thewightstuff Posted June 25, 2008 Report Share Posted June 25, 2008 item number 290239877464 if the description wasnt enough to make your spidey senses tingle the pointed crown guards on a 3 mill serial and the crown tube being so high up on the case that its almost off the edge would do it. the engraving doesnt smell right either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
takashi Posted June 25, 2008 Report Share Posted June 25, 2008 FAKE! Wrong CG, wrong tube too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewightstuff Posted June 25, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 25, 2008 the tube is actually twinlock so would have been on watches up to approx 1969 as original fitment. they were replaced by the 702 triplock which was then superceded by the present 703 in around 1972. i'll need to check my paperwork and service bulletins for exact dates. this would mean that a 3.4m serial could have had early triplock but would have been unlikely to have had twinlock still. the twinlock is correct for pointed crown guards but then they dont tie in with the rest of the watch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewightstuff Posted June 25, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 25, 2008 if you want to see a gen pointed crown guard in all its glory.... ebay item 270248948301 beautiful Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alligoat Posted June 26, 2008 Report Share Posted June 26, 2008 Wow! $2347.00 for a shaky case! I don't like the crown guards either- the pic from the top, they're too fat, side pic- no droop. Maybe it's an early case tube- 701. My 1680 from 1978 had the 24-702 crown and tube and Rolex used this assembly till around then or so- like 1980, maybe when the 16800 came around and they went to the 24-703 assembly. But that is not a 702 case tube- the 702 has the threads against the case and the top of the tube is smooth. BTW, wight, here's my matte dial 16800 on the left next to my noob- just had to do it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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