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16800 Flat Top 3 date disc


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I have a franken 16800 with gen dial & hands aged tritium in a st3135 case yuki 3135.  I want the date disc to have vintage font and open 6 9.  I am having a hard time finding a 3135 date disc with open 6 9.  I ordered a silver date wheel overlay with open 6 9 and am going to make my own date disc.  The only problem is the dwo has fllat top 3's.  I think it would give the watch a nice vintage look but I don't believe it is period correct.  Do you think the flat top 3's will look completely out of place on a 16800?

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Yes, flat top 3s only came on the 1575 movement. Early 3035s had a silver date wheel but with round top 3s and open 6/9. Early 16610s still had the open 6/9 DW, but those only lasted for a few years and were replaced by the closed 6/9 maybe around 1990 or so.

This is an R serial 16610 with the open 6/9 DW. R serial was the first year of the 16610- 1988. 16800, and  168000 were also produced during the R serial timeframe.

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