Rolex Vintage watches | What you MUST Know before buying | My rolex 1675 nightmare

The 1675 in this video is fake

Excellent info and eloquently explained

Dude, you are just a flipper? You don't enjoy wearing the watch? Buying a vintage watch comes down to compromise. Everybody knows the most mint vintage Rolex watches goes for hundreds of thousands dollars. I'd say 90% original parts on a vintage watch you are lucky man to find. Every watch is polished.

I am about to buy a 1968 1675. Can I somehow send you some photos and help me at least a bit with your experience?

It's funny how you never get sent a better watch than the one you purchased. Believe it or not I had the exact same experience happen to me with the same watch 16570 white dial.

It takes guts to share your bad experiences in a public forum. Hoping that you found your perfect 1675 and enjoy it immensely.

1: but from Japan if you want old school GMT. Stop buying online.
2: Go to AD and just get in line

I enjoyed your video. I’ll be even more careful now when I buy vintage.

One expects and indeed demands that a vintage car, say a Ferrari, will contain the appropriate number of new parts commensurate with age/milage/usage.

One would demand certain replacement parts to be Genuine Ferrari, depending on age and availability.

However other parts such as tyres, brake pads, sometimes dampers, brake lines, etc. are ideally from Tier 1 OEMs and incorporating the latest performance/reliability technology.

It’s like getting a girl , you don’t know who it will work out 😢good luck in future, super vedeo

Got a 1675 Mark 1 Long E in Paris (doesn't glow so no radioactivity, apologies), all original if you are interested. I live in Paris and we could visit the Rolex expert together. My problem is who to sell it to.

dude why don't you authenticate it before buying it or ask for a licensed authentication of the watch before buying

Horrible luck also. Even if you think you can trust your vintage dealer and you build a great rapport with them, there are too many variables that allow them to rip you off

In my opinion you should give it up. I personally have had terrible experiences buying used stuff. The majority of people are simply dishonest or careless.

Is it possible the GMT hand on your watch is from a later model but still an authentic GMT hand? Is it possible to take your watch to a reputable vintage Rolex specialist and get it restored with original parts? Is the movement as it should be? All may not be lost.

Your datejust 1601 was not 'redialed' the watchmaker you talked to was full of crap.

Very useful, thanks.