Do hour markers EVER come off gen Rolexes?

[Royal Oak]

I've owned many a Rolex rep over the years of many types and qualities from all our dealers. The one consistant problem that send them to the watchmaker is the markers falling off the face.

Does this EVER happen with Gens?

[Watchmeister]

Not in my experience and that includes a '50's bubble back, '66 5512, '80's 16520, etc.

[sneed12]

Gen dials have different construction--the markers aren't "cups" like a rep, they're "rings." The lume is painted right on the dial, it's much harder for it to come off.

[automatico]

I have stuck a few applied markers and coronet emblems on genuine watches over the years.

I have stuck a LOT of replica markers back on and sometimes just the luminous stuff when it falls out of the marker.

[freddy333]

Very rarely.

[correctime]

Markers comming off a gen ?

Like Freddy said....that's a rare occurence.

I've never had it happen to me, nor have I ever heard of it happening.

[dan_189]

May make some people cringe including myself, but its interesting to read:

 

http://www.minus4plus6.com/ouch.htm

 

One article talks about a marker coming off if the watch is dropped... *shudder!*

[SSTEEL]

Quite extreme circumstances though from that link.

 

 

I spot a single hole too, so if these were rings, not cups, how/where does this ring mate with the hole above?

Edited June 10, 2013 by SSTEEL

[tomhorn]

It happens ... this is a gen dial in my franken trying to imitate the FM Crazy Hours ...

 

Edited June 10, 2013 by tomhorn

[the_rymeister]

May make some people cringe including myself, but its interesting to read:

 

http://www.minus4plus6.com/ouch.htm

 

One article talks about a marker coming off if the watch is dropped... *shudder!*

Thanks for sharing the link dan, it was an interesteing read

[gavidoc]

On real dials they are cups just like on reps. The big difference though is that on real dials the cup posts go all the way through the dial and they are soldered on from the back. Once that is done the remaining bit of post is ground down. As a result each cup is attached very firmly to the dial.

Most reps just have small holes drilled but not all the way through. They are the glued in place.