bng123 Posted December 27, 2008 Report Share Posted December 27, 2008 (edited) Hello everyone, Does anyone know the date font style of the DRSD 1665? I saw some with an open 6 and 9, some has a closed 6 and 9. What is the right one? They have different versions in the font in every MkI , II, etc? Please let me know or share the knowledge if you know the answer. =) Edited December 27, 2008 by bng123 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alligoat Posted December 27, 2008 Report Share Posted December 27, 2008 Essentially the most correct font for the 1665 is open 6's and 9's, flat top 3's and a closed 6 on 26. All of this on a silver background. Later DW's had the same fonts on a white background. And you typically won't find this on a rep datewheel. So all you can do is get close- like a silver DW with the open 6's and 9's and round top 3's or the same fonts on a white background. But realize this- there are variations even in genuine Rolexes, so the rules aren't always hard and fast. I've seen closed 6's and 9's and round top 3's on a 1665- rare, but still OK. Back then Rolex wasn't so picky about everything being perfect- but that was 40 years ago. And since then most of these watches have been serviced, so parts are replaced and they may not match the original parts. But you might check out stilty's latest post- he's working on a new DW- could be pretty cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freddy333 Posted December 28, 2008 Report Share Posted December 28, 2008 I do not believe Stilty has anything to demonstrate yet, but here is a gen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bng123 Posted December 28, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 28, 2008 Thanks guys =) Is this a gen of DRSD 1665? Do you know how many versions has released Mk1, 2, ??? www.doubleredseadweller.com is not up-to-date Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freddy333 Posted December 28, 2008 Report Share Posted December 28, 2008 Thanks guys =) Is this a gen of DRSD 1665? Do you know how many versions has released Mk1, 2, ??? www.doubleredseadweller.com is not up-to-date Yes & I believe doubleredseadweller is the most up-to-date source. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bng123 Posted December 30, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 30, 2008 Yes & I believe doubleredseadweller is the most up-to-date source. Highly recommended this reference book =) Vintage Rolex Sports Models: A complete Visual Reference & Unauthorized History. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watchmeister Posted December 30, 2008 Report Share Posted December 30, 2008 Thanks for the tip on the book. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freddy333 Posted December 30, 2008 Report Share Posted December 30, 2008 Highly recommended this reference book =) Vintage Rolex Sports Models: A complete Visual Reference & Unauthorized History. Good book, but it contains a number of mistakes (which doubleredseadweller corrects). There are many posts on TZ & elsewhere that describe many of these if more info is needed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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