Reply With QuoteThe bezel insert below was purchased from RSC in February 2017 and looks different to yours. However unfortunately I don't know if that is conclusive.
Bought a few years back as a spare.
Did a fair amount of homework at the time but have always been slightly unsure if it is a genuine Rolex item.
Did I make a good or bad call on this?
The bezel insert below was purchased from RSC in February 2017 and looks different to yours. However unfortunately I don't know if that is conclusive.
Think it Is ok rolex changed the fonts over the yrs looks like a 90s sapphire Pepsi insert for 16700 and 16710Originally Posted by Jack Norman
Bought a few years back as a spare.
Did a fair amount of homework at the time but have always been slightly unsure if it is a genuine Rolex item.
Did I make a good or bad call on this?
Sorry, doesn't look right to me. Those 2's look hooked.
On the 18 the bottom of the 1 is well short of the bottom of the 8 ... doesn't look right to me but I'm no expert.
Lee Fowler is probably your man for this question.
top loop of all the twos stands out as being overly large, and therefore incorrect.
To me, that is. Although I am not totally proficient on these.
Dave
Last edited by sweets; 20th January 2018 at 18:17. Reason: spelink
Check where the blue finishes on the '8' both inserts are different here-
Have an original owner 16700 and insert looks exactly like this one I'll try dig a pic up
Id say not geniune. Looks like a 'hooked' 2 to me.
Looks same as this one ?
Or maybe I need to go get me eyes tested :-)
Not the same. Look at the 18.
Looks same as this one ?
Or maybe I need to go get me eyes tested :-)
As others have said, it has a hooked '2'. Aftermarket I'm afraid.
Aftermarket or not, its surely for a plexi model GMT.
Looks aftermarket...
Genuine rolex ones have a step on the back for better fitment i believe
Yup see it now :)
Learn something new everyday
OP was asking on whether insert was genuine. In the light of the hooked 2 safe to say not original rolex insert.
See this post on aftermarket inserts and hooked 2's
Yes i have no opinion on that, just saw people comparing it to their sapphire models which use a completely different insert...
My bad. Missed that.
That's no like you to get it wrong al
Looks same as this one ?
Or maybe I need to go get me eyes tested :-)
I would say it's a 16750 (blue back) rather than 1675 (which typically) were red.
As for whether its pucker or not, I suggest looking first at a 16750.
Whoever does not know how to hit the nail on the head should be asked not to hit it at all.
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Lol it's sat and I was drinking last night :)That's no like you to get it wrong al
bang on the money
No that is not right.
My first thought was the two 4s looked different. I'm terrible at these things normally but this one has been fun to try see what people are looking at
Another comparison pic, U Series 16710.
Pitch
OK so it looks like I was duped and I thought I had done my homework.
So a dent to my pride but fortunately not my wallet as I only paid £13 for it.
Thanks guys for all the responses and yes as deduced it was for a plexi 16750.
Anyone have a spare they are not using?
Rolex St James will fit one for £30-40.
Thanks for the tip and are they really that cheap?
Problem is I just want the insert as a spare and I don't think they will supply a bezel insert unless they fit it.
I know I could take mine out before going there but it is a valuable insert and I don't want to damage it.
They’ll swap it and give you your old one back for £55.
Out of curiosity, why do you need a spare?
OK thanks and I just want to have a standard red/blue insert in my box as well.
I am wearing a 16710 with a genuine Rolex bezel. I know this because the bezel (coke) was bought from an AD.
I have compared it and yes you are correct, the 2 in the pic looks more hooked than mine.
100% aftermarket and if you want a spare I have some available but you will not be able to purchase one outright from Rolex UK.
Only on sapphire crystal inserts.
Just out of interest............comments made on the way the red joins the blue between the 1 and the 8 of 18.
The first pics is from a 1984 Rolex catalogue and the second one from a 1986 Rolex catalogue.
Apologies for poor pics but I hope you can see the difference.
Also the insert below is described as genuine Rolex but aren't these hooked 2s?
Last edited by Jack Norman; 23rd February 2018 at 16:19.
Pics are not great but is one a plexi and one a sapphire model?? The bottom insert pic does not have hooked 2's.Just out of interest............comments made on the way the red joins the blue between the 1 and the 8 of 18.
The first pics is from a 1984 Rolex catalogue and the second one from a 1986 Rolex catalogue.
Apologies for poor pics but I hope you can see the difference.
Also the insert below is described as genuine Rolex but aren't these hooked 2s?
Both are 16750s first is matt dial second is gloss.
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