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Old 5 April 2024, 04:26 PM   #1
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​​what is the purpose of modern Rolex clasp codes?
Since Clasp codes no longer reference dates or years of production, then what is their purpose?
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Old 5 April 2024, 04:32 PM   #2
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I can think of a few reasons.
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Since Clasp codes no longer reference dates or years of production, then what is their purpose?
So that some Rolex owners can moan and groan about them and all case and clasp codes were only a appox date when they were stamped, and not a exact date when they were made.
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Old 6 April 2024, 06:49 PM   #4
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I can think of a few reasons.
How exactly does Rolex utilize them?
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How exactly does Rolex utilize them?
The same way they always have.

The codes were never for us, they have always been for Rolex to designate production runs and quality control.
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I suspect the random clasp codes are some sort of inventory management/identification system that no one outside of Rolex knows.
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I suspect the random clasp codes are some sort of inventory management/identification system that no one outside of Rolex knows.
It's tough because I just got an Oyster bracelet for my GMT from RSC, replacing my jubliee, and it has the same clasp code as my DJ 41 I got from the AD.. What the rhyme or reason is I'll never be able to figure it out.
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So that some Rolex owners can moan and groan about them and all case and clasp codes were only a appox date when they were stamped, and not a exact date when they were made.
Padi, my friend, you're the one who moans and groans the most
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Padi, my friend, you're the one who moans and groans the most
Must be English like me. We love to complain about everything. If theres nothing to complajn abojt we moan about that. Actually im Welsh but same diff.
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where do you find the codes on bracelet lol.
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It's tough because I just got an Oyster bracelet for my GMT from RSC, replacing my jubliee, and it has the same clasp code as my DJ 41 I got from the AD.. What the rhyme or reason is I'll never be able to figure it out.
If both bracelets have the same code then they were likely manufactured at the same time.

Compiling like codes, then crossing with purchases is how somebody would compile a database of these codes; they are not unique like a serial is.
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It’s always been about and for Rolex - exclusively. Sure, we decoded their vernacular back in the day. That wasn’t why they put serial numbers on things to begin with, though.
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So that some Rolex owners can moan and groan about them and all case and clasp codes were only a appox date when they were stamped, and not a exact date when they were made.
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Padi, my friend, you're the one who moans and groans the most
Yes. So much moan and groan on a daily basis. Maybe even twice on Sunday. Too bad negativity gets so much time. It’s easier to just be happy. Best to all!
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where do you find the codes on bracelet lol.
on the clasp
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