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AAAARGH, Dr Strong

 


You mean this one ?





It's a UAE, not an Oman, but the problem is unbelievable.

I gave it to Rolex Geneva for an expertise.
After 6 weeks they told me that:
1/ The Dial, the hands, the movement, the bezel, well, all is right except:
2/ The case...!!!
They told me that the number between the lugs is the number of a Date Just, and that this number has beeen rewritten...???
Don't understand the interest of re writing a fake number on a watch where all is good and correct.
If someone wanted to do something bad, it was enough to take a GMT case from 72 till 79, and to put all in the good case...
Other surprising thing...Rolex Singapoore gave me an invoice with the same number, that was for a ...1675!!!

So now that you asked, what should I do?
Rolex doesn't want to put a service case, but they gave me back the watch....What they wouldn't do if the watch was a fake...
Best.
Nicolas

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Some quick thoughts about the GMT

 
By: amanico : February 3rd, 2008-07:08
I always admired this model, and it was my 1st real nice and expensive watch... I love its sporty and quite fun look with its red and blue bezel, its functionnality, its strenght, and solid aspect. The question was what model? I began with a 16700, but wa...  

Transitional 16750

 
By: DrStrong : February 3rd, 2008-09:23
"the best of both world": the matte dial with painted indexes, and yet the quickset date. And what about your Oman military 1675 ? What's the situation if I may ask ?

AAAARGH, Dr Strong

 
By: amanico : February 3rd, 2008-09:34
You mean this one ? It's a UAE, not an Oman, but the problem is unbelievable. I gave it to Rolex Geneva for an expertise. After 6 weeks they told me that: 1/ The Dial, the hands, the movement, the bezel, well, all is right except: 2/ The case...!!! They t...  

question

 
By: Chromatic Fugue : February 3rd, 2008-11:04
Not to be dense, but your GMT has a 40 mm case, like other GMTs, right? And all DJ cases are 36 mm, isn't that right too? So how is it even possible that someone used a DJ case on what is otherwise a genuine GMT? I am surely missing something here. - Jon

Chromatic Fugue

 
By: amanico : February 3rd, 2008-11:11
You didn't miss nothing, That's exactly what Rolex said to me... But I assume that they speak of the number, which should be relative to a DJ... Which is stupid, for the reason previously given....You take an old GMT case and you abuse everyone. So where ... 

well, it's nonetheless

 
By: Chromatic Fugue : February 3rd, 2008-13:38
a cooler watch than many of the franken-rolexes I've seen around. - Jon

Coincidence!

 
By: barbejatlobo : February 4th, 2008-08:24
Here, in Campinas ( SP ), Brasil, near me, I saw one with the same problems, last week. But I am not sure if the dial are autentic ( bad printed "Oyster Perpetual" )! Best regards, Lobo.