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is there a transitional 1675 -16750


cib0rgman

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Not sure you could call it a transition, but as chief stated, the matte dial, no surround "Oyster Perprtual" vs "Oyster Perpetual Date" could be considered either a transitional or a case of Rolex using up a bunch of 1675 dials that were still around when the 16750 was introduced.1n 1979. From what i can research, the matte dial w/o surrounds was not offered for very long, as other watches in 1980-81 were appearing with the White gold surrounds on the indices.

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Not sure you could call it a transition, but as chief stated, the matte dial, no surround "Oyster Perprtual" vs "Oyster Perpetual Date" could be considered either a transitional or a case of Rolex using up a bunch of 1675 dials that were still around when the 16750 was introduced.1n 1979. From what i can research, the matte dial w/o surrounds was not offered for very long, as other watches in 1980-81 were appearing with the White gold surrounds on the indices.

I believe I've read they were offered between 6M and 8M serials... for a brief period, but they're definitely out there.

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There's one more transitional piece, the "radial" dial. It has smaller, more inset dots, as if Rolex was preparing to add the gold surrounds... but didn't quite get around to it. It's matte as well and very rare.

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