Biker Posted July 30, 2010 Report Share Posted July 30, 2010 Hi everybody out there..I'm new to RWG. I just bought a aftermarket Rolex Explorer II 1655 orange hand with 1570 movement. But I found the case back only stamp with "MONTRES ROLEX S.A. GENEVA SWITZERLAND STAINLESS STEEL 1655" that without the word "PATENTED". I understand that the case are not original..but I wondering that's the stamp correct or not. Hope somebody would help! thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FxrAndy Posted July 30, 2010 Report Share Posted July 30, 2010 Hello Mate welcome to RWG, i don't know the answer my self but you can be sure that someone here will. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freddy333 Posted July 30, 2010 Report Share Posted July 30, 2010 Gen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
watcher Posted July 30, 2010 Report Share Posted July 30, 2010 Here is a pic of the case back and case from my gen 1978 EXP2. It has the 'patented' there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stilty Posted July 30, 2010 Report Share Posted July 30, 2010 interesting topic. Isn't this around the period when the patents expired? That is why the engravings are now ORIG. ROLEX DESIGN, and not REGISTERED DESIGN? Some 1655 were born while Rolex had the patent, and some not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freddy333 Posted July 30, 2010 Report Share Posted July 30, 2010 The word 'Patent' appeared, fleetingly, on a number of models. I believe its absence, alone, should not be a cause for concern. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dizzy Posted July 31, 2010 Report Share Posted July 31, 2010 On the pic that Freddy posted, it almost looks like someone took a grinder and neatly removed the "patented" stamp. Interesting.. I could be wrong but thats sorta what it looks like Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biker Posted July 31, 2010 Author Report Share Posted July 31, 2010 On the pic that Freddy posted, it almost looks like someone took a grinder and neatly removed the "patented" stamp. Interesting.. I could be wrong but thats sorta what it looks like It's looks like something been rub off, and very very hard...make that eroded. sounds there are two version..but not sure which version has the "patented" word. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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