Baron - Mr Red
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6610 with honeycomb
Mar 14, 2012,01:59 AM
I have never seen one either. I also agree that the earliest 6610s came with the red depth writing....however, in the late 1950s there is some evidence to suggest that some 6610s had honeycomb dials. Skeet and Urul, page 78 clearly states that the 6610 was the last Explorer to be fitted with the honeycomb dial. The problem with the book is the pictures are not real watches as far as i know...just images. But there is clearly a question-mark here.
Is it reasonable to say that, beyond doubt, no 6610 had honeycomb dial? I certainly would not feel comfortable saying that.
Regarding the other details that Eric suggests on the colour of the print, shape of the coronet and type of Rolex etc etc..... I just don't know. If there were really so few honeycombs put on the Explorer, then how do we really know what the baseline reference is for an original honeycomb 6610? How do we know what type of serif was applied. Just look at the 1680 red sub for all the variants on writing for the same watch but with different dial....My point is, Ku may well be correct, but wouldn't it be nice to have the evidence of a known original that could be used a a baseline for comparison?
If the luminous material can be shown to be identical to many asian fakes, then THAT is a big deal and merits concern. That would certainly worry me....and Abel maybe there are ways of determining if that is the case.
Eric, thanks for imparting your thoughts and suggestions about the watch.