Quick Q re: the 'bay...

[Member X]

Hey all,

Apologies for the slightly n00b posting but I'm really not up on my rolexes yet, and with there being about a billion different models and variations it's going to be a while yet... lol

Anyway, what do we think of this?

http://i.ebayimg.com/12/!Bh(6RWwBmk~$(KGrHqUOKjcEsBJjYv)mBLI4DuhVrw~~_12.JPG

http://i.ebayimg.com/11/!Bh(6QE!!Wk~$(KGrHqEOKi8Er)VJ4-,FBLI4Dk8frQ~~_12.JPG

A while to go and some interest in it but difficult to tell if it's a) gen, and b ) going to go for ££££...

Thanks for any help you can give me!

[alligoat]

Movement looks similar to the 1225 manual wind. I'd figure it's from the 40s or 50s, fugly dial, is that a gold case?

[panerai153]

IS the lume missing on the bottom half of the minute hand, looks like you can see the dial face through the hands? This is probably genuine, but it would fall to a real Rolex expert to tell.

Arthur

[Demsey]

A Rolex only a true collector could love. After he bought 3X everything else.

[Shundi]

IMHO- wait for a 1002 Airking, a handwind Oyster Perpetual, or a 1002 Oyster Perpetual No-Date to come around for between 900-1000 USD. Much better value imho- I'd stay away from that thing.

[Member X]

Thanks for the advice all

I have to lol a little bit though - all this vintagising PAMs and rep rolexes yet when a genuinely battered and worn piece comes up, it's not liked that much LoL

[JoJo35]

That's because it's a pos