dieselpower Posted January 27, 2013 Report Share Posted January 27, 2013 Was just trawling fleabay and I came across this. Look at the pearl, this isn't for a 1665 or a 1680. Naughty naughty. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Vintage-Rolex-Submariner-Bezel-Watch-Insert-5513-Double-Red-Sea-Dweller-/390523129014?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item5aecfe0cb6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panerai153 Posted January 27, 2013 Report Share Posted January 27, 2013 You are correct. Never saw a metal ringed pearl on a 1665 or 1680 Tritium, but this is a lumi insert, I looked at several lumi inserts on VRF, the one's I saw did not have the pearl outside the triangle like this one. Looks more like a 16610 Insert. Second their price is crazy. they are asking what a really nice fat font w/ creamy tritium pearl would sell for. on the VRM, the correct lumi inseerts for a 1680/1665 are all less than 250.00 USD. I am pretty skeptical of this seller, i bought a crown/tube from them a while back. supposedly for early GMT (6542). It would not screw onto the genuine tube that was already in the case. Crown threads didn't match. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sgtguk Posted January 28, 2013 Report Share Posted January 28, 2013 I've bought a used Gen crown from this guy and it was fine, he does seem to price some parts way off mark, Tudor inserts especially! Know a couple of the guys on here have used him too with no issues afaik Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
correctime Posted January 28, 2013 Report Share Posted January 28, 2013 That's a modern gen 16610 insert...likely just mis-labeled when it was listed. He "does" have a pretty large supply of parts to have to list and you can be certain he knows his parts, numbers and models. The seller is a top-notch guy. He's stands behind customer satisfaction and honors the full refund policy. Anthony would never intentionally steer anyone wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alligoat Posted January 28, 2013 Report Share Posted January 28, 2013 Wow! I completely disagree with correctime on this. Jewelerstools doesn't know his parts, uses obscure old parts #s that I don't think Rolex has used in 20 years. At one point I had to get after him about his 702 and 703 crowns- he was totally out to lunch Like Panerai says, this insert is totally bogus- those are 5513 sizes and it would certainly be a new turn if Rolex was to start using a new metal surround for the 5513 insert. My last replacement lumi insert for my 1680 cost me $65, but that was back in 2008. It was the all acrylic pearl. I can't see a insert costing more than $125 from Rolex even today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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