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Now that´s one of those moments I think is worth sharing! We all know 1016 dials (gen service ones in mint condition) are rare, very rare, and X times even more desired on the market, which is why prices inflate insanely... A few of us have missed some dials on the bay in the bidding process over the years. Some 6 months ago I missed a nice NOS dial + original hands from the UK, the seller was a retired person who had worked for Rolex Bexley as I understood Though, to no surprise ... was outbid by someone else (maybe a chap from the forums?) and the dial went for 960 $. I stopped bidding pretty early as the numbers got too high. Last week I was curiously browsing the bay for a 1016 gen service dial as they appear in a 3-6 months time frame, with open price end, lets say for bidding. A nice service dial appeared, stating mint condition. Upon picture inspection I saw at least 4 scratches ... hard to fix, if at all ... but not so severe. Talking about the price. As I landed into the bidding there were 2 bidders, price 2-3 $ by the time. Easy, would someone say, its mine in a few days! On Saturday the price had gone a bit up by 35 $ ... with 5 bidders! Now guess what! Today, the bidding ends in a few hours, we have 11 bidders and the price is about 560 $! I personally except (from experience) that the end price would end by around +900 $. Why? Because there are NOS 1016 dials with hands within the range of 1000$ on the bay. I bet at least 2 forum members are in the bidding P.S. Not sure who is ready to shell out 600-900$ for a scratched dial anyway ... Insanity at its finest.