bruce79 Posted June 4, 2010 Report Share Posted June 4, 2010 Just curious, when did Rolex start stamping the 93150 with the rounded 3 vs. the flat top 3? The 93150 bracelet from my 5.1 has a flat 3 but I just picked up a nice 93150 bracelet from 1996 (V8 clasp code) and it has the rounded 3. Just want to make sure all is good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubiquitous Posted June 4, 2010 Report Share Posted June 4, 2010 Round 3's are a no-go... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruce79 Posted June 4, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 4, 2010 So very every and any year of the 93150 bracelet, never was there a round 3 in the 93150? Just want to be sure before I contact the seller. I've been scouring the web since receiving the bracelet and I just want to be sure. I know he will make good on the bracelet, I just want to be 100% sure when I confront him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubiquitous Posted June 4, 2010 Report Share Posted June 4, 2010 Do you have a pic? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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bruce79 Posted June 4, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 4, 2010 Let me add I bought this from a collector just up the coast, didn't really ask for detailed pics but he has a Rolex parts list as long as my arm. He had 8+ 93150s to choose from, I told me to send me his best one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubiquitous Posted June 4, 2010 Report Share Posted June 4, 2010 Here's a pic of my rep 93150 (580's are gen): Your end links and clasp look good; the links on yours look correct in terms of shape and how thick the mid links are (reps are usually quite thin in that regard). The stamping looks questionable, however; the reference should be crisp: Very odd. There was discussion on a round 3 93150 on VRF, but the bracelet featured in that topic looked odd and not typical/consistent with Rolex characteristics. I came away from that thread without conclusion; no one else seemed to have much input on it either. Not quite sure what to think, as we all know that the best (and worst) thing with Rolex is that there's always a surprise or two to be discovered. If you can swap for an example with a flat 3 ref, I'd go that route. Better to have something certain than undetermined... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bwhitesox Posted June 4, 2010 Report Share Posted June 4, 2010 I'm putting together a 1665 at the moment J and may be interested in one of the other bracelets if not too expensive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubiquitous Posted June 4, 2010 Report Share Posted June 4, 2010 FWIW, there are some 93160's with round 3's... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruce79 Posted June 4, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 4, 2010 Yeah, I'm gonna contact him and just make him aware of my concerns. The seller is quite knowledgeable and is a contributing member of VRF. I must say though, I've owned a quite a few gen Rolex pieces over the past couple of years and this bracelet didn't raise so much as a hair on my eyebrow...until I saw the rounded 3. Sooo...we'll see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alligoat Posted June 4, 2010 Report Share Posted June 4, 2010 I remember seeing a discussion on VRF, Mulholland said flat top 3's. But then I checked my bracelets and one of my 16800's had a round 3- it's the one that had been serviced in 98-99 and had a new clasp (with lines thru the safety clasp). Then Mark Greenberg put up a bracelet for sale w/ the round 3 shortly thereafter and no one said a thing. Who knows!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruce79 Posted June 4, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 4, 2010 Here are some pics of a few gens with rounded 3s, the last pic being mine. If you look at the spacing of the 9 3 1 5 0 on the gen, the numbers are closer together. The numbers are less elongated on the gen vs. the rep. The rep numbers seem a bit stretched vertically if you will. Please chime in here if you can with comments and/or pics. This is something even the "gen experts" can't figure out. I would love to be able to crack this mystery. Also, something worth noting, the 1st and 3rd gen bracelet pictured have a V clasp code...the 2nd picture is an X serial sub. Now here are 2 rep bracelets. The first is Ubi's, same as pictured above and the other is a very nice rep I had a couple of years ago on my franken 16800. I found the pic while going through my library. Look at the spacing of the 9 3 1 5 0...it's a bit more spaced apart. And look at the elongated shape of the 3. Taken from a forum member for reference, hopefully ok, if not let me know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omega Posted June 7, 2010 Report Share Posted June 7, 2010 I have a 93150 (from 1998 I think), it has also a rounded 3. The most giveaway of the rep bracelets is the thickness of the two last links (before the endlinks). They are too thin... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruce79 Posted June 7, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 7, 2010 Omega, would you mind posting pics for reference. That would be super. Most of the rounded 3s I've seen on the gens have been from the mid to late 90's. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omega Posted June 10, 2010 Report Share Posted June 10, 2010 Here we go, like you can see the fake bracelet is thinner. And in real it is more visible as on the pic! The bracelet on my 1680 is 100% gen, BTW! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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