freddy333

No problem. Glad you figured it out.

NYC Rolex RSC charge to replace ss clasp & perform standard, 5-year overhaul on a 16610 Sub (5-week turn-around)

The watch head is a work of art , but I think you may need a better bracelet. Scratch the comment about the bracelet. I thought it was 1 of those cheesy cheap rivets. I missed the Yuki bracelet ingredient. Well done.

Not to worry, Teejay, none taken.

The watch in your tagline displays fine, so either there is a problem with the profile picture, your image host or the way you posted it. To try to eliminate the possible causes, try posting your profile picture here in a message. If it displays correctly, then we know the image file itself is ok.

An official statement will likely be forthcoming, but, for now, just know that, as Bill suggested, the relevant parties have been identified & the related attacks against Josh's & Andrew's sites have ended.

In all seriousness, are you kidding? In the 1920s, when radium (not tritium) dials were painted by hand, many of the (mostly) women who did this work were instructed to wet the tips of their brushes with their tongues to keep the brush point sharp. Over time, the radium they consumed collected in their bones, mostly in their jaws, which resulted in serious degeneration & tumors. Rolex has neither made nor installed red Sub or SD dials for many (more than 30) years.

Thanks for popping in & have a great trip. Maybe you could take/post a few wristies along the way.

Many US Rolex RSCs would probably not even touch it at this point due to its age. However, if they did service it, they would want to replace any components that no longer meet specs with current parts. If you decline their recommendation, they may return the watch to you, unserviced. In any case, because Rolex does not relume dials, having a vintage dial glowing brightly indicates a modified/fake dial. My criticism is simply that if function is more important than authenticity, why not choose a modern model that is easily readable in the dark?

My gen 1986 16014 (tritium) http://s95.photobucket.com/albums/l127/freddydynip/?action=view&current=MVI_1736.mp4 My gen 1959 OPD (tritium) http://s95.photobucket.com/albums/l127/freddydynip/?action=view&current=MVI_1735.mp4

Excepting the picture, the OP's watch has essentially the same dial as in my '58 OPD

$55

If Rolex serviced it, they would replace the dial with a modern dial. In that case, the dial would glow, but your watch would look like this (note the metal surrounds on the modern index markers)

No side-by-side pics, but here is a pic of the movement being test-fit in the Yuki case

Still wearing my 5+ year-old secs @ 6

Until I located a gen case, I originally had no problems fitting a 1030 into 1 of Yuki's 6536/1 cases

Looks great , with 1 exception -- I never understand why people spend so much time, effort & money to make a credible-looking 40+ year old Rolex & then splash brightly glowing (modern looking) lume on the dial.

Looks aftermarket to me.

It is not the tritium that changes color, but the substrate (the material base into which the tritium is mixed). There have been many hypotheses as to what causes the discoloration, ranging from moisture to heat to lack of oxygen to UV, but until/unless Rolex provides the answer, you can take your pick.

Correct. Jaime, please do not re-quote entire posts.

All running fine.

Obviously, not a gen, but no one will notice the hand's slight stutter (due to imprecise machining of components, which illustrates 1 of the differences between a $300 rep & a $10k gen ) from normal viewing distances.

You might try Yuki's 1570 spacer ring, which is made to fit an ETA into a gen 1570 case. Because both the 1570 & 3035 are the same diameter (28.5mm), it should fit. But check with Yuki to be sure.

These have been making the rounds for a few years at least. Unfortunately, the hour totalizer (lower subdial) is a bit too low & bleeds into the minute track, which is a dead give-away.

Or, just give the kid the collection & then he will not need to go to school.