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NiklasArvid skrev:
skrev detta på engelska för vrf, men orkar inte riktigt översätta, håll till godo!




Here is one I just received. Most collectors wouldn't look twice at it because it is a "boring" model and the dial is "damaged". Myself, I care less about condition and more about the history of the ref or the piece itself.

It is a Rolex Royal Giant Oyster ref 4461/4377. The serial is 337xxx, tables date it to 1945(?) The Rolex application for protection of the name "Royal Giant Oyster" is from Jan. 1944 (Dowling book), so it is most likely from sometime 1944-45. This one is very interesting to me in a number of aspects! :D

1. Early shock protection. In 1944-1945 not even military specification wristwatches had shock protection (they sure would have needed)... This one has! A radical technological leap at the time, which made the wristwatch very much more versatile. Waterproof and shock protected is all you really need.

2. Early modern Mercedes handset. Especially the minute hand with parallell sides must be one of the very first of the now so classic style, clearly different from the trapezoid minute hand with pencil tip of the BB's.

3. Radically oversize. It is not named "Giant Oyster" for nothing... It measures 34mm across, which compared to Speedkings and BB's at 30-32mm is a whole new concept in 1944-1945. Note the large movement ring.

4. Semi California dial, pretty cool with the stamped numbers and indexes and "high visibility dial" with extreme amounts of luminous material.

Not sure what is going on around the indexes,either someone tried to remove old lume with a screwdriver back in the day, or the radium is seriously killing the dial? To me, the fact that the damage seems to follow the cracks in the lacquer indicated the later? Have no idea on age of crown.

Any thoughts greatly appreciated!

Thanks
Niklas
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Underbar match mellan turkoserna och visarna:) Bästa jag sett på länge, stort grattis!
 
Denna har bråkat mycket... Men hittade reserv ur till sist.
Var ett litet friktions hjul som saknades. Någon annan med erfarenhet av dessa verk? Den tar ca ett batteri i halvåret.

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NiklasArvid skrev:
skrev detta på engelska för vrf, men orkar inte riktigt översätta, håll till godo!



Here is one I just received. Most collectors wouldn't look twice at it because it is a "boring" model and the dial is "damaged". Myself, I care less about condition and more about the history of the ref or the piece itself.

It is a Rolex Royal Giant Oyster ref 4461/4377. The serial is 337xxx, tables date it to 1945(?) The Rolex application for protection of the name "Royal Giant Oyster" is from Jan. 1944 (Dowling book), so it is most likely from sometime 1944-45. This one is very interesting to me in a number of aspects! :D

1. Early shock protection. In 1944-1945 not even military specification wristwatches had shock protection (they sure would have needed)... This one has! A radical technological leap at the time, which made the wristwatch very much more versatile. Waterproof and shock protected is all you really need.

2. Early modern Mercedes handset. Especially the minute hand with parallell sides must be one of the very first of the now so classic style, clearly different from the trapezoid minute hand with pencil tip of the BB's.

3. Radically oversize. It is not named "Giant Oyster" for nothing... It measures 34mm across, which compared to Speedkings and BB's at 30-32mm is a whole new concept in 1944-1945. Note the large movement ring.

4. Semi California dial, pretty cool with the stamped numbers and indexes and "high visibility dial" with extreme amounts of luminous material.

Not sure what is going on around the indexes,either someone tried to remove old lume with a screwdriver back in the day, or the radium is seriously killing the dial? To me, the fact that the damage seems to follow the cracks in the lacquer indicated the later? Have no idea on age of crown.

Any thoughts greatly appreciated!

Thanks
Niklas
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Freakin' awesome!!
 
NiklasArvid skrev:
skrev detta på engelska för vrf, men orkar inte riktigt översätta, håll till godo!




Here is one I just received. Most collectors wouldn't look twice at it because it is a "boring" model and the dial is "damaged". Myself, I care less about condition and more about the history of the ref or the piece itself.

It is a Rolex Royal Giant Oyster ref 4461/4377. The serial is 337xxx, tables date it to 1945(?) The Rolex application for protection of the name "Royal Giant Oyster" is from Jan. 1944 (Dowling book), so it is most likely from sometime 1944-45. This one is very interesting to me in a number of aspects! :D

1. Early shock protection. In 1944-1945 not even military specification wristwatches had shock protection (they sure would have needed)... This one has! A radical technological leap at the time, which made the wristwatch very much more versatile. Waterproof and shock protected is all you really need.

2. Early modern Mercedes handset. Especially the minute hand with parallell sides must be one of the very first of the now so classic style, clearly different from the trapezoid minute hand with pencil tip of the BB's.

3. Radically oversize. It is not named "Giant Oyster" for nothing... It measures 34mm across, which compared to Speedkings and BB's at 30-32mm is a whole new concept in 1944-1945. Note the large movement ring.

4. Semi California dial, pretty cool with the stamped numbers and indexes and "high visibility dial" with extreme amounts of luminous material.

Not sure what is going on around the indexes,either someone tried to remove old lume with a screwdriver back in the day, or the radium is seriously killing the dial? To me, the fact that the damage seems to follow the cracks in the lacquer indicated the later? Have no idea on age of crown.

Any thoughts greatly appreciated!

Thanks
Niklas











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Helt fantastisk klocka! En de vackraste jag sett, och tillsammans med @Aurums bubbleback (auto) utgör de väl typ hela innovationshistorien de senaste 100 åren..? :)
 
_jonte skrev:
Helt fantastisk klocka! En de vackraste jag sett, och tillsammans med @Aurums bubbleback (auto) utgör de väl typ hela innovationshistorien de senaste 100 åren..? :)
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nja, Rolex är väl bra på stryktåliga time-only grejor, sen har vi ju hela kronograf och komplikationsvärlden där just R. kanske inte bidragit så mycket...;)
 
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