considering a yacht-master 40mm all gold, please advise

[EdgeMonster]

[QUOTE=SN13;10536998]None of the 5 digits are "TRUE SOLID" they all have voids in the bracelets...

Actually, the reference 16628 has fully solid links. I just went to the International Jewelers Exchange in San Diego last Monday to buy a 2021 Datejust 41. I've known this guy a long time and he knows what he's talking about so I trust his word. Hollow center links only appear on Rolex and Tudor bracelets that are two-tone steel and gold. All Rolex models made in FULL 18K gold or full 950 platinum have SOLID CENTER links. The outer edge portions of every bracelet's links have a minuscule space inside, sure. Due to the manufacturing process. But solid gold and platinum bracelets are still best described as "solid" because, in effect, they ARE solid. When you compare them to a truly hollow center link bracelet -- like a two-tone Yacht Master ref. 16623 or a two-tone Tudor GMT "root beer" etc. -- the difference is undeniable.

[goodolejr]

[QUOTE=EdgeMonster;13256246]

Originally Posted by SN13

None of the 5 digits are "TRUE SOLID" they all have voids in the bracelets...

Actually, the reference 16628 has fully solid links. I just went to the International Jewelers Exchange in San Diego last Monday to buy a 2021 Datejust 41. I've known this guy a long time and he knows what he's talking about so I trust his word. Hollow center links only appear on Rolex and Tudor bracelets that are two-tone steel and gold. All Rolex models made in FULL 18K gold or full 950 platinum have SOLID CENTER links. The outer edge portions of every bracelet's links have a minuscule space inside, sure. Due to the manufacturing process. But solid gold and platinum bracelets are still best described as "solid" because, in effect, they ARE solid. When you compare them to a truly hollow center link bracelet -- like a two-tone Yacht Master ref. 16623 or a two-tone Tudor GMT "root beer" etc. -- the difference is undeniable.

Interesting. Thank you.