16613 dials and SEL question

[irolexu]

This has been bugging me for a few days but I want to know if the 16613 with Swiss t<25 dial ever existed on a SEL band no lug holes case? I've seen 2 already and if this exists. I have a gen dial that can go on my watch for fairly cheap

[w.genzo]

Sorry but no. A serial was the first luminova dial with "swiss" only dial, and had lugholes and non SEL bracelet. The folliwing P serial had "Swiss made" dial, lugholes and SEL. Non holes cases came later

[alligoat]

Adding to what w.genzo already said, tritium dials went out around 1998, SELs came in in the early 2000s and the no lughole case around 2003-4.

I could see an SEL bracelet on a lugholed case with your tritium dial. But that would mean drilling lugholes on your WM9 V3, which I don't recommend. Guess you could always start another watch!

Or you sell the dial- the tritium is probably fading anyway!

[irolexu]

Clears that up thanks! I just got me a gen 16610 dial in the mail today