Any help on this insert?

[Beachcomber]

MK3 maybe?

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[Beachcomber]

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[whoopy12]

It's gen but not mk3. It's a late 1970's/early 1980's service insert

[Beachcomber]

What would you say its value is as it stands? Or would you say it's worth 200£? Thanks!

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[whoopy12]

I think it's worth about $250 MAX

[Beachcomber]

I could have sworn it was a mk3

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[dbane883]

definitely not a MK3 (although it depends on who you talk to)...

 

i would call it a mid-font or thin font.  

[whoopy12]

Look at the squished 4. This is how you know it's not a fat font

[Beachcomber]

Thanks Whoop!

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[marrickvilleboy]

great reference Beach!

[highoeyazmuhudee]

what about this insert?

 

has been in my parts box for years, i acquired it as NOS, truly looks as though its never been used.

 

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[whoopy12]

Yours is a MK3 HH. Rolex made two 'types' of MK3's. 

[pam007]

HH do you have a macro shot of the 4 ?

 

Looking at the 4 in 40 is the key to figuring out these FF inserts
 

There are skinny MK3 inserts which were from a fresh printing pad like this

 

As the pads wore down, the printing gets fatter, like this:

 

Then you get the really fatty MK3 at the tail end of the printing pad's life.   like this kissing 4: 

 

 

Then you have the 4 from a Mk2 Long 5 which is skinnier than the mk3:

 

 

Then last but not least, the rare skinny 4 from early 60's ... some call this mk1

 

 

 

Edited May 7, 2015 by pam007