automatico Posted August 17, 2016 Report Share Posted August 17, 2016 I wonder why the underside is faded like the top? I have a mid 1970s 1675 with the original faded bezel and it is a richer color on the back side. Maybe the sun shined under this one. $3000!! http://www.network54.com/Forum/207673/message/1471402613/FS+PART-+Rolex+GMT+1675+Gorgeous+Fuchsia+Bezel+Insert Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imajedi Posted August 17, 2016 Report Share Posted August 17, 2016 Hahahaha I always thought the sun was humungous. I didn't know it could fit between the retaining ring and the bezel insert of a 1675. Man was Copernicus way off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newswire Posted August 17, 2016 Report Share Posted August 17, 2016 Bleached! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanuq Posted August 17, 2016 Report Share Posted August 17, 2016 The flare from the burning swamp gas caused a reaction and bent the sun's rays so they went in through the cyclops and ricocheted all under the bezel and turned everything a whiter shade of pale. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imajedi Posted August 17, 2016 Report Share Posted August 17, 2016 The flare from the burning swamp gas caused a reaction and bent the sun's rays so they went in through the cyclops and ricocheted all under the bezel and turned everything a whiter shade of pale. Nailed it. I can't believe I didn't think of that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanuq Posted August 17, 2016 Report Share Posted August 17, 2016 It's similar to, but not quite the same as Occam's Razor ... this is Occam's Flow-bee. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woof* Posted August 17, 2016 Report Share Posted August 17, 2016 It's been said the actual radiation from your wrist can cause that. well that...or bleach. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
highoeyazmuhudee Posted August 18, 2016 Report Share Posted August 18, 2016 $3K !!!! you can get a used black bay for that and maybe an Oris 65 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alligoat Posted August 18, 2016 Report Share Posted August 18, 2016 Well it sold in 12 hours or so. Guess the buyer liked the bleach job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
automatico Posted August 18, 2016 Author Report Share Posted August 18, 2016 "Well it sold in 12 hours or so. Guess the buyer liked the bleach job." I was all set to offer $40 plus postage. There is a sucker for every stick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbane883 Posted August 18, 2016 Report Share Posted August 18, 2016 Inserts cans fade for a number of reasons. Even the back side. It's not just from sun/UV exposure. Not saying it wasnt bleached, but I'd like to see a known bleached example (rep or gen) where one gets that shade of fuchsia. It's a pretty rare colour. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
automatico Posted August 18, 2016 Author Report Share Posted August 18, 2016 "Inserts can fade for a number of reasons. Even the back side. It's not just from sun/UV exposure." You are probably right, I never paid much attention until ratty insert prices went nuts and by then I had sold/gave away most of my old case parts. Since the front and back of the insert for sale was the same color it looked fishy to me. I just now looked in my rolexjunk and have another GMT 1675 bezel insert that has almost no blue left on it and the red is light pink...the watch was all original and made in 1968. The underside is a lot darker than the front although not nearly as dark as the insert on the 1675 mentioned above that is faded quite a bit on the front side but not too much on the back. I get a kick out of the insane prices on VRM for parts I gave away or threw away because no one wanted them a few years ago...wish I still had them. I paid $325 for the 1968 model GMT and $825 for the mid 1970s model. Times have changed. Edit: The 1675 mentioned in the first post was made in 1979, not mid 1970s. Amnesia. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seacraft Posted August 23, 2016 Report Share Posted August 23, 2016 On 8/18/2016 at 0:34 PM, dbane883 said: Inserts cans fade for a number of reasons. Even the back side. It's not just from sun/UV exposure. Not saying it wasnt bleached, but I'd like to see a known bleached example (rep or gen) where one gets that shade of fuchsia. It's a pretty rare colour. Agree - go saltwater fishing in the Florida sun year round and see what happens to your inserts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dlf Posted August 23, 2016 Report Share Posted August 23, 2016 On August 18, 2016 at 0:34 PM, dbane883 said: Inserts cans fade for a number of reasons. Even the back side. It's not just from sun/UV exposure. Not saying it wasnt bleached, but I'd like to see a known bleached example (rep or gen) where one gets that shade of fuchsia. It's a pretty rare colour. Like this? According to lowes color chart ... Haha the insert game is just as fickle as the rest of it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sogeha Posted August 23, 2016 Report Share Posted August 23, 2016 4 hours ago, Dlf said: Like this? According to lowes color chart ... Haha the insert game is just as fickle as the rest of it Are you saying that is bleached? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dlf Posted August 23, 2016 Report Share Posted August 23, 2016 The top one is . the insert on the 1675 is natural . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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