 3139 Speedking variants.   
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27 September 2023, 01:04 AM
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Real Name: mario
Location: NY-USA
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Congratulation, nice catch!
Love those Roman numbers, they remind me of a California dial! |
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27 September 2023, 02:41 AM
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Very cool! You have quite an incredible collection Doc and a nice range throughout the years. I very much enjoy seeing these and others that you post in the "Everyday is Vintage Day" thread.
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27 September 2023, 02:46 AM
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What a great transformation congratulations to you
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27 September 2023, 05:21 AM
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Thanks guys!
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27 September 2023, 05:31 AM
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Very nice, would love to see it after the makeover…
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28 September 2023, 12:08 PM
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28 September 2023, 12:46 PM
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That Roman dial is very cool.
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28 September 2023, 12:47 PM
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28 September 2023, 02:34 PM
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Wow. Now standing by for Geiger pics and/or readings. And UV pics.
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28 September 2023, 05:53 PM
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Real Name: Paul
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Looks great, and I love syringe hands.
I'd argue that true vintage fans are 1940-70 also btw...with 1952-69 my personal faves ;-)
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28 September 2023, 05:56 PM
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28 September 2023, 05:56 PM
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28 September 2023, 07:28 PM
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Health to enjoy Doc!
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30 September 2023, 12:51 AM
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Looks great! Congratulations!
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