The Rolex Seadweller 1665 (5 million serial) was my first 'serious' vintage acquisition. I made contact with a collector in London via TZ and met him in a car park in Surrey to complete the transaction. The interesting thing is that he had agreed on a sale but then changed his mind and offered me 100 pounds to cancel our deal. I also remember him saying that he always took this watch off before washing his hands:) I wanted to point out that it was actually depth rated to 2000 ft and he needn't have been so paranoid! The mint tritium dial has perfectly matching tritium hands and has the early mark 1 version short 'F'. The crystal is the older domed version and I was pleasantly surprised when Rolex said they would retain it after servicing.
Saturday, January 29, 2011
Rolex Seadweller 1665 aka 'Great White'
The Rolex Seadweller 1665 (5 million serial) was my first 'serious' vintage acquisition. I made contact with a collector in London via TZ and met him in a car park in Surrey to complete the transaction. The interesting thing is that he had agreed on a sale but then changed his mind and offered me 100 pounds to cancel our deal. I also remember him saying that he always took this watch off before washing his hands:) I wanted to point out that it was actually depth rated to 2000 ft and he needn't have been so paranoid! The mint tritium dial has perfectly matching tritium hands and has the early mark 1 version short 'F'. The crystal is the older domed version and I was pleasantly surprised when Rolex said they would retain it after servicing.
