does the gen deep sea dweller have the rolex crown etched at 6 o'clock? i have an email from pure time saying no but on the timesshop site they have it with the etched crown at 6 o'clock?
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etched at 6 oclock or not?
- Thread starter deepseadave
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Yes.
...The GEN Sea-Dweller DEEPSEA HAVE the etched coronet at 6 o´ clock, as ALL other Rolex have it too.
It must be clear that the ONLY and ONE new Rolex that DOESN´T have it, is the Milgauss with Green Sapphire (116400GV). Other than that, even the other models of Milgauss have the etched coronet.
Don´t be fooled. The coronet is difficult to see on the GEN because of the domed crystal and the distortion that it causes on the edges, but it has the etched coronet with no doubt.
Here´s a close macro shot of a GEN, where you can clearly see the etched crown:
Cheers,
Spirit.
Maybe he was talking about the model he has at his hands, and not about the GEN.
Talking about reps...Not all versions came with the etched coronet at first, and they fixed that later on.
You must be sure that it has a domed Sapphire crystal too, ´cause I´ve seen DSSD reps with GLASS crystal that didn´t have the etched coronet. Usually the ones that have Sapphire Crystals sport this feature (the etched coronet)
Cheers,
Spirit.
I have a gen and it does have one. It's very hard to see. You have to have the right angle and lighting to see it.
Spirit is spot on. Milgauss GV is the ONLY current rollie without the coronet... which makes it an ideal candidate among other factors for a rollie ultra uber superrep....
Rumours about it looking too prominent because of the green refractive properties of the glas verde and also that the process may weaken the cultured crystal.
+1 the gen etched coronet is made up of a series of tiny laser etched dots not like you see on a lot of reps. Also the points of the crown on the coronet are quite small little balls. Shape , size and manner of the etching are all tells when it comes to identifying the coronet. There is a rolex white paper about this. So far I havent seen any etchings that are repped correctly so if in doubt no coronet for now may be the way forward.
The gen coronet can be viewed under light with the naked eye without a loupe quite clearly PROVIDED it is at the right angle and lighting. Place a torch shining down from 12 position and look from 6 position with face/bezel close to eye level, works like a charm.