preacher62 Posted January 26, 2013 Report Share Posted January 26, 2013 If one has a 16610 case with drilled lugs would a Superluminova dial be wrong or could it be a service replacement? Thanks to all the wisdom here. M Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
correctime Posted January 26, 2013 Report Share Posted January 26, 2013 (edited) Nope....it wouldn't be incorrect at all. While they would have first came with the T<25 dial, a service replacement Swiss Made Lumi dial would be installed by RSC when serviced.....so you're good either way Edited January 26, 2013 by correctime Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ephry73 Posted January 26, 2013 Report Share Posted January 26, 2013 There's a bunch of info on this. A service dial would be ok in a holed case Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irolexu Posted January 26, 2013 Report Share Posted January 26, 2013 The last bunch of 16610 had factory Swiss made dials with super luminova in the early 2000s Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
preacher62 Posted January 26, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 26, 2013 Ok...thanks to all. One more question. Would a drilled lug case have been used on an early LV. I have watched the Bay and have not seen one. I have had an MBW 16610 for 4 years and I just received it back from jmb, with drilled lugs. I have been watching, with interest, the threads regarding the 16800 builds. That was my original plan for the case, but in looking at the 16800s on eBay it seems that the MBW bezel...and bezel teeth...are just not right for an 800. So, now, I am trying to decide what to do with the case. I took the insides and put them in another case for my son, for Christmas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irolexu Posted January 26, 2013 Report Share Posted January 26, 2013 Jmb drilled case? Sounds like a winner i would use it for sure and not worry about the bezel as nobody would ever call out a sub based on the bezel. They would spot your SEL, dial, etc if they knew the difference between bezels Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panerai153 Posted January 27, 2013 Report Share Posted January 27, 2013 My 2000 "P" serial 16610 has a Superluminova Dial/hands from birth. As someone said, the first 16610's came with Tritium dials, but by 2000 they were all Superluminova. In your second post, you were asking about bracelets.I'm not sure if the change to SEL bracelets (93250) came at the same time as the dial change from Tritium, or they occured at a different time. Early 16610's had Trit dials and regular endlinks/93150 bracelets. Of course if a very early 16610 went back to a RSC, they could very well have replaced the dial with a lumi service dial/hands, just as they could have replaced a bracelet with one with SEL's if the original one was worn out or damaged. From my perspective, you'e OK either way dial or bracelet wise, just have to have the right story!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
preacher62 Posted January 27, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 27, 2013 Thanks! Think I'll try to get an SL dial and hand set from either TC or BK and move on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panerai153 Posted January 27, 2013 Report Share Posted January 27, 2013 That's a perfectly valid option, and for a contemporary watch like the 16610, i would much prefer the lumi hands and dial over the "non glowing" tritium ones. Also if you decidde to upgrade to genuine, the prices of the lumi stuff is cheaper than tritium. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ephry73 Posted January 28, 2013 Report Share Posted January 28, 2013 The watch I'm building for my wife is going to have the service SL dial and hands, holed case and SEL bracelet. She likes to see it glow at night and the watch will be used at work, dives and for whatever else she wants. I will have something similar but not holes and more modern case for every day use and the 16800 will have no lume Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alligoat Posted January 29, 2013 Report Share Posted January 29, 2013 Here's a Y serial from 2002 Swiss Made dial and SL hands Lugholes Boxy 4 in 40 insert and SEL 92350 bracelet The lugholes disappeared on the later Y serials- c. 2003 Same Swiss Made dial. no lughole case the 16610 T case new triangular 4 in 40 insert and the SEL 93250 bracelet Between Panerai's P serial and the Y serial was the K serial. Before that was the A serial. Late A serials may have been the first with the SEL 93250 Luminova (denoted 'Swiss") were around 1999, and the Swiss Made SL dial came out in 2000 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ephry73 Posted January 29, 2013 Report Share Posted January 29, 2013 That's excellent Alli. Similar to the build I sold using the ST case and TC dial. It is still a good choice of parts for those in need of lug holes and modern lume Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.