Guest al12 Posted November 19, 2012 Report Share Posted November 19, 2012 Hi guys, I am building a Tudor 7016 snowflake. What do you think about this dial? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick1972 Posted November 19, 2012 Report Share Posted November 19, 2012 I can't see it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest al12 Posted November 19, 2012 Report Share Posted November 19, 2012 I can't see it. I see it fine on my pc. Here is the url: http://i864.photobucket.com/albums/ab206/al12bucket/9401NoDate.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanuq Posted November 19, 2012 Report Share Posted November 19, 2012 Dial looks good.... not so sure about the minutes hand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest al12 Posted November 19, 2012 Report Share Posted November 19, 2012 Dial looks good.... not so sure about the minutes hand. Thank you Nanug! I am trying to finish my 7016 build and this dial and handset from Phong will fit Tudor 2483 movement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panerai153 Posted November 19, 2012 Report Share Posted November 19, 2012 I agree, the minute hand doesn't look right. All the Tudor Hands should fit an ETA as that's what is in the genuine Tudors. I would look at photos of genuine watches and compare the hands. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tmg Posted November 19, 2012 Report Share Posted November 19, 2012 They're okay al12, the minute hand looks a tad wide and indices are too yellow, depending upon your budget you can find gen dials and hands on VRM if you keep an eye out. Here's my gen 1970 7016 for reference of the hands sizes. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanuq Posted November 19, 2012 Report Share Posted November 19, 2012 Minutes hand should be ever so slightly narrower than in Phong's picture. The long tail on the seconds hand is good. I'd like to see a photo of those hands installed to a movement wearing that dial. Then we could tell better. The "hooked over" 6s in the depth are correct but the spacing is slightly too close together. All in all a darn good dial. Leap years better than Yuki's. Another comparison for you, notice how mine looks "less bold" than TMG's does in the sheild and fonts. Both are gen. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest al12 Posted November 19, 2012 Report Share Posted November 19, 2012 Thank you all for the help. Yes, Phong will change the lume on the dial and hands to be a little whiter (I like the look of the dial on your gen). What are my better option for the handset though? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panerai153 Posted November 19, 2012 Report Share Posted November 19, 2012 I would try to find a genuine handset, try over on the VRF marketplace. they won't be that cheap, but they are genuine. Other than that, I would look at everyones aftermarket handset and compare them to genuine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tmg Posted November 19, 2012 Report Share Posted November 19, 2012 al12, I have a pair of the vintage tone Classic Watch Parts hands that I think are the best aftermarket out there. They were mounted on my Gen until I found an old tritium set to repalce them -excellent conditon, PM me if you're interested. Below is a shot of the hands mounted, you can see they're very close to my tritium dial. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick1972 Posted November 20, 2012 Report Share Posted November 20, 2012 (edited) Hands from Phong are complete wrong, the best aftermarket and gen like hand set is here: http://www.ebay.com/itm/SNOW-FLAKE-watch-hand-for-ETA-Tudor-Submariner-Sub-/190686696271?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2c65d0134f Edited November 20, 2012 by Nick1972 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mojako Posted November 20, 2012 Report Share Posted November 20, 2012 What can you guys say about the yuki snowflake hands and dial? Close to gen or not? Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk HD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanuq Posted November 20, 2012 Report Share Posted November 20, 2012 When I first hearkened to the Call of the 'Flake, the Yuki parts were fine. After a year of wearing it and looking at photos of gens, they became *cough* less fine. By then I could tell at a glance they were aftermarket parts. Arms length. It's pretty stark when you get used to how they're supposed to look. A gen dial can be had for not a lot more than a Yuki, but try to get a 9401/9411 (newer) dial. Mine is a 7016 "leprosy" dial, known for falling apart and blistering and flaking off pieces. The newer generation dials are much more stable. Like the man said above, the CWP hands are pretty good. I've written a couple explanations here about how the geometry of the hands is supposed to interact with the dial markers, to know they hands are the correct lengths. Bottom line: build up a nice Yuki, enjoy it, in a year sell it along and use those funds to get more accurate parts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mojako Posted November 21, 2012 Report Share Posted November 21, 2012 Thanks for the reply Nanuq. Really hard to get GEN parts because they go reaaally fast! Is this the Classic Watch Parts website? > http://www.classicwatchparts.com/catpart/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=39 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest al12 Posted November 23, 2012 Report Share Posted November 23, 2012 I am thinking maybe Mingh dial is better comparing to Phong? http://vintagewatchesmq.com/minhquy/index.php?page=shop.product_details&flypage=flypage.tpl&product_id=817&category_id=98&option=com_virtuemart&Itemid=1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanuq Posted November 23, 2012 Report Share Posted November 23, 2012 Hmmmmm. Tell me about the OYSTER-hyphen-DATE dial? I remember reading something about that years ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest al12 Posted November 24, 2012 Report Share Posted November 24, 2012 Hmmmmm. Tell me about the OYSTER-hyphen-DATE dial? I remember reading something about that years ago. Totally missed the hyphen. Could not find any OEM dials with the hyphen in the dial. Did Tudor made those king of dials??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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