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Damn, now where the hell did I put that winning lottery ticket?


JoJo35

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Yep. The head looks gen, but that bracelet............ :whistling:

Interestingly, the seller's link supporting his assertion of the bracelet's authenticity is missing. My gut tells me the seller is well aware of the bracelet's east-of-Geneva provenance.

Still, I have NEVER seen that clasp on a known-gen Rolex, nor have I ever seen that clasp on a riveted bracelet. :thumbdown:

Actually, on 2nd thought, the seller may not know. :g:

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Seller's bracelet (note the metal finish, stampings & mangled end link hinges)

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My gen 7206 (left) next to the Asian-made rep (right). Note the evenly sized 7-2-0-6 numbers & the straight-across '80' on the gen versus the differing sizes & angled '80' on the rep. Also, note that the underside of the gen bracelet is polished, while the rep (& seller's bracelet) is brushed. Of course, we also see the tell-tale mangling of the end link hinge, which is a sure sign of musical end links

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And yet the seller's end links look gen. Looks to be a franken rep bracelet -- gen end links on a rep bracelet. :g:

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On the seller's bracelet, the spacing is 720 6 (exagerated to illustrate) I'm not sure if that means anything, but the metal of the bracelet links looks much newer than the metal of the end pieces. Might it be, that the seller bought the watch after the Fantasy Bracelet was installed, and the original owner neglected to mention that the bracelet was an aftermarket installation? :g::pardon:

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Here's my guess of the situation:

Guy A has a watch. Over time, he might replace a damaged bracelet with an aftermarket replacement, but as far as he's concerned, it's still 'a real Rolex', as he's only put a new strap (which still says Rolex :bangin: ) on his 'real Rolex' watch. and he later sells this watch as such, on to Guy B, who doesn't know any better than to accept Guy A at his word that it's 'a real Rolex'. Guy B is now selling the watch under the same misconception he purchased it under. Or, he might just know exactly what the watch is all about, and trying to pull a fast one... :whistling:

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Patent pending are the ones without HV right? How many were produced? In collaboration with Comex right?

Patent pending have a HE valve, it was just before Rolex had received a patent for it. I'm not sure how many were produced- maybe 50-100, maybe less. Many were trashed out in diving. This one isn't a collaboration with Comex per se- the ones with the Comex dial were built for Comex. Much of the feedback Rolex got in developing this model came from Comex.

This case has been polished and looks pretty thick to me, esp. at the bezel.

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He'll never get $200k for that thing. It must have been through service somewhere.. insert and pearl dont match the dial and hands, and shouldnt the datewheel be silver? Looks white to me. If it was sent to RSC then there should be paperwork mentioning the bracelet??

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