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I dig the white version... Very nice!

Could of sworn I saw one of those on eBay not so long ago. It's one of those pieces that's experienced a surge/gain in popularity since Watch Time featured it as the official 'Jaws' watch in one of their articles. Not many around I don't think...

There must be a TON of happy feet appliques for the factories to go through. Once exhausted, maybe then they'll produce the correct ones? One thing's for sure... I don't think it's best for us to unload these criticisms on the dealers. It's not their fault per se (they're doing the best they can, I think). I do wish they would engage the collective knowledge and braintrust of the forum at an earlier developmental stage to help correct these small issues prior to going into full production. I think it would be a relatively small step that would be of great benefit to the factories, dealers and end consumer all said and done....

Super cute indeed!

There are a couple of reproduction 16800 dials out there; they all have their faults, so you have to figure out which ones bother you the least/most and choose accordingly. At the end of the day, you're building for you

My point being that it is all relative to what you are buying. I hardly consider the wrong version GENUINE dial in a watch at this price point to be a major problem. Is it a problem? Yes. Major? No. It can be corrected fairly easily; dials for this ref are not difficult to source, and the effort to replace is nominal, especially if performed during a service, which a watch of this era should have done anyways. If you find my second comment offensive, you should maybe step back and have a beer and try to relax. I'll even paypal you the funds to buy one on me. These are just watches and a discussion; nothing more. A 16750 is a good watch, yes. But a watch that a serious collector would buy for reasons other than wearing? Maybe. A serious collector would invest in a 6542 or early 1675 with PCG, gilt, chapter or whatever else people are deeming as hot these days, and those are the pieces they would have more concern for being correct. Had a similar scenario been present on a 6542 except with something like a steel insert instead of a bakelight been a major issue? Yes. Especially considering that finding a replacement isn't as cheap or easy as, say a 16750 MKI dial. We are all serious collectors to whatever degree and extent, but I think you need to relax a bit. Getting worked up over something like this is hardly worth it.

Some of their larger cases and winders can go pretty high, but the single watch travel cases aren't too bad

Hmmmmm... This isn't a 1680 dial per se, but rather a version (and a pretty bad one at that) of the 16800 sapphire/matte Submariner with 3035. Not entirely sure where to start with it, but all around, the fonts, the coronet, the datewindow... All not exactly good.

I agree; 'wrong' dial on a $50k watch is one thing whereas the wrong dial on a $5k watch (where the correct dial to replace can be purchased for $700) is completely different. Serious collectors would not be considering the 16750 as a serious watch to collect.

LOL... For that, I usually just drink one of these...

Overall looks ok to me. I've seen other VD marked clasps with the same signing.

Here's what I ended up going with for a travel case; Scatola Del Tempo 1A in red leather. Nice quality, super soft leather... Can't fit much larger than a 40mm watch in it though. All in all, it should be perfect for what I need...

Check the shape of the coronet (specifically the base), and the fact that none of the usual C's and H's really line up in the 'SUPERLATIVE CHRONOMETER OFFICIALLY CERTIFIED' text...

Mesh would be spectacular...

That's no edit. I always mark them when I do...

Nanuq- Nothing wrong with your radial dial, but that double 3 in the date window does pose to be a slight issue. Nice brushed finish with bold flat 3's, though...

Very, very sorry to hear about the news, N. All the best and our thoughts with you... //ubi

Looks pretty sharp. Wonder what strap/bracelet options they'll have for this one.

Any longer, and I'll probably just lose interest... It is just a 16750 afterall...

I'm still trying to decide if having the Tudor signed bridge really matters to me Since it's behind the case back, it's out of sight, out of mind...

Joining watchmeister with another 16520:

Please do enlighten us then, B.

For sub-7M cases, REGISTERED DESIGN is okay, BTW...

Yeah... 6.3M is okay. The only thing that looks off is... REGISTERED DESIGN instead of ORIG ROLEX DESIGN. But the actual fonts used for 16750 are consistent, notably the '5'...