usmctowgnr Posted February 20, 2010 Report Share Posted February 20, 2010 Just curious if there is such a thing as a rep "rail" dial that anyone has seen? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubiquitous Posted February 20, 2010 Report Share Posted February 20, 2010 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... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
usmctowgnr Posted February 20, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 20, 2010 That is what I thought. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elepaolo Posted February 20, 2010 Report Share Posted February 20, 2010 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? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmb Posted February 21, 2010 Report Share Posted February 21, 2010 OK, I'll bite and show that I'm pure newb, what's a "rail" dial? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utheman Posted February 22, 2010 Report Share Posted February 22, 2010 OK, I'll bite and show that I'm pure newb, what's a "rail" dial? +1. I'm with JMB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southcoast68 Posted February 22, 2010 Report Share Posted February 22, 2010 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmb Posted February 22, 2010 Report Share Posted February 22, 2010 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? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rolexmaniac88 Posted February 22, 2010 Report Share Posted February 22, 2010 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southcoast68 Posted February 22, 2010 Report Share Posted February 22, 2010 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubiquitous Posted February 22, 2010 Report Share Posted February 22, 2010 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). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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