In all my years of passion for watches, especially that made by Crowned home, I had the pleasure to study, examine and remove thousands of watches.
For years I went to the preview of auctions, fairs and often from friends just to have on hand, documenting and give me an idea of \u200b\u200bparticularity 'of rare watches.
So when I take a Rolex in your hand and want to check the ID numbers, I will automatically remove the cuff at 6 if I want to see the freshman and at 12 if I want to see the reference.
In many years of passion for watch-making, above all for those created by the Crowned brand, I have had the pleasure to study, view and disassemble thousands of watches. For years I went to auction previews, to fairs and often to my friends’ homes with the only purpose of holding, documenting and getting an idea of the peculiarities of rare watches.
Therefore when I pick up a Rolex and I want to check the identifying numbers, I automatically remove the bracelet at 6 o’clock if I want to see the serial number and at 12 o’clock if I want to see the reference.
Pochi giorni fa' mi capita tra le mani un Submariner ref. 5512 con spallette di protezione della corona a punta , detto "cornino".
A few days ago I happened to come across a Submariner ref. 5512 with pointed crown guards, a so called “pointed guard”.
Tolgo il bracciale ad ore 6 e vedo nella sua inconfondibile grafica, assolutamente originale, il numero della referenza 5512.
I removed the bracelet at 6 o’clock and I saw in its absolutely original unmistakable graphics, the reference number 5512
Guardo piu' volte l'orologio ,con il dubbio di aver tolto il bracciale dalla parte sbagliata , invece no.
Mi affretto subito a togliere il cuff at 12 and the serial number appears inevitable. All
engraved in reverse to the rule, up side down.
I Looked at the watch at times Few Perhaps with the doubt That I Had taken the bracelet off from the wrong side, but no. I hurried to
Immediately remove the bracelet at 12 o'clock and inevitably the serial number Appeared. Everything was backwards
engraved Compared to normal, upside down.
The desire to know why 'over me and I begin to wonder why the hypothesis of this recording in reverse.
Gia with some answers in mind, I call a friend Submariner fan asking for his opinion. As illustrated by the discovery
my friend exclaimed, 'as in my mind by reading my personal ranking of the rating hypothesis: "... it' s been done for Mancini."
was my first assumption but hopefully back to reality 'are the memories that I had handed the watch over the years where the boxes were easily turned and engraved serial and reference were in place.
The desire to Understand why overcame me and I Began to come up with fantastic hypothesis for why this engraving Was backwards. Already
With A Few answers in mind, I called a friend who's a fan to ask His opinion Submariner. As soon as
I described my finding, my friend exclaimed, as if reading my favorite hypothesis from my mind: “it was made for left handers”.
This was my first hopeful hypothesis but I was brought back to reality by the memories of other left handed watches that I have had in the past where the cases were simply rotated and the engravings of the serial number and reference were in their normal position.
L'orologio invece , a parte l'up side down di matricola e referenza e' tutto in ordine.
L'unico modo per realizzarlo mancino e' ruotare la cassa ma sopratutto avere anche un quadrante stampato al rovescio per far corrispondere i piedini Mounting the platen. The watch
However, besides the serial number and reference Being upside down, has everything in order.
The only way to make it to rotate left-handed Was The Case, But Also Have The above all to dial printed backwards in order to allow the mounting feet to correspond to the sinker.
So set aside the hypothesis of left-handed catch on the error in the production phase in 1962, when it was' made this watch was in total of 110,000 watches. I
is always difficult to match that of the word Rolex production error, but it should be 'taken into account and that' a company made up of people and people
wrong.
The gift of infallibility 'does not belong to man.
A confirmation of particularity 'tied to a specific range of serial, my friend Roberto Jatuka gave me photographs of a clock with the same serial 765256, the two clocks are consecutive and both up side down
Obviously for the fans this error and collectors 'welcome' cause rarity gives 'an already' rare watch.
Therefore setting aside the hypothesis left handed, The Possibility for an error Began During the production phase to take hold. In fact in 1962, the year in the watch Which Was Made, a total of 110,000 watches Were built.
It Is Still Difficult to connect the word to a production error Rolex, But we need to take into consideration that it is still a company made up of people, and people make mistakes.
The gift of infallibility does not belong to man.
In confirmation of particularity 'tied to a specific range of serial, my friend Roberto Jatuka gave me photographs of a watch with the serial 765256, the two watches are consecutive, and both up side down.
Obviously for passionate collectors, this error is welcome because it makes a rare watch even rarer.
In questo Submariner vi e' montato un rarissimo quadrante transizionale con minuteria chiusa e scritta swiss-T It also features graphics <25 in argento .
already 'views on coroncioni ref 6538' s latest generation follows (see quadrants Underline production 1963 / 4), and the two lines of writing, submariner and depth ', printed in gold.
In this watch They mounted a very rare transitional dial minute ring and closed with the Swiss-writing T <25 in silver.
It Also Has The graphics seen on the latest generation Already big crown ref 6538 and later (see the Underline dials produced 1963 / 4), and has the two lines of writing, submariner and depth rating printed in gold.
Dial for Submariner ref 6538 Big Crown underline 1963/64
Dial for Submariner ref 6538 Big Crown underline 1963/64
The writing swiss-T <25 evidenzia che l'orologio e' stato commercializzato in uno dei primi paesi ad uniformarsi alla nuova normativa sulle emissioni radioattive del materiale luminescente usato sui quadranti .
writing The Swiss-T <25 shows that the watch was marketed in one of the first countries to comply with the new regulations regarding radioactive emissions of the luminescent materials used on the dials.
also written the swiss-t <25 e'stampata in argento( caratteristica dei quadranti " speciali " realizzati nel periodo 1962/1964, double swiss ecc.) e non prodotta galvanicamente.
examples written in silver plating on the quadrant period 1962/1964
"Underline" a low silver Rolex Submariner ref 5512
Also, writing the Swiss-T <25 is printed in silver (characteristic of the “special” dials made in the period of 1962/1964, double Swiss etc) and not produced galvanically.
Examples of the writing created in silver on galvanic dials from the period 1962/1964
Low “Underline” in silver from a Rolex Submariner ref 5512
"Underline " alta in argento di un Rolex Submarner ref. 5513
High “Underline” in silver from a Rolex Submariner ref 5513
"Underline e doppia swiss" di un Rolex GMT ref 1675
“Double Swiss Underline” from a Rolex GMT ref 1675
Quadrante per Rolex ref 5500 Underline e -T <25 in argento.
Dial for Rolex ref 5500 Underline and-T <25 in silver.
Dial Rolex ref.6239 to underline and double silver swiss
Dial for Rolex ref. Underline Swiss in 6239 and double silver
For the moment, the only plausible explanation for this Rolex Submariner UP SIDE DOWN remains that the error in the production, who knows 'but' that did not emerge as a result of new elements that allow us to better understand the history of the Rolex models at home.
For the moment, the only probable explanation for this Rolex Submariner UPSIDE DOWN, Is that of a production error. Who knows However, if in the future some new facts will That show will allow us to better Understand the history of the models of the Rolex brand.
Stefano Mazzariol
has resigned 
