Guest zeleni kukuruz Posted March 8, 2012 Report Share Posted March 8, 2012 Did rolex ever do a comex without He-valv? Like a 5513 case? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arctos Posted March 8, 2012 Report Share Posted March 8, 2012 No. COMEX divers were using the 5513 when they first reported the problem with the helium, but I don't believe any of them had the logo on the dial. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeeKa Posted March 8, 2012 Report Share Posted March 8, 2012 No. COMEX divers were using the 5513 when they first reported the problem with the helium, but I don't believe any of them had the logo on the dial. As the watches during the first testings were serviced with a high frequency and got exchange for everything technically evolved, the possibility that a watch did escape this is close to zero. Nevertheless you'll find reps which don't have the HV, just because it's cheaper to do so... Dee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest zeleni kukuruz Posted March 8, 2012 Report Share Posted March 8, 2012 As i was looking for a vintage gmt box i stumbled iver an old man that have rolex boxes in tons. He also has tones of boxes for patek, tudor ect ect. He said that he hade an old comex case without the he valv. So i asked for pics. He also has many bracelets and parts for rolex watches mostly vintage. Keep in mind pics are very very bad in fact you cant see a [censored]! Better pics will come tonight i will then repost them. Dont mind the bracelet in the pic the bracelet is from around the late 70's early 80's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeeKa Posted March 8, 2012 Report Share Posted March 8, 2012 Fake Dee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freddy333 Posted March 8, 2012 Report Share Posted March 8, 2012 Ditto Deeka. Pics like that nearly always indicate a scam. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeeKa Posted March 8, 2012 Report Share Posted March 8, 2012 Apart of the image qualit, there is something important missing on the caseback... The Comex watches were numbered, so this one is not only missing the HV but also the correct numbering. Dee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freddy333 Posted March 8, 2012 Report Share Posted March 8, 2012 Most of the early (pre-release/testing) run of Comex Subs contained a very small number engraved at 6 o'clock, which, with wear & age, may be difficult to see without a loupe (unless you are very close). Most later versions had 2 different sized numbers engraved or stamped into the caseback There are also rumours that some of the 1st test watches lacked the valve, but I have never seen any (credible) proof of this assertion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanuq Posted March 8, 2012 Report Share Posted March 8, 2012 Boy I'd give my MBW DRSD and Ken's left nut in trade for a good 5514 build. Just sayin......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ephry73 Posted March 8, 2012 Report Share Posted March 8, 2012 I'm sure the case backs can be sourced for a price . Now I believe the Comex/HEV valve testing did involve some watches without the HEV as a control test, but I'm willing to bet those were converted to HEV at some point. Now, if Comex And Rolex ever made a chrono with HEV for those testing, now that would have been a unique piece of tooling. Two registers instead of three and more robust/watertight pushers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest zeleni kukuruz Posted March 8, 2012 Report Share Posted March 8, 2012 This old man cant handel a camera! He has promised me To take new better pics in a few days! I told him to take pics in daylight and with NO [censored] flash! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simonporsche Posted March 8, 2012 Report Share Posted March 8, 2012 The whole point of the creation of the seadweller was because of the hev. The first thing Rolex did was to install hev's to the submariner, it was after the success of this when the 1665 was then born, so to not have a hev would make it just a submariner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simonporsche Posted March 8, 2012 Report Share Posted March 8, 2012 The case back could be that of the test 5513 with hev, but the case maybe from a 5513, these case backs from testing didn't have numbers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danielv2000 Posted March 8, 2012 Report Share Posted March 8, 2012 Boy I'd give my MBW DRSD and Ken's left nut in trade for a good 5514 build. Just sayin......... +1. Had such a plan but quickly killed it (not the nut part!!) Looking forward to a 1665 comex instead... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick1972 Posted March 9, 2012 Report Share Posted March 9, 2012 Did rolex ever do a comex without He-valv? Like a 5513 case? Sure, To my knowledge there was a 1680 and 16800 comex both without HEV. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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