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I was always underb the impression that only the case back was different. Thanks for the

 


Correction, Jeff!

Best,

Nicolas

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Why is this Tudor 7924 so special?

 
By: amanico : February 1st, 2014-02:51
Here is one photo I took on a Tudor Big Crown, Ref 7924, I will review a bit later. But let's see if you have " eagle eye ", right now. What is the detail which makes it so special, even if we can consider that any 7924 is special? Here is the photo: Best...  

I have no idea what is so special, other than.....

 
By: DivingT : February 1st, 2014-03:39
It is truly a fantastic looking Big Crown Submariner! That is superb! As for making it special, is it a MN or other early military issue? Cheers Tony

Very intrigued! It seems to me that the spacing...

 
By: Sandgroper : February 1st, 2014-06:35
between the marker at six and the "self-winding" is greater than on the 7922 which seems to be the dial on this watch. The line spacing of the text is also narrower. That's my observation. Anyhow the dial is absolutely beautiful. Cheers Francois from Down... 

I see! So it is no a 7924 with a 7922 dial? Although..

 
By: Sandgroper : February 2nd, 2014-03:47
I thought that only the 7922 came with either 100m or 200m. Well Nicolas, I still have a long way to go. Cheers Francois from Down Under

Being a Padawan in Rolex/ Tudor .. I'll try with a well meant guess .. ;)

 
By: hs111 : February 2nd, 2014-04:40
.. Thought to see 3 things: 1/ Chapter ring (?) 2/ the 100 m (as mentioned by some, it appears) 3/ the big Crown (?) But I know, it's an abyss.. so going back to homework, I guess too.. Thanks, Nico - for the little Sunday riddle Best, hs

Yes, YES, and yes. You got it all.

 
By: amanico : February 2nd, 2014-04:56
But the most surprising is to see a 100 meters dial in a 7924. Best, Nicolas

Three Qs be allowed for 7924/22 : what were the Rolex subs at that time ?..

 
By: hs111 : February 2nd, 2014-05:42
-- eg a Rolex 6200 (or 6245 - no, the latter is a GMT - ??) 2/ .. we're they ( in part) producing together ? ( dials, cases ?) 3/ When did they develop, build and market it completely separated? -- I'll stop here, maybe these Tudors would deserve a post/ ... 

And the reason being.....

 
By: Baron - Mr Red : February 2nd, 2014-11:41
Nicolas...i don't know the answer for the Tudor, but the big crown was developed essentially because Rolex innovation moved the max depth rating to 200m in the mid-1950s, and this greater depth rating required a bigger case (and crown LoL)..... so what is... 

Same Rolex case for the 7922 / 24, not the same case back for the 7924.

 
By: amanico : February 2nd, 2014-11:44
On 7922 case backs, you see that they are stamped 6536, then 7922. Double marking. Jeff showed some pics of that. Best, Nicolas

Ok...,

 
By: Baron - Mr Red : February 2nd, 2014-11:47
Then yes, that is a weird feature. I still have information coming in on the 6200 development, so interesting to see this 100m/200m issue on the Tudor. It is certainly a key factor for the discussion on 6204/6200

Yes, yes, the middle cases are different...

 
By: DrStrong : February 3rd, 2014-00:26
The 7922 BC case is identical to the Rolex 6538 case and by the way it uses a 6538 caseback that is "overwritten". The 7924 case and caseback are both different and specific to Tudor. ...