I HAD POSTED A QUESTION BACK IN JULY OF 2001 AND GOT A FEW ANSWERS FROM THOMAS TAYLOR AND WATCHPRINCE.I STILL HAVEN'T GOTTEN A PHOTO BUT NOW THAT I'M NOT QUITE SO IGNORANT I THOUGHT I WOULD TRY AGAIN.THE WATCH IN QUESTION IS #2574 WITH A CASE #14252.THOMAS COULD NOT FIND A REFERENCE TO THIS NUMBER AND FELT IT WAS ABOUT A 1954. A JEWELER WHO LOOKED AT THIS WATCH SAID IT HAD A VERY LOW NUMBER AND FELT IT HAD BEEN MANUFACTURED BETWEEN 1920 AND 1930,HE ALSO MAY NOT HAVE KNOWN AS MUCH ABOUT ROLEX WATCHES.HE SAID THE MOVEMENT WAS A 500 OR 600.IT IS A MANUAL WIND AND A CHRONOMETER AS WATCHPRINCE SAID. I'M WONDERING IF THE ENGRAVINGS INSIDE THE BACK CASE (MF11054 )MAY BE DATES OF SERVICE ON THIS PARTICULAR WATCH RATHER THAN AN ACTUAL DATE OF MANUFACTURE? IT ALSO HAS MORE ENGRAVINGS ( NOT STAMPS) 1898MC AND MF102553. I BELIEVE THIS IS PROBABLY A BOYS WATCH BUT IT COULD POSSIBLY BE A WOMANS. THE CASE SIZE IS 30MM AND THE LUG WIDTH ARE 17MM. ALTHOUGH THIS WATCH RUNS, IT HAS A BAD BALANCE STAFF AND ESCAPEMENT WHEEL.I AM TRYING TO DECIDE IF I SHOULD HAVE IT REPAIRED OR LEAVE IT ALL ORIGINAL. DOES ANYONE KNOW OF A KNOWLEDGEABLE JEWELER IN THE ST. LOUIS MO. AREA ?ANY HELP AT ALL WOULD BE GREAT AND I WILL TRY TO GET SOME PICTURES SOON. THANKS JULIE
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