Question about ROLEXROLEX engraving on rehaut

[simzger]

Hello

I have a quick question:

Since many (or all?) of the new Rolexes have the engravings on the rehaut, i heard that the reps have this not accurate, als the ROLEXROLEX needs to start with the R at the 9 o'clock marker.

Now my question: Are there any reps that got this engraving 100% accurate? or are all of them off?

Best

Simon

 

[guillaumelou]

Hi ! Most of them are wrong. But there are some GMT Master 2 which are good on that point but they have other flaw (GMT Hand to short...). Never forget the perfect replica doesn't exist, there is no 1:1 replica ! But some are better than others !

 

[simzger]

Hi ! Most of them are wrong. But there are some GMT Master 2 which are good on that point but they have other flaw (GMT Hand to short...). Never forget the perfect replica doesn't exist, there is no 1:1 replica ! But some are better than others !

That kind of sucks.

Because I do not like the engraving anyways.....I would not mind it if it was accurate, though.

It's sad that they got it wrong. Now a lot of dealers have the Noobmariner only with engraving.

 

[Spirit]

Yes, there are watches with the engraving perfectly done. But they´re either not as easy to find, and I´ve only seen it made perfect on the a21j "cheaper" models.

The ROLEXROLEXROLEX engraving doesn´t consist only on it starting on the 9 and going on. It needs to be perfectly aligned with the minute markers around the dial. each letter of R O L E X having each minute marker placed exactly in the middle under them. At 12, the Rolex Coronet, and the ROLEXROLEXROLEX stopping at 5 o clock, then leaving a empty minute space, and starting with the serial number (letter and numbers) also aligned exactly at the 27minutes marker, and going until the 33 minutes marker, then having another minute empty, and so, starting with the ROLEXROLEXROLEX again at 7 o clock marker.

...The Datejusts (and its variants - like Turn-o-Graph, Air-King... etc) and Day-Dates, all of the 36mm dress Rolex models... I´ve seen a factory of them that makes the engraving trully perfect without flaws. This factory, started making 40mm sport Rollies too (I´ve found a Daytona with the perfect engraving and the same serial number as the Datejusts I have, but once again only powered by a21j movements..

for higher end watches, I´ve only seen it done accurately and perfect on MBW watches, other than that, none of them have the perfectly aligned rehaut engraving.
...only watches with a21j movements have them. (like the GMT-Master II the other member said. So there are alot of differences between these models. a21j and CloneETAs)
The GMT-Master II, for example, have a perfectly aligned engraving, but it´s wrongly done (it´s engraved and is painted over the engraving, which is wrong. It also doesn´t have the correct font for the engraving...the one on the GMT is taller than it should be.)

I can´t recommend where I bought mine with perfect engraving from, ´cause I found these watches after hunting them on local stores down here in my city. And they´re not easy to find even here too...(40mm ones)

Here you can see my Turn-o-Graph (with perfect engraving) and my GMT-IIc (with correctly aligned engraving, but wrong font):

This is mostly what you´re gonna find around all the dealers...

Cheers,
Spirit.

 

[bus_ter]

What about the high end WM9's. Does anyone know if they have it correct?

 

[cazIRL]

Im sick an tired of wiping up drool from lookin at your pics spirit [smilie=wave.gif]

 

[Spirit]

I´d like to know about the WM9´s too, cause the only ones I´ve seen so far, are the ones without the engraving...It seems that nobody buys the WM9s with engraved rehaut, dunno why...

Im sick an tired of wiping up drool from lookin at your pics spirit [smilie=wave.gif]

Sorry CaZ!
...Will try to not post pics so often then [smilie=angel10.gif]
:lol:

Thanks for your kind comment, mate!


Cheers,
Spirit.

 

[ispytonyv]

I was wondering this exact thing. Have been seriously considering the new wm9 v2 LV, and from his pictures it looks perfect, but I don't think anyone, even BK, has seen one in person yet. Can anyone comment/confirm if these get it right?

What about the high end WM9's. Does anyone know if they have it correct?

 

[fakemaster]

The reason is because they don't like it. Yes there are people who have it on their watches but it either came with it or they had no choice. They don't go 'out of their way' to buy it.

And yes if you get a bunch of cases you will come across a few that are straight.

 

[RolexAddict]

For those who have motivation and skills :
This ugly and narcissic ROLEXROLEXROLEX...etc... around the rehaut can be removed very easily with a dremel and a silicon polishing wheel. The engraving is very soft and no deep. Even just a bit of sandpaper should do the job.
just pull the movement out of the case and pop out the saphire before. Of course.

 

[bblake]

For those who have motivation and skills :
This ugly and narcissic ROLEXROLEXROLEX...etc... around the rehaut can be removed very easily with a dremel and a silicon polishing wheel. The engraving is very soft and no deep. Even just a bit of sandpaper should do the job.
just pull the movement out of the case and pop out the saphire before. Of course.

Thanks for saying this. I also find the engraving hideous. I think the new GMT-2 is the best thing Rolex has (re)-designed in years, EXCEPT for that awful engraving and the other branded crap. Ditto the DSSD.

 

[swiss728]

I wouldn't worry too much about how accurate the ROLEXROLEX is around the dial - Rolex will, at some point, screw that up too and make life easier for the reps just like they did with their LV.

Apparently, Rolex doesn't realize that with every small change they make in a watch from year to year they make it harder and harder for people to know a fake from a gen. The LV is a classic case: when the LV first came out, the biggest and only dial difference (other than being a maxi dial of course) was that the "swiss made" at the bottom spanned 5 min ticks and not 3 as in prev subs. Thus, for a time, it was very easy to spot an LV fake when you saw "swiss made" spanning 3 min markers! Then at some point later, Rolex stated making the LV maxi dial "swiss made" spanning 3 ticks again. Wonderful for the reps!

Now a gen LV spans 3 and 5 tick marks so your fake LV with 3 ticks is now 'automatically' in fashion thanks to Rolex. The bottom line in all of this is that Rolex never caught on how important it is to design a watch and then make it that way forever, they must always tweak the design and change it all the while making the reps more and more "legit". The ROLEXROLEX will in time be changed so there will be no "right" design.

 

[fakemaster]

Hallelujah brother.

 

[d4m.test]

I was wondering this exact thing. Have been seriously considering the new wm9 v2 LV, and from his pictures it looks perfect, but I don't think anyone, even BK, has seen one in person yet. Can anyone comment/confirm if these get it right?

What about the high end WM9's. Does anyone know if they have it correct?

The wm9 ROLEXROLEX engraving letters and coronet are perfectly lined up to the minute markers. The serial number digits are almost perfectly lined up except for a few of the digits where the minute markers are slight off from the center.

-bk