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Rolex Forum documents 16618 dials co-signed "Tiffany & Co." below the coronet and fitted with sapphire and diamond hour markers. These date from the years when Tiffany & Co. was an authorized Rolex dealer and co-signed dials on select references. Surviving examples are rare and the dual-brand provenance drives significant premiums. The co-signature is the thing to authenticate: aftermarket Tiffany-stamped dials exist, and the gap between genuine and fake is wide enough to make faking worthwhile. | Rolex Forum documents 16618 dials co-signed "Tiffany & Co." below the coronet and fitted with sapphire and diamond hour markers. These date from the years when Tiffany & Co. was an authorized Rolex dealer and co-signed dials on select references. Surviving examples are rare and the dual-brand provenance drives significant premiums. The co-signature is the thing to authenticate: aftermarket Tiffany-stamped dials exist, and the gap between genuine and fake is wide enough to make faking worthwhile. | ||
[[File:Ref 16618 detail.jpg|thumb|right|250px|alt=Blue dial detail — gold hands and hour markers against sunburst blue|Blue dial detail — gold hands and hour markers against sunburst blue]] | [[File:Ref 16618 dial-detail.jpg|thumb|right|250px|alt=Blue dial detail — gold hands and hour markers against sunburst blue|Blue dial detail — gold hands and hour markers against sunburst blue]] | ||
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Along with lume type, the bracelet is one of the primary authenticity and dating checkpoints on a 16618, running on the same transition schedule as the two-tone 16613. | Along with lume type, the bracelet is one of the primary authenticity and dating checkpoints on a 16618, running on the same transition schedule as the two-tone 16613. | ||
[[File:Ref 16618 clasp-detail.webp|thumb|right|250px|alt=18k yellow gold Oyster bracelet and Fliplock clasp|18k yellow gold Oyster bracelet and Fliplock clasp]] | |||
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