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| Did this Rolex get into an accident.............. | Rate Topic |
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| Posted: Mon Apr 5th, 2010 11:53 pm |
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Tony Duronio 3T WIS 
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pretty trashed bezel...................or did it run into a Chinese factory Thoughts......??????????????? Attachment: IMG_7406-1.jpg (Downloaded 54 times)
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| Posted: Tue Apr 6th, 2010 12:06 am |
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bigrustypig 3T WIS 
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Hard to tell, Tony, because of the light and angle. If this is a copy, it is one heck of a good copy. What I can spot though is that the lug hood is a little thinner than what it sould be and the print style of the bezel is a wee bit off. The brushing of the case is also very good and if a fake, can even fool mecoyote2.gif
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| Posted: Tue Apr 6th, 2010 12:08 am |
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bigrustypig 3T WIS
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Tony, the dead giveaway? The date window is bigger than what it should be and the print style on the date disc is off. What do you think, amigo? How'd you get this photo?
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| Posted: Tue Apr 6th, 2010 12:22 am |
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Tony Duronio 3T WIS
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Posted on another forum Jeff. I'm not an expert for sure, but does not rolex inscribe there name around the chapter ring, or is that only on certain models?
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| Posted: Tue Apr 6th, 2010 01:08 am |
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oagaspar Site Founder 
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the ceramic that Rolex uses on their bezels is supposed to be indestructible and the best there is....it would be kinda hard if at all to get a bezel that chewed up as in this pic? coyote2.gif
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| Posted: Tue Apr 6th, 2010 04:34 am |
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bigrustypig 3T WIS
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Good point, Tony. Rolex stamps its brand on chapter rings of the new models and the smaller ones like the Daytona, GMT II, Sub, Datejust etc. For the DSSD, for example, which is already a little busy on the chapter ring department, they don't. Oscar is also right. Rolex makes their ceramic bezel inserts virtually indestructible. The only way this featured watch got that damage is a motorcycle accident the the wearer dashed his watch on pavement but then again....why no damage to the case? Ceramic is also virtually impervious to acid and the damage on the photo doesn't look like a chemically-induced "sunburn". Thanks for this post.
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| Posted: Tue Apr 6th, 2010 04:42 am |
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Hammerfjord Moderator 
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Tony Duronio wrote: Posted on another forum Jeff. I'm not an expert for sure, but does not rolex inscribe there name around the chapter ring, or is that only on certain models? I can see one "ROLEX" inside the chapter-ring just above "RING"... I guess that the light effect mask the other...? The ceramic bezel is not "scratch-proof" it's stated as "Highly scratch resistant". Saying that a sapphire crystal is scratchproof is a wrong appelation allready. In my opinion: Offcourse a ceramic bezel is scratchable, just ripp it against concrete or sharp steel...Don't forget that what is making the concrete dangerous to watches is not the cement but the stones who are mixed inside to reenforce the structure. You'll find very hard and sharp stones as flints and granit pieces inside for exemple... I see it, as there is no material who can claim to be scratch-proof, as to form this material, you have to generaly cut it anyhow. A such hard material would be of no use at all if it would stay only at it's native state: Unattackable...
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| Posted: Tue Apr 6th, 2010 09:36 am |
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Skipdawg 3T WIS 
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Hard to say but I do know some guys do use their Rolex as a hard core tool watch. But then that is what they are made to really be. They just got popular and pricey.
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| Posted: Tue Apr 6th, 2010 10:38 am |
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Hammerfjord Moderator
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For me, this picture is real... the guys was just unlucky somehow. Not everybody is a desk-diver... I could easyly come to the same point on my job after a while... Just one day of work in a titanium gas turbine and hop! 
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| Posted: Tue Apr 6th, 2010 11:24 am |
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Graham 3T WIS 
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That looks like the real McCoy to me. If held at that angle, my (real) DSSD's date window appears similiar.
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