Aftermarket 1016 Tiffany Dial: Feedback Sought

[lhooq]

I got this rep 1016 dial from eBay not long ago. I would appreciate any reactions from the Explorer experts here to help me decide whether to use this or a Yuki matte dial (that I have not yet purchased) on an upcoming project. Please try to ignore all the white fuzz on the dial as bathroom tissue paper was cleverly used as packing material:

Here's my preemptive auto-critique:

-Up top, ROPE is a bit spaced out; coronet's too big and too high above the Rolex 'L'.

-Numerals and sticks a bit thin and maybe a bit too long?

-Pleasing yellow color and texture on the sticks/numerals.

-Clear print quality on the text and minute marks. All serifs present.

-In the lower half, good positioning and spacing on the SCOC. Serifs might be a tad overdone.

And now the big, so-far-unmentioned elephant in the room: Has anyone ever seen a 'Tiffany & Co" that looked like that i.e. caps with an underlined 'o'? If someone can find me an example, it would make me feel much better!

[ubiquitous]

I've not seen a Tiffany & Co. where the o was raised and underlined. Usually it's just the small o on the same line followed by a period.

[freddy333]

Ditto Ubi.

[lhooq]

Thanks for the comments, all. From my past research, I've only ever seen 'Tiffany & Co.' printed per the example freddy posted. As far as I know, other variants (as seen on the Subs, Daytonas, &c.) never made it onto the Explorer dial, and none of these other variants looked like the one on mine. I've also been checking old advertisements and products to see if 'Tiffany & Co.' has appeared in a similar form (the underline 'o' suggests an older style), but no luck so far.

But I bought it anyway! I've been paying a lot to satisfy my curiosity lately.

[freddy333]

Freddy, any idea what year that Exp. is from in the pic you posted?

Not positive, but I believe it is '72-'73.

[mir36]

Post resurrection. Are there any good options for 1016 Tiffany dials today? I'm assuming the Yuki dials are to be avoided. Does Phong or Ingod have better offerings?

Thanks in advance.

[lhooq]

Yuki has a 5500 dial with a similar Tiffany script as in the OP. It's not one of Yuki's better ones.

NDT's Tiffany dial is very good: 'Tiffany & Co.' is rendered correctly, while fonts and markings are a good match with mid-70s Explorer dials. Pricey at $300, though.

[mir36]

Thanks M! Checking out the NDT now... And going through your classic 1016 threads!

[irate03]

I got a rep with a Tiffany dial and the 'o' is not underlined, I have a gen pic for reference when I was building and it's not underlined either.

[tomhorn]

ND Trading's offering is on sale. Does look like the correct "Co." as LHOOQ reported.

http://ndtradingcorp...products_id=460

Edited October 12, 2012 by tomhorn