The Watch Appreciation Thread - Page 1132

I have to disagree on the bracelets condition if the photo above is relatively accurate, particularly on the left side of the photo.  Yes, the older Jubliees show far more stretch than any of the other Rolex bracelets.  However, hollow Oyster bracelets can and do stretch, although it takes many more years of wear than on a hollow Jubilee.  I can tell you none of my daily wear Rolex watches on Oyster bracelets, one which is 12 years old another which is 20 years old, show any thing remotely close to the stretch or the spacing between links I see in the left side of the photo.   Easy to fix as the old hollow style Oyster bracelets aren't that expensive. 

As for the color difference between hands and dial,  people can say happens...but many of the examples I've seen are due to a change of hands.  Honest people will say they had it done, others don't want to acknowledge anything that may reduce its value.  I've seen lots of beautiful examples of vintage Rolex watches and the hands and dials are usually the same color...I've seen it where one or two of the markers on the dial aren't quite the same as the others...but I've never seen it where all markers on the dial were the same cream color and yet all the hands looked to be the same color white as the example you posted...unless the hands were replaced at some point.  Yes, you don't have proof they were changed other than the color is different, but then you also don't know that the watch is all original. 

Just sharing my thoughts and why I'd probably pass on that example...although I understand condition, value, and desirability of any individual watch can be viewed differently by different collectors.  Wishing you luck whatever you decide on the watch.