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My VINTAGE solid 18k Rolex 1680 - NEW movmt pics added

seank

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Re: My VINTAGE solid 18k Rolex 1680 - got it yesterday!!

That is an awesome piece but does anyone else think it doesn't look gold? Maybe its the lighting but it looks stainless to me. Maybe I'm going color blind. 8)



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takashi

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He took the pictures at low light condition, perhaps using orange/yellow tone light bulb. The picture will turn out that way.
 

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Yeah, ok Taka.. but I bet the sink is stainless!

lol - sweet sweet.. and we can't even get a rep nipple dial..

(courtesy of fakey)

Enjoy!

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takashi

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:p another gold gen turns into ss:
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Klink

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Taka working for the Federal Gold Reserves (Deutschland u. Amerika!)

taking gold from watches for a commission, replacing with stainless!

the gold sub is looker, for sure.. wowsers, 1969.. man on moony and manson too..

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takashi

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It's still not the grande complication :lol:
 

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nice man! love the gooold!
 

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Klink said:
Taka working for the Federal Gold Reserves (Deutschland u. Amerika!)

taking gold from watches for a commission, replacing with stainless!

the gold sub is looker, for sure.. wowsers, 1969.. man on moony and manson too..

Life is Good!

Klink

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Re: My VINTAGE solid 18k Rolex 1680 - got it yesterday!!

takashi said:
He took the pictures at low light condition, perhaps using orange/yellow tone light bulb. The picture will turn out that way.


yeah its definatly yellow in real life. heres a pic of a stainless watch under the exact same lighting for comparison.

stainless steel
CIMG1232.jpg



yellow gold
CIMG1265.jpg



thanks for the comments guys.. im not planning on keeping this one.. it was just too good of a deal to pass up. I cant afford to keep this one forever even though i would like to.

dizz