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The Crown of Bienne: A Collector's Brutal Guide to Vintage & Modern Rolex — References, Serials, Dials, Frankenwatches and the Art of Never Getting Cheated - Couverture souple
Synopsis
Most people who lose money on a vintage Rolex do not buy a fake. They buy a real watch that is not what they were told it was.
A replaced dial. A polished case with its geometry gone. A movement from a different reference. A bezel insert made last year. Every one of those watches passes as genuine at a glance, and every one of them costs its owner thousands the day they try to sell it.
This book is the method for telling the difference — written by a collector who paid for the lesson himself.
Across the full modern catalogue and the vintage references that built it: Submariner, GMT-Master, Daytona, Explorer, Datejust, Day-Date, Sea-Dweller and Deepsea. Reference by reference, serial by serial, dial by dial.
Inside:
- A sixty-minute inspection protocol, worked through zone by zone — dial, case, bracelet, movement, paperwork, seller
- How to read a serial number and place a watch in its production window, and why the serial alone never dates a watch
- Dial forensics: printing edges, font weight, lume ageing, the difference between an original, a service dial and a redial
- What polishing actually costs — measured in geometry, in money, and in what cannot be undone
- The Triplock and Twinlock crown systems, and why an unscrewed crown makes every other seal irrelevant
- Anatomy of a frankenwatch: which components get swapped, in what order, and how the seams show
- Bracelet codes, clasp stamps, stretch measurement and end-link fitment
- The 3135 and 3235 calibre families, service intervals and what a real service record looks like
- The Ten Commandments — the rules that survive every deal, in reference tables you can work from
- An eight-gate purchase sequence, with the point at which you walk away
For the collector who has passed the beginner stage and intends to spend serious money — and would rather spend an hour with a loupe first.
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Paperback. Etat : new. Paperback. Most people who lose money on a vintage Rolex do not buy a fake. They buy a real watch that is not what they were told it was.A replaced dial. A polished case with its geometry gone. A movement from a different reference. A bezel insert made last year. Every one of those watches passes as genuine at a glance, and every one of them costs its owner thousands the day they try to sell it.This book is the method for telling the difference - written by a collector who paid for the lesson himself.Across the full modern catalogue and the vintage references that built it: Submariner, GMT-Master, Daytona, Explorer, Datejust, Day-Date, Sea-Dweller and Deepsea. Reference by reference, serial by serial, dial by dial.Inside: A sixty-minute inspection protocol, worked through zone by zone - dial, case, bracelet, movement, paperwork, sellerHow to read a serial number and place a watch in its production window, and why the serial alone never dates a watchDial forensics: printing edges, font weight, lume ageing, the difference between an original, a service dial and a redialWhat polishing actually costs - measured in geometry, in money, and in what cannot be undoneThe Triplock and Twinlock crown systems, and why an unscrewed crown makes every other seal irrelevantAnatomy of a frankenwatch: which components get swapped, in what order, and how the seams showBracelet codes, clasp stamps, stretch measurement and end-link fitmentThe 3135 and 3235 calibre families, service intervals and what a real service record looks likeThe Ten Commandments - the rules that survive every deal, in reference tables you can work fromAn eight-gate purchase sequence, with the point at which you walk awayIllustrated throughout with technical diagrams, cutaways, decoders and reference tables, plus photography of original watches.For the collector who has passed the beginner stage and intends to spend serious money - and would rather spend an hour with a loupe first. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability. N° de réf. du vendeur 9798190453706
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The Crown of Bienne : A Collector's Brutal Guide to Vintage & Modern Rolex - References, Serials, Dials, Frankenwatches and the Art of Never Getting Cheated
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Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. Neuware - Most people who lose money on a vintage Rolex do not buy a fake. They buy a real watch that is not what they were told it was.A replaced dial. A polished case with its geometry gone. A movement from a different reference. A bezel insert made last year. Every one of those watches passes as genuine at a glance, and every one of them costs its owner thousands the day they try to sell it.This book is the method for telling the difference - written by a collector who paid for the lesson himself.Across the full modern catalogue and the vintage references that built it: Submariner, GMT-Master, Daytona, Explorer, Datejust, Day-Date, Sea-Dweller and Deepsea. Reference by reference, serial by serial, dial by dial.Inside: - A sixty-minute inspection protocol, worked through zone by zone - dial, case, bracelet, movement, paperwork, seller- How to read a serial number and place a watch in its production window, and why the serial alone never dates a watch- Dial forensics: printing edges, font weight, lume ageing, the difference between an original, a service dial and a redial- What polishing actually costs - measured in geometry, in money, and in what cannot be undone- The Triplock and Twinlock crown systems, and why an unscrewed crown makes every other seal irrelevant- Anatomy of a frankenwatch: which components get swapped, in what order, and how the seams show- Bracelet codes, clasp stamps, stretch measurement and end-link fitment- The 3135 and 3235 calibre families, service intervals and what a real service record looks like- The Ten Commandments - the rules that survive every deal, in reference tables you can work from- An eight-gate purchase sequence, with the point at which you walk awayIllustrated throughout with technical diagrams, cutaways, decoders and reference tables, plus photography of original watches.For the collector who has passed the beginner stage and intends to spend serious money - and would rather spend an hour with a loupe first. N° de réf. du vendeur 9798190453706
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