Nice "beginner gen" on the bay

[JoJo35]

For those of you who may be ready to break away from the reps, and to begin a genuine collection, I spotted a very nice vintage gen on the bay this morning.

This particular 1500 appears 100% correct, with a rivet bracelet, and nicely aged matching hands. What really caught my eye though was the rare sigma dial. Not a bad catch for $1500, and IMO certainly a better investment than a $300 rep

[Greystash]

Nice one JoJo,

I like a good honest "Buy it Now".

[JoJo35]

Thanks for your comment Greystash. For the few of us who truly appreciate the history of rolex, pieces like this are a diamond in the rough. Presently undervalued and under appreciated, this 1500 has no where to go but up. An unblemished Sigma dial, more than likely an original bracelet, obviously original hands, and a silver datewheel. I've noticed that this buyer sells lots of old rolex, and probably doesn't know when he has something that's worth a little more than his average OP. I'm really surprised its lasted this long.

[deltatahoe]

nice find with that sigma dial jojo -- not my cup of tea, but a fantastic deal (and as you say, probably not a bad investment either).

here's to hoping it ends up here on RWG

deltatahoe

[vlydog]

[HauteHippie]

The sigma dials are around, and this one is on the high end of the price scale. But it's a nice one, so I can't fault that.

[Ronin]

Is he correct about the bracelet being 19mm? My 1601 from the same time I could swear takes a 20mm. *Not nearby to check... ???

[JoJo35]

Is he correct about the bracelet being 19mm? My 1601 from the same time I could swear takes a 20mm. *Not nearby to check... ???

The 1601 takes a 20mm, and the 1500 takes a 19mm

[Dizzy]

The 1601 takes a 20mm, and the 1500 takes a 19mm

Yes the date model is smaller.. this is probably the same case as the air-king date model?

I had one of those and it was also 19mm bracelet. Very nice watch. You could polish this up and make it look awesome. Good find for $1500.

[If you see Kay]

That seller has been trying to sell that for months. I've been watching this for a long time. He's got quite a few vintage rollies for sale every once in a while.