My 1963 GMT 1675 with Silver Dial?

[Erpin]

My watch is still with the Rolex Heritage dept. In Geneva.


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[77T]

Originally Posted by Erpin

My watch is still with the Rolex Heritage dept. In Geneva.


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That is what I believed - glad you updated us.


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[andrewjb88]

Any updates

[TuRo]

This might beat my pal in Salerno who had a 5 yr wait for authentication in 2012-2017 !!!

[KBM]

You can add me to the list of people genuinely rooting for the OP and a happy ending.

Unbelievable is the only word that comes to mind to describe the turnaround time for this authentication. I'm glad the OP is a young man, otherwise Rolex would owe him a good sum for damages derived from depriving him of the time he could be spending enjoying this watch.

Hang in there, OP, good things come to those who wait - a negative response would surely have already come, if that was the case!

[GeorgeK]

I am amazed at the patience of the OP.

It takes what, 1 or 2 Rolex watchmakers a few hours, let's say a day to dismantle the watch, and then maybe a month to contact the dial makers to examine whether this particular dial could have been made by them.
Then give it a month to gather the intel, and a good session with the experts to formulate an opinion.

Either they can or they can not do the analysis asked for. By now Rolex are deliberately holding the watch as hostage, for no apparent reason. Because they can?

I would not play that game, retrieve the watch and present it as is, along with the incapacity of a large watchmaker do deliver diligent work/expertise in reasonable timeframe.

Shame on them.

[rootbeer7]

Originally Posted by GeorgeK

I am amazed at the patience of the OP.

It takes what, 1 or 2 Rolex watchmakers a few hours, let's say a day to dismantle the watch, and then maybe a month to contact the dial makers to examine whether this particular dial could have been made by them.
Then give it a month to gather the intel, and a good session with the experts to formulate an opinion.

Either they can or they can not do the analysis asked for. By now Rolex are deliberately holding the watch as hostage, for no apparent reason. Because they can?

I would not play that game, retrieve the watch and present it as is, along with the incapacity of a large watchmaker do deliver diligent work/expertise in reasonable timeframe.

Shame on them.

Maybe they don’t work on one at a time

[dhknola]

I agree with the above. The delay really serves no one but maybe they think OP might croak and the estate does not know about the watch...probably not, but an unreasonable wait time.

[77T]

I don't infer any nefarious intent or incompetency at the historic restoration atelier.

It is a long process because other people's watches are in process ahead of the OPs. Many people don't realize the bench work can include fabricating parts for important watches. Much longer than the RSC doing modern overhauls.


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[GeorgeK]

77T you are correct.

However this depicts a very bad image of a company that is already quite impopular. And they don't care because they get away with it. How many YEARS now?

Not with me.

In the end it is all up to the OP's tolerance level for being given the runaround.

[TuRo]

My pals watch, an equally very rare 5510 dial, that took 5 yrs to confirm went in worth about £18k tops (as dial was suspect according to some sofa cognoscenti! ), and emerged five years later worth somewhere between £350-500k. Think Eric is well advised to sit on his hands, as he is, and not rock the good ship Geneva too much....