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first make sure, that...
you collect all informations about the watch you are looking for - specially if it is a vintage watch.
Please do this for your wanted watch - the 5402 ST- generelly.
"a back replacement" is not possible, because it´s a monocoque case. The Ref you can´t find on
any place on / in the case.
If there is no mention / engraving that shows the combination, for example No A 1111 or No B 1555 or.....
you can´t know that it is a A series.
If there is any engraving left on the caseback (for example the Royal oak) look at it´s deepness (or no-deepness).
If there is no engraving left like for examle No A 1111 it is possible to find out the primary engraving it has once
by the engraved number on the caseback inside or on a document from AP about this watch.
This number inside has a logical system. I try to find out about this, but i´m only sure for A series:
Example:
caseback outside No A 666 is inside 67666
caseback outside No A 1666 it´s inside 80666
If you understand this, you can "built the "outside-number" backwards from the "inside-number"
AP changed the leading two numbers, if the "outside-number became more than 1000. The reason was that they
don´t wanted to change the "inside-number" from 5 to 6 numbers.
For B, C and D from 5402 ST there are other leading numbers or letters.
(I talked about the steel version from 5402)
regards
Stephan from Germany
5402 .... the search
Dear Purists I introduced myself on ths forum a few weeks ago, saying that I was looking for an AP Jumbo I have one question: when you send your A serie for maintenance and you ask for a back replacement, do they replace the back with a new one without th...
first make sure, that...
you collect all informations about the watch you are looking for - specially if it is a vintage watch. Please do this for your wanted watch - the 5402 ST- generelly. "a back replacement" is not possible, because it´s a monocoque case. The Ref you can´t fi...
caseback 5402 steel
thanks a lot for your comments in fact the case back has the "royal oak" engraving only / it looks quite new to me with a good looking "swiss" dial and AP logo at 6 The watch is supposed to be 40 years old and it looks quite good (dial is almost new) the ...
please calme down and think unhurriedly...
about what i wrote and what you write. Your last chance! You write:" it looks quite new to me". How can you come to this conclusion???, if there is only the "royal oak" engraving left!!! I told you about the deepneth from engraving. That the watch had a r...
ok thanks
In fact when I say that it looks quite new to me, it's that I am afraid that the case is not the proper one The seller doesn't give me any proper explanation / he bought it second hand a few years ago with this case back and he sent it to wempe As you sai...
and it is not forbitten to by a watch like this, but...
it is nessecary to think - after looking at the deepneth from engraving and the not engraved number - about what you will pay for a watch like this regards Stephan...
5402s exist without engraved Ser.nos.
Let's not jump to conclusions, Stephan. Believe ye me, there are definitely a few genuine A series 5402s out there with 'Royal Oak' only engraved on the case back, sans number...
Take it to have it authenticated...
...before you consider buying it! If the seller won't let you have it checked out, don't buy it! The lack of numbers does not sound right to me. Emil