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Fake Double Red Seadweller 1665?


manuel

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T'is genuine!

3.5M serial dates this to 72/73 (caseback correlates) with a MKIV dial as a replacement (this one probably had a MKII dial originally). Also replaced:

-Crown and tube (should be pre-Triplock 7mm crown/tube set)

-Crystal (should be a Superdome 39)

-Bracelet (should be a 9315)

Overall, a nice watch with pointy guards. I like it!

:wub:

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Guest avitt
As Randy said crown guards aren't over polished, It's a beautiful example of a point guards sd; those kind of finish was made in early '70s in GMTs, subs and sd models.

And, occasionally, in the mid '00s :thumbsupsmileyanim:

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Looks genuine to me. hard to fake that movement. also I bablefished his description. He had the watch serviced twice in 2000 and 2003. no telling how many times it went in for service before that. Years ago,when you sent your Rolex back to the authorized service center, they tried to replace everything they could. Back during the acrylic crystal days, a crystal exchange was part of the routine service. Also remember the DRSD has only gotten to be a "cult" watch in the past few years. before that, it was just an old seadweller, period. It is very, very likely that when it went in for service the owner was thrilled to get a new dial, crown and tube, etc, even though it would later greatly decrease the value of the watch. If that watch had been in original condition with any type of paperwork from Rolex even receipts for services, it would have fetched a lot more than 9.5k. probably closer to 15+k. As DRSD's go this is a nice wearing watch, but not one that the real die-hard Rolex collectors would salivate over.

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