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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











 
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












Jag är chockad! Har aldrig sett något liknande runt indexen! Fick du någon kul respons på VRF? Höll på att glömma grattis ;)
 
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












Fantastisk! Och riktigt grymma närbilder, framför allt de på tavlan! :happyhappy:
 
NiklasArvid Mkt bra!! Faktiskt bland det ballaste jag sett på länge. Tavlan är ju jätterolig! Både index och patina.
Blev även magisk med navajostrapet, tycker jag. :)
 
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












Magi! Och du vet vilken annan tråd den ska in i... ;)
 
skrev detta på engelska för vrf, men orkar inte riktigt översätta, håll till godo!




Här ser man hur vackert det kan vara om man bemödar sig att titta litet närmare. Även jag tror på något fenomen med radiumet. I s f är det kringliggande området väldigt kontaminerat och det borde gå att se t ex på en mörkerbild med lång exponeringstid (?)

Passar riktigt bra "hippiefierad". Den egenhändiga kompletteringen med bussningarna inger respekt ! (Måste nog själv kolla efter ett Navajoband :) )

F ö var det en mycket underhållande läsning. Tack.
 
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