1/30/2024 0 Comments Red giant old serial number issue![]() This Rolex DD in question has its 1st digit serial number totally unreadable, while the other six digits, very clear. I intend buying, on behalf of a friend, just a simple vintage Rolex Day-Date 1803 of the early 60's not deemed to be collectible, like the Submariner which number has to be totally legible, for one to decide whether it should be a red or white, whether it should have the Mk 1 or Mk 2 or 3 dial and whether gilt, matte or glossy, etc. Some collectors might of course stay away.īTW replacement case numbers start by 444. If you have the Rolex service papers,then the price of the watch is not too much affected. I ended up selling this 5512 and getting top market value for it, mainly because I had the Rolex service papers and the confirmation of the serial number. Not sure they'd do it if none or most of the numbers were illegible. Still, I think they did it on my Sub because most of the numbers could be read. I had it serviced at RSC New York and they were able to confirm the case serial number from the movement serial number, because those two numbers are recorded together when the watch leaves the factory. This happened with a 5512 I had serviced awhile back (see photos). However, Rolex can determine the serial number on the case by the movement number. On the OP's original question, it can definitely affect value if the serial numbers cannot be read at all. However, other collectors stay away from a replacement case because it's not original to the rest of the watch. Same with a service dial, hands, bezel insert, etc. Some people don't have a problem with that. Well, Rolex replacement cases usually fall within a certain serial number range, and therefore can be identified as just that, a replacement case. It's actually from a second run of cases they made heheh. I have a replacement case from Rolex, all of you guys who make a big deal about numbers, is for nothing really. But then again maybe it wasn't really worth that much in the first place. Take away the serial number and you reduce if not in some cases greatly reduce the value of some watches. Most diehard collectors demand the best and don't want a watch cobbled together from different watches. Take away the serial number and it's more dificult if not impossible to establish whether the watch is actually what it is supposed to be. This is an example of why serial numbers are so important to most die hard collectors. This could increase the value of the watch significantly. Then they matched that case up with a Red Sub Mark II dial. So lets say that some one took a Red Sub white dial case and erased the serial number. In a lot of cases the Mark I would be more valuable. For instance whether a Red Sub with a Red Dial vs a Red Sub with white dial would be expected with this watch case. Whether it should be a MK1 dial vs a Mark IV dial for instance in regards to the expected serial number range. The problem with an unreadable serial number, is that serial numbers are used to determine the characteristics of whether a watch would be expected to have certain charecteristics. ![]()
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