basketbob951 Posted April 27, 2013 Report Share Posted April 27, 2013 Hi guys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erict719 Posted April 27, 2013 Report Share Posted April 27, 2013 This dial match a flat 4 insert Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Erict719 Posted April 28, 2013 Report Share Posted April 28, 2013 I am not super expert as well, but as far as I know the swiss made minute marker under 6 is all short, that should be a older version dial match flat 4 insert Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fidhle007 Posted April 28, 2013 Report Share Posted April 28, 2013 Looking good, I'm glad it went to a good home where it will be loved! And thank you for saving me from buying a gen 3135 for it!!Everything gen on that watch should be accurate to an M-Serial sub. The bigger tell on that dial is the spacing on "Oyster Perpetual Date" which is the later version. I have a gen "SWISS MADE" dial with the earlier text spacing and it will be going on my 16800 with a flat four insert for that exact reason. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
correctime Posted April 28, 2013 Report Share Posted April 28, 2013 Awesome build. Congrats basketbob. Fidhle007 is right. The dial font on this one is the newer version...the stick bar at 6 position has nothing to do with "dating" the dial. There are several variations of 16800/16610 dial font but the stick bar hasn't ever changed. As for the pointed super lumi insert as opposed to the tritium and luminova Flat 4 insert...the flat 4 just looks better, date era correct or not Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erict719 Posted April 28, 2013 Report Share Posted April 28, 2013 interesting info. I have read about the minute mark suppose to be longer at S and E of swiss made for modern sub. The minute marker have changed from time to time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob4092 Posted April 28, 2013 Report Share Posted April 28, 2013 I likey! Great job! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob4092 Posted April 28, 2013 Report Share Posted April 28, 2013 I want one! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fidhle007 Posted April 28, 2013 Report Share Posted April 28, 2013 I could always build another if you have the funds... :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panerai153 Posted April 29, 2013 Report Share Posted April 29, 2013 i have a gen "P" serial 16610 from 2000. It has a flat 4 lumi insert. this isn't a flat 4 insert, it's the pointed 4, later models. Not sure when Rolex changed to the more pointed 4 insert.I have to agree with alligoat, the older flat 4's look better, like the fat font inserts look better on 1680's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klocklind1 Posted April 29, 2013 Report Share Posted April 29, 2013 Very nice sub You got there:) What hands does it have? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
basketbob951 Posted April 29, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 29, 2013 -- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fidhle007 Posted April 29, 2013 Report Share Posted April 29, 2013 They're actually relumed sean hands. I don't know when they switched but an M-serial should have a pointed 4 regardless of what "looks better." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
basketbob951 Posted April 29, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 29, 2013 The slim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alligoat Posted April 29, 2013 Report Share Posted April 29, 2013 Nice job Basketbob. Where did the SA3135 come from? I think the slim 4 came out in 2003 when the Y serial changed to the 16610T case (no lugholes). Certainly it was out on the F serials which are around 2004. This is a late Y-serial- no lugholes case Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
basketbob951 Posted April 29, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 29, 2013 Oh you're right, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alligoat Posted April 29, 2013 Report Share Posted April 29, 2013 OysterPassion is a good little timeline for the most part. The thing with Rolex is they are always making changes. I have a 16800 that has a 1998 dial- it says Swiss T<25, but was lumed in luminova so it still glows at night, as do the hands. Rolex used up the last batch of T<25 dials using luminova and then went to the 'Swiss' designation using luminova. Don't know if this happened on the new 16610s also. Mine was a service dial since it originally had the matte dial- 8.1 million SN. Read about that on VRF. 10 years on the slim 4, hard to believe, but 16610 production ended in 2010 or so, right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
basketbob951 Posted April 29, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 29, 2013 Yes, it's now a collector... A Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fidhle007 Posted April 29, 2013 Report Share Posted April 29, 2013 Yes, one movement was sourced from PureTime as a complete watch and the other was from a member here. I had to combine the two to get reliable keyless works. I miss this one but I have another in process to fill its "shoes" if you will... ;-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macjulivert Posted April 30, 2013 Report Share Posted April 30, 2013 mmmmm where can I buy a GEN bezel ring? Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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