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Good story. Rolex Daytona 6265 – The “Unicorn” Frankenstein Plot – Vintage Panerai and other iconic timepieces under the loupe at Perezcope The Question...It may not be 100% original, but does that make it a Scam Sandwich? The Answer...To be decided pending full disclosure. Maybe later. Maybe never.

Still in the honeymoon phase:

So here's the story for those who's interested in a nutshell: I'm a cash strapped Rolex WIS, with no aftermarket dials good enough to put in your rolexes. Thus, I thought I'll give pad printing a whirl First I've bought a very old pad printing machine for $70 off you know where: Then, with my trusty inkjet, I've printed some film positives of a dial I've made myself from some scans off some auction site. I've made a couple of plates, and screwed it on with some c-clamps. *skip techinical stuff* and arrived at the final result: The problem was that the ink was not picked up by the pad. And this could mean a number of issues: At first I thought I've made the plates wrong. So I've tried remaking the plates with some modifications to increase the etch depth, it turned out worse than the first plates. After some research however,it turned out that I've made the plates correctly to begin with. After a while, I've figured that the ink might be the problem since I've used some cheapo oil based paint with liquin additive. But again, after some more research, it turns out that this indeed does work. Finally, I've narrowed down the culprit to the biggest problem of all :the pad. Which, by my estimates is about 15 years old. Thus, i've ordered a new pad which unfortunately will come in a month or so since it's custom fitted for my very old machine. Anyways, if you ever wonder what a red 1016 explorer look like, wonder no further: (butchered the bad plates)