Has anyone seen a Rep "Rail" dial?

[usmctowgnr]

Just curious if there is such a thing as a rep "rail" dial that anyone has seen?

[ubiquitous]

Production rep- No. One off forgeries- Yes.

Are the above said forgeries worth getting? No. They're not great (at least the ones I've seen weren't)...

Edit: I should clarify that the fake Rail dial I've seen was not for a 1665, but rather a 16550 Explorer Rail dial...

[usmctowgnr]

That is what I thought.

Thanks

[elepaolo]

I should clarify that the fake Rail dial I've seen was not for a 1665, but rather a 16550 Explorer Rail dial...

Was it for a cream dial Exp II? Well, Ubi, if you find one, can you make a whistle for me?

[jmb]

OK, I'll bite and show that I'm pure newb, what's a "rail" dial?

[Utheman]

OK, I'll bite and show that I'm pure newb, what's a "rail" dial?

+1. I'm with JMB

[southcoast68]

OK, I'll bite and show that I'm pure newb, what's a "rail" dial?

The space between the words Superlative Chronometer and Officially Certified are in-line as opposed to the space between these words being offset. See below, first picture is rail dial, second is the more common version.

Cheers

[jmb]

Thanks, although I can't for the life of me figure out where "rail" came from I can see the difference!

Speaking of dials, were there any vintage "no-date" Sea Dwellers?

[rolexmaniac88]

at the beginning, i think "rail dial" was meant to the first dials you can see on the first submariners, 1675, etc, where the minutes index are all lined up in a line circling the dial which looks like a "rail".

Correct me if i'm wrong but i always get it that way

[southcoast68]

I believe the term "rail dial" is slang for the appearance of the text on the dial being very uniform, therefore making the letters look like they were following rails.

But maybe not.....

CHeers

[ubiquitous]

Was it for a cream dial Exp II? Well, Ubi, if you find one, can you make a whistle for me?

It was in fact a cream dial Rail, but not very well done. Very sloppy actually. I don't think you'd want it (I wish I had taken a picture of it).

Rail dials were produced by Stern, and are easily identified by the alignment of the SCOC text. The text is positioned from center out (i.e. center to left, center to right).