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Originally Posted by LeeH
The band is definitely suspect. Doesn't have the quality feel.... but I had a guy tell me on a watch forum that he had a 100% genuine Sub from the 80s and it didn't have the quality feel that you'd expect.
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I'd certainly want to check it out thoroughly, as genuine Oyster bracelets are uber-expensive and not having a real one will impact the value substantially. If you can post some more pics of the inner clasp blades and outer flip-lock, I should be able to tell you. It appears to have the correct (501B) end-pieces at least. Also, the number peeking out on that end-link should be “93150”. That number should also appear on the inside of the right clasp blade, as well as a date code with 1 or 2 letters and 1 or 2 numbers. The letter(s) corresponds to the bracelet production year. The number(s) corresponds to the month of that year. For an R-series Sub, the clasp code should start with a K, L, or M, followed by a number between 1 and 12.
Here's the end link and clasp from one of my Subs for reference:
