acatman Posted August 29, 2011 Report Share Posted August 29, 2011 (edited) Guys, I know that this is a rep forum, but I have a bang, bang on another forum and as a joke put that I would trade for a Rolex watch. Low and behold this shows up. The watch looks beat up and the guys say he purchased it at an estate sale, no box and no papers. The pearl looks suspect, but what do I know. I am not a member of the Rolex forum or I would put it there. Anyone want to take a shot at value and authenticity? Also with all the scratches and such, how would it clean up? Edited August 29, 2011 by acatman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sneed12 Posted August 29, 2011 Report Share Posted August 29, 2011 Those are pics that the guy sent you, or pics that you took? If you have the watch in hand, open it up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acatman Posted August 29, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 29, 2011 pics the guy took! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
praetor Posted August 29, 2011 Report Share Posted August 29, 2011 (edited) looks like a genuine 5508 to me. However, the dial is more of a suspect than the insert to be honest, I've never seen a coronet like this (Im not that familiar with this model). It has a really nice folded jubilee bracelet. Not sure how much this goes for... 8k? I wouldn't polish the case other than rebrushing the lugs. If I were you, I also would ask for a shot of the profile in order to see possible dents on the side of the case. Edited August 29, 2011 by praetor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alligoat Posted August 30, 2011 Report Share Posted August 30, 2011 I agree, it's a 5508 and it's an exclamation point dial. It says 'swiss' so it could be original. Don't clean it up, it could be worth a decent amount of money- $12K-15K. The jubilee is older also- folded link. This should have a 1530 inside. Nice find. The insert is a newer replacement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
preacher62 Posted August 30, 2011 Report Share Posted August 30, 2011 Doesn't look beat up to me. It looks just perfect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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