vlydog Posted December 5, 2011 Report Share Posted December 5, 2011 Hello Forum family, What would be a reasonable price to pay for a 1675 Tritium service dial? mint condition Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cib0rgman Posted December 5, 2011 Report Share Posted December 5, 2011 I paid $250 for a used one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanuq Posted December 5, 2011 Report Share Posted December 5, 2011 I gave one away. Keep your eyes open, they're out there cheap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vlydog Posted December 5, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 5, 2011 found a perfect condition tritium service dial for 400 euros. thought that it might be on the high side Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Akira Posted December 5, 2011 Report Share Posted December 5, 2011 MK I in good condition about $250-300ish If the dial is damaged or lume dots damaged $200ish 400€ is way too much! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronin Posted December 5, 2011 Report Share Posted December 5, 2011 To be clear, you are looking for a "Service Dial" right? There are a few different "Service Dial's" out there and the "Tritium" ones will either be: 1.) "Washed" dials (i.e. no actual Tritium, just the white paint where the lume is supposed to go - see also my 1680 Service Dial and Ubi's 1665 Dial, these are examples) 2.) Tritium labeled dial but Rolex applied Luminova. 3.) Most recent Service Dial will be labeled "Swiss" and will be Super Luminova Long story short, it might be a challenge to find an actual Tritium applied Service Dial. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vlydog Posted December 5, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 5, 2011 Thank you gentlemen! here is what the dial looks like: seller calls it a Tritium service dial Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deltatahoe Posted December 5, 2011 Report Share Posted December 5, 2011 looks like 2) from ronin's description above -- luminova on a tritium marked dial. ask him if it glows. if so, you know for sure deltatahoe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vlydog Posted December 5, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 5, 2011 so the indices look creamy because the old tritium is showing through the luminova? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronin Posted December 5, 2011 Report Share Posted December 5, 2011 so the indices look creamy because the old tritium is showing through the luminova? Hard to tell from the photo if they are creamy or it is incandescent light / white balance issue. But if it is yellowing, it might actually be a NOS (New Old Stock) dial and you are lucky. IF it really is a NOS Tritium dial with Tritium, $400 might not be a bad deal. The fonts place it somewhere in the late 1980's if I had to guess. Ask him if it glows after being charged by sunlight/uv/light... If it charges and glows it is Lumi. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rolexaddict Posted December 5, 2011 Report Share Posted December 5, 2011 Thank you gentlemen! here is what the dial looks like: seller calls it a Tritium service dial this dial is excellent, perfect, dont discuss more, stop to turn your finger in your ass trusting rep forum considerations, seriously, this dial is perfect buy it and good luck for your project ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vlydog Posted December 5, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 5, 2011 Sellers latest response to me: he did point out the small defect between the 4 and 5 index marker. "The dial does not glow anymore (not at all), and the tritium is not white but has a light patina (perfect patina for me). I'm 100% sure that is tritium." Just realized that this was post 5000 for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronin Posted December 5, 2011 Report Share Posted December 5, 2011 Go for it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gplracer Posted December 6, 2011 Report Share Posted December 6, 2011 I know numerous people are using this dial with a Josh 1655 and a DG3804 movement. does that mean the dial feet would have to be cut off? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gplracer Posted December 6, 2011 Report Share Posted December 6, 2011 Also, where are some good sources to get a dial. The ones on the bay are price outrageously. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronin Posted December 6, 2011 Report Share Posted December 6, 2011 @gplracer Yes, you have to cut the feet, and the later model DG3804's seem to have a Date Wheel with "close enough" font to a service DW that aligns with a gen dial. The DG3804 also will fit in a GEN case with a Stilty/Yuki 1575 adapter with slight mods. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gplracer Posted December 6, 2011 Report Share Posted December 6, 2011 Thanks Ronin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cjjoyce1 Posted December 6, 2011 Report Share Posted December 6, 2011 Yes you will have to cut the feet off, but don't discard them! I mounted them in the movement and put on the dial spacer ring. Since on the 21j's the feet are held against the movement by screw pressure, I was able to fine tune them so the feet just met the top of the dial spacer. A dab of glue to tack them into place, then when it set, I removed them and soldered everything together. Then I mounted it back on the movement and put tiny dabs of white glue on the spacer and perfectly placed the dial. Removed everything when it set, then epoxied them together. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cjjoyce1 Posted December 6, 2011 Report Share Posted December 6, 2011 Also, where are some good sources to get a dial. The ones on the bay are price outrageously. Andrew Shear - sheartime on the bay has auctions that often settle at reasonable prices. I got my Mk 1 dial for less than some of the prices we've been discussing here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cib0rgman Posted December 6, 2011 Report Share Posted December 6, 2011 Yes you will have to cut the feet off, but don't discard them! I mounted them in the movement and put on the dial spacer ring. Since on the 21j's the feet are held against the movement by screw pressure, I was able to fine tune them so the feet just met the top of the dial spacer. A dab of glue to tack them into place, then when it set, I removed them and soldered everything together. Then I mounted it back on the movement and put tiny dabs of white glue on the spacer and perfectly placed the dial. Removed everything when it set, then epoxied them together. did you solder the feet to the spacer ring? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vlydog Posted December 6, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 6, 2011 seller says 469 is his best price. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cjjoyce1 Posted December 7, 2011 Report Share Posted December 7, 2011 did you solder the feet to the spacer ring? Yep - the glue just tacked them into place. I've only done this on a 21J movement spacer. The ETA are too thin. I've just used epoxy on those. In both cases, the spacer with feet get permanently affixed to the dial with epoxy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Akira Posted December 7, 2011 Report Share Posted December 7, 2011 seller says 469 is his best price. Well, I think you find similar good dials for way less. Depending on how set you are on a NOS dial look. This was my dial when I bought it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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