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3 hours ago, Smoothscott said:

Very beautiful piece, the light brown leather goes superb with the charcoal tapestry. Which year was this produced? 

Thanks 

this is an early production 16238 from 1989.  It succeeds ref 16018 . Upgraded movement 3135, more refined case design and solid gold crown tube instead of plain steel one of its predecessor.  

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This is a silver tapestry datejust 16018.  Predecessor of the Ref 16238 as mentioned earlier.  
looks almost identical but there are distinctive minute differences as shared just now.

An excellent elegant 18k solid gold Rolex which can last more than a lifetime for sure.  This piece is around 1982/83  

 

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On 11/11/2022 at 11:44 AM, Starry said:

The lug to lug of the Grande Reverso 976 is abt 49mm which is just ok not to overhang out of my wrist. 

Sold long time ago. After a long while of wearing watches, I find myself prefer round watches more. 

But the Reverso is always a special piece.

 

Yeah JLC also one of my fav

 

Second watch(reverso) that I intro to my wife after a santos. 


 

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23 hours ago, Throttle2 said:

Thanks 

this is an early production 16238 from 1989.  It succeeds ref 16018 . Upgraded movement 3135, more refined case design and solid gold crown tube instead of plain steel one of its predecessor.  

Correct me if I am wrong, is 3135 movement only released recently, within the last 10 years, because now I see the new models use 3135 movement also. 

In terms of upgrading, do you trade in the old movement to get the new one? or how does it works? 

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3 minutes ago, Smoothscott said:

Correct me if I am wrong, is 3135 movement only released recently, within the last 10 years, because now I see the new models use 3135 movement also. 

In terms of upgrading, do you trade in the old movement to get the new one? or how does it works? 

No leh,  caliber 3135 has been around for almost 35yrs !!!

super reliable, super robust and strong. 
 

Upgrading meaning Rolex factory upgraded the movement in the new Ref.  No such thing as trding in for new movement.  Hahah

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18 hours ago, Dp26 said:

Yeah JLC also one of my fav

 

Second watch(reverso) that I intro to my wife after a santos. 


 

Santos is another lovely watch.  Very refined with lots of history behind it.  Those roman numerals on the Santos has certain magic to it; simple, legible and when pair with the square case, looks absolutely beautiful.  The current design with an integrated case that just flows with the bracelet is quite stunning and that easy smartlink system is just god-send for people who play with straps. 

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1 hour ago, Throttle2 said:

No leh,  caliber 3135 has been around for almost 35yrs !!!

super reliable, super robust and strong. 
 

Upgrading meaning Rolex factory upgraded the movement in the new Ref.  No such thing as trding in for new movement.  Hahah

ah, I think I was mistaken between 3135 and 3235. 3235 is the new movement that they have been working on. 

 

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44 minutes ago, Throttle2 said:

The cal 3135 is so good, it is still powering many of the current models .

in fact to me , it is the best, tested and proven caliber from Rolex. 
 

are you selling any of your collection? 😍😍 

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Currently for sale

datejust 116200 concentric dial on jubilee

Vintage datejust 1601 grey sigma dial on jubilee

daydate 18238 black dial head

daydate 18238 silver dial

daytona 16518 diamond champagne dial on croc strap

some other not mentioned

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