Check the RPR article hereīelow you see a original ‘iced” plastic crystal on a early Rolex Explorer that chanced transparency due to the radium dust… Checklist to determine your vintage Rolex condition.–> Check also: “High quality Fake vintage Rolex dials” What I mean with period correct swapped parts.–> Check also: “ The importance of the vintage Rolex dial“ Analyzing the dial, untouched case polish, hallmarks and movement.What do I mean with the highly important „ moisture meter” cq “ condition meter” ? –> Check also: “The Evolution of Rolex Luminous”.Why is the “ matching all over patina” so important?.So what does “ all original mean in the watchword?.I want to discuss the following important issues around collecting watches: I will further develop and update this post in the near future but felt like starting to share the most necessary information already with you. After I’ve spend like 25 years looking at a watch face, case and movement, studying what has happened to it (swapped original parts? restored? serviced with later parts?) during its life, comparing & discussing them on specialized watch forums like VRF, I think it’s now become time to share some of my experience. To complete my earlier RPR post: A brief introduction into the world of vintage Rolex and Patek Philippe collecting I now like to add my vintage Rolex Buyers Guidance to analyze original vintage Rolex – or any kind of vintage watch brand in general. In a constantly developing market, where fine and honest quality has gone mad price-wise during the auctions, I wanted to add a basic guidance for you how to determine the originality of a vintage Rolex and make all details better understandable for any watch collector who is serious about his hobby. The main question I always ask myself to determine originality is what has been done to the watch during it’s life: Wear wise, service wise and dealer wise. I noticed yet again that even seasoned collectors ask me on a regular basis obvious advise about the originality of their vintage Rolex.

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