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Thank you, it was sitting with my watchmaker for 2 months, I thought i was bored with it. Once i got it back I realised I most certainly am not

Hmm. Disappointing. Most of the listings on Ali explicitly state Stainless Steel case. On the other hand if you file a claim, you probably get the watch for free😇

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A few new pics of the Milgauss with the new crystal. I have come to terms with the flaws and have embraced them as it is what makes the watch mine. I have been wearing it quite a bit lately and I am really digging it. The size has a great wrist presence. The larger dial and domed crystal rally make it look and feel bigger than it is at 38mm and makes the dial pop. the slight vertical brushing and colour of the dial changes in light and the distortion from the domed crystal just gives it such a unique appearance to both the watch itself and also to view the dial at different angles. I am gonna leave well enough alone until that time where something happens to the watch or the movement gives up ad at that time I will consider my options and revisit the build but until them I am happy!!

"Anyone have any experience with any/all of these dials and care to comment?" Your comment about the numbers being too close to the outer edge of the dial made me look at my stash of 1016 dials. Here is what I found: All three of my nos 1016 dials (two tritium from the 1980s/early 1990s and one Luminova dial with tritium marks from when rolex bought Beyeler Dial Co and started making their own dials, some were Luminova with tritium markings. Each one has about 1/2 the length of the marker of space between the 3-6-9 markers and the numbers. All three are identical except for one being Luminova. The numbers have a smooth, even surface, not rough or chalky. All have been stored in the original dial tins in an air conditioned house. The lume color has not changed as far as I can tell. The dates reflect when I got them, not when they were made. When you look at them under bright light with medium magnification they do not appear to be much better than higher grade replica dials except for the exceptional lume application. Three replica dials that I got from 'Stilty' about 10 years ago (two unused and one mounted a few times, now on my JMB project watch), have smaller numbers and about half a marker of space between the number and marker like the genuine dials. The numbers are a hair smaller than on the genuine dials and have a rougher finish. The letters are Ok but not as crisp as the genuine dials. I give them a 7 on a 10 scale, 10 being a new genuine dial. Do not know where they came from originally. One new dial of unknown origin that looks very good with marker/number spacing close to genuine. It has very good letters and slightly yellowed markers. I would give it 8 on a 10 scale in appearance when compared to a genuine dial. It is quite a bit better than the three 'Stilty' dials. I got it from an RWG member in Stockholm Sweden, January 2013. A 7 out of 10 rating may be a bit high for the 'Stilty' dials but 6 just seems too low for them. Most of the reproduction dials are good enough for me. I would call the 'Stilty' dials 'Eta project dials' and the unknown dial from Sweden a '1570 dial'. Anyone says your dial is not quite right, tell them you would like to compare it to their '1016' dial. The reproduction dials are for projects but why would I have nos dials? Because I thought I might find a new or like new case, but never did. Some Beyeler dial info: https://rwg.cc/topic/132084-mythbusters/

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The second hand is probably contacting the crystal at that spot, a pretty easy fix - go local for sure. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Get the JF V2. Best version at this moment, every dealer can get it. Please stick with the TDs only

Hi There I’ve got a JF 15400 Black dial I’m considering selling/trading has been my daily beater, myiota movement no noisy rotor and regulated +-2sec. Excellent power reserve and nuclear lume. JF has the best OTB 15400 replica impressive quality. You can find an updated version 2 (latest clasp and engravings) which you can find from every and each TD. If you are interested in pulling the trigger but don’t want to pay retail we can work out something and I’ll happily trading/selling mine. Alternatively JF v2 would be your best option at the moment. For the diver a Legend build here from m2m would be your grail alternatively JF again (for ceramic and F.C.) and NOOB for steel. Hope it helps!

Why did Rolex decide to control (buy) 100% of Beyeler dial company? In 2001 Jean Pierre Jaquet and his 170 employees used to work for various brands like Ulysses Nardin, Swatch group... and Rolex. Today Swiss Mister Jaquet, from La chaux de Fonds, as been put in jail by judge Sylvie Favre following a scam concerning 250 real/fake 18ct Rolex Daytona (it is said that much more were produced). Not going into much detail, for some reason Rolex asked the Jaquet Company to do some (let’s call it function work) on Gold Daytona cases. One day Swiss customs warned Rolex that they found a "strange" stock of presumably fake 18k Rolex Daytona’s, but to confirm that they were fakes they needed expertise from Rolex. The verdict from the Rolex Technical Department was frightening "It took me some time to tell if the watch was real or fake" said the Rolex expert. No other comment. So Rolex recently decided to buy Beyeler dial company and the other companies to avoid this situation again (fake Rolex created with real Rolex parts). Now that Beyeler works only for Rolex, they deliver finished products only to Rolex. "Real" Swiss Fakes: Nov 3, 2008 - 17:31 Counterfeit watchmakers sent to jail Watch-movement maker Jean-Pierre Jaquet will spend four and a half years in prison for his role in a counterfeiting scheme that rocked the Swiss timepiece industry. A court in the western city of Neuchâtel announced on Monday that Jaquet and two others were guilty of aggravated robbery, handling of stolen goods and forgery as part of a fake watch scheme. Fifteen people in total were implicated in the "Ulysses Affair" which began in 2003 when police raided Jaquet's firm in La Chaux-de-Fonds looking for evidence of a plot that also involved gold heists and stolen Rolex casings. Two people were acquitted. The court also ordered Jaquet to pay SFr750,000 ($643,940) in restitution. Others involved in the crime received prison terms ranging from three to nine and a half years. Some will pay fines instead. When news of the scandal broke five years ago watchmakers in Switzerland were outraged. Nicolas Hayek, president of the world's leading watchmaker, Swatch Group, remarked at the time: "It's like a bunch of cardinals getting together and robbing the Vatican bank." Rolex USA Can Service 30XX. Can service 1520/1570 depending on parts. Will not service 1530/1560. Rolex UK Can Service 1530/1560 depending on parts. Will have Rolex UK only warranty. Will not service 1030/1080. Rolex UK will no longer service 5508/5510 Submariners...no case parts. Rolex Geneva Can service 1520/1570 depending on parts. Can service 1580. Will not service 1530/1560 No RSC will work on Valjoux 72 movements because the Swatch group refuses to supply movement parts. RSC will work on 1665. 1560-1580 dials have feet at 6 and 11:30 3035 and 3135 dials have feet at 2:30 and 7:30 CRS stands for Charles René Spillmann...established in La Chaux de Fonds (CH) at the begining of last century and made cases and buckles for Rolex and other brands. CRS still exists under another name. H Stern dials...the family behind Cadrans Stern did buy PP in the 1930's but they decided a few years later to dispose of their dial business. So the company that made the COMEX & Rail Dials was no longer related to PP. Stern remained in the dial business until the 1980s, when they sold the company to another dial maker. Stern dials are easily distinguished by the 5 pointed star on the back of the dial (Stern is German for 'star'). Facts: Not everyone will stare at your Rolex with envy. (I'd worry more about spontanious human combustion) Q...What is the retail mark up on a Rolex? A...43% Rolex watch: It takes a year to make one. Rolex buyer: There is one born every minute.