JoJo35 Posted December 12, 2009 Report Share Posted December 12, 2009 I hope everyone is having a good weekend. For me, I completed a lot of the yard work outside today, and that included putting a ladder to the gutters and cleaning out the remnants of leaves, and upon completion taking a backpack leaf blower and cleaning up the rest of the yard. After that was completed, I put the tools away and came inside for some lunch. Hmm... It looks like I got some mail... It seems that the postman left a curious package for me: What can this be??? I opened it up... ..and holy crap! IT'S A PACKAGE FROM ROLX!!!!! Well, it looks like it was definitely for me Digging down a little further.... ...it appears to be from 5th Avenue I guess it's a watch, because (so nice of them ) they put this little notice in the package for me: Hmm... forty winds???? Good lord, maybe four Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gplracer Posted December 12, 2009 Report Share Posted December 12, 2009 Nice! The photos look good too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freddy333 Posted December 12, 2009 Report Share Posted December 12, 2009 They usually do (a great job) & enjoy your refurbed watch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iceberg1459 Posted December 13, 2009 Report Share Posted December 13, 2009 what was done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alligoat Posted December 13, 2009 Report Share Posted December 13, 2009 Yep, old boxy 4 insert replaced by a new triangular 4 insert- cool that they sent you back the old insert! I like the edge of the lug picture- no arris on the edge- that fine bevel we see from time to time on the edge of some Rolexes. Actually, I could only find it on my 1680 WM rep- not on any of my gens. Of course, all of my gens are 27 years old or older! Cool pics, thanks JJ. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rosnik Posted December 13, 2009 Report Share Posted December 13, 2009 Really nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoJo35 Posted December 13, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 13, 2009 Thanks guys! ...as you know, provenance is king with gens Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
By-Tor Posted December 13, 2009 Report Share Posted December 13, 2009 I like the edge of the lug picture- no arris on the edge- that fine bevel we see from time to time on the edge of some Rolexes. You know, I noticed the same thing. My K-series GMT definitely has that edge... and so do most other modern Rolexes. Could it be that they remove the bevel when they polish the case? PS: Enjoy JoJo... great watch! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demsey Posted December 13, 2009 Report Share Posted December 13, 2009 Nice JJ. Jealous. The 16613 is the 'it' Rolex as far as I'm concerned. I'd rather 'own' the 6263, but the 16613 Black Dial is the 'it' watch for sure. Huh By-Tor? I had this watch as replica from Joshua. I will still maintain that watch was the first piece bought from Joshua by a member of RWG. Looooooong before Perfect Clones was up and running. That's my story and I'm sticking to it. Anyhoo, I'd like to open a discussion with regard to the bezel insert. Specifically the color hue of the font. When I bought my watch from Josh I did a review. One aspect that I dwelled on, and suggested may be a flaw, was the insert font was more a 'brassy' (for lack of a better term) color rather than an exact match to the gold accoutrement, the mid-links, bezel, crown. A member, who had recently been in several AD's looking to source a gen, posted that he had tried on several black dialed 16613's and that the insert did indeed come in two variations. One, the more 'brassy' one, and another a spot on match to the 18K gold. That put my mind to ease, but when 'By-Tor' soon bought a similar replica, his featured an exact color match to the rest of the gold of the watch. I was torn over which I preferred. I see here your watch features a contrasting insert font hue to the noble metal as my rep had. Is it true? Are there the two types? If so, when you swapped inserts were you given an option? I've been curious over this matter for years. Too trivial to raise in general discussion, but since you posted this watch.............. From my archive dated '05. lol this pic stirs very old RWG memories. Getting a PM from a very enthusiastic Noob with an animated Rush gif avatar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmarin.72 Posted December 13, 2009 Report Share Posted December 13, 2009 665 FIFTH AVENUE???Is Rolex NY really the neighbor of the beast??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephane Posted December 13, 2009 Report Share Posted December 13, 2009 Hey Jojo, That is absolutely fantastic. I mean, what a service! I wish Rolex Benelux did the same kind of favour to their customer I'd die for such a box and so many goodies ...without mentionning sending back the previous insert 5th avenue definetly rocks ! Stephane Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoJo35 Posted December 13, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 13, 2009 Demsey, you've brought up an interesting point. I never gave it much thought before, because I have never seen two different color variations of the gen inserts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wheaton26 Posted December 13, 2009 Report Share Posted December 13, 2009 i'm diggin' the gold ... congratulations! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coolfire Posted December 13, 2009 Report Share Posted December 13, 2009 I just wet my pants. Beauty, JJ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephane Posted December 13, 2009 Report Share Posted December 13, 2009 Stephane, it's a shame you can't get this kind of service in Benelux. Here's an idea... the next time you're in town, bring a few of your gens that you'd like factory service done to I will at least bring my Sub 16610 from 1999 which is my keeper of course. I want it with a service like the 5th avenue one... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lanikai Posted December 13, 2009 Report Share Posted December 13, 2009 Love the black/gold...now your collection of vintage Rolex deserves a group shot JJ AC/Lani Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jfreeman420 Posted December 13, 2009 Report Share Posted December 13, 2009 Great job they did. My local guy never did such a great job. If that is a service box they gave you when the watch was returned, true class act. ..and finally, by special request, they returned the perfect original luminova insert to me I see the new one is sans serif.. nice more moderns touch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gioarmani Posted December 14, 2009 Report Share Posted December 14, 2009 Very nice piece--I love it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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