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    Very old rolex help

    A friend of mine recently lost her parents and came across this which was her late father's.
    Does anyone have a clue what it is?
    Not even sure it's legit, hopefully some the vintage chaps might be able to shed some light.

    Thanks in advance

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    Seems like an older Cellini. 17 or 19 jewel hand wind movement, cal. 1600. Should be a white gold case, about 31mm. Can't add much more.

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    Going by the strap not something he wore much,does the watch look and feel what you might expect a Rolex to look and feel like,you can generally get that feel if correct or not.

    Some better pics might help those that will know btw.


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    Hard to tell anything from those photos. I suppose it could be an old Cellini from the somewhat blurred front but that caseback doesn't look at all right so my money is on it not being genuine.

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    Case back does indeed look dodgy. There's some photos of the model I am thinking of here, including the movement: https://store.shopping.yahoo.co.jp/c...10/566566.html

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    ...and the hands look wrong. A "bitsa" or worse, I suspect.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Tokyo Tokei View Post
    Case back does indeed look dodgy. There's some photos of the model I am thinking of here, including the movement: https://store.shopping.yahoo.co.jp/c...10/566566.html
    Or this one... can't see the one in the OP being kosher.

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    Rolex Cellini 3833 - likely mid-70s with a manual wind movement and very small by today’s standards. As above I’d question the hands but as the images as so blurry I won’t make a definitive call on them.


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    Quote Originally Posted by stelmo01 View Post
    Rolex Cellini 3833 - likely mid-70s with a manual wind movement and very small by today’s standards. As above I’d question the hands but as the images as so blurry I won’t make a definitive call on them.


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    The caseback still doesn't look right.

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    All looks very wrong to me.

    Dial looks out of proportion, never seen hands like that on a Rolex, the case back is not right.

    Pop the back of and see what you find, it will be enlightening.
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    Fake all the way IMHO. Can' t remember any Cellini with Breguet hands, and the case back is just so wrong.


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    I’m certain that’s a fake.


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