The largely endless supply of trivial-seeming minutiae can mean the difference between a $10,000 Rolex and a $100,000 Rolex replica for sale. From tiny, barely visible lines and dots to serif and non-serif typography, from depth ratings in meters vs. feet to crown guards that look like avian beaks, the world of vintage 1:1 fake Rolex is positively filled with quirky idiosyncrasies that can be difficult to parse, let alone memorize. And if you happen to find yourself at a watch swap or local collector’s meetup — oh boy. Be prepared for someone to talk your ear off about this stuff.
“Bart Simpson” Coronet
In the mid-1960s, during a time when aaa quality replica Rolex was experimenting heavily with its coronet logo and wordmark, it produced a Swiss copy Rolex reference 5513 Submariner with a particularly quirky version. Made via a galvanic printing process that produced a yellowish hue, the coronet appears less defined than in other examples, and has since been named “Bart Simpson” by the collector community for its resemblance to the famed cartoon character’s head. A high end copy Rolex 5513 with such a coronet might carry roughly a 38% premium over a meters-first version with a more standard coronet.
Square Crown Guards
While early Rolex Submarines replica for sale didn’t feature crown guards, the Crown added guards — see what I did there? — beginning with the introduction of the reference 5512 in 1959. However, these crown guards went through several iterations before Swiss movement fake Rolex arrived at the current, slightly rounded shape. The first crown guard type was what collectors refer to as “square,” which terminate in a noticeably flat top that’s parallel to the crown.
Within the first year of 5512 production, the company would change to an “eagle beak” shape in order to offer better access to the winding crown, making top quality fake watches uk with the “square” shape fairly rare, to the tune of perhaps just 100 pieces. If you can find one that also retains its original “red triangle” bezel, you’ll pay a premium of perhaps 100%.