piepan Posted December 18, 2013 Report Share Posted December 18, 2013 (edited) Hi everyone. New to the forum. I've looking for a good dial. I've tried the phong. Looking at Ndt. Just not impressed. My 1680 is a complete phong. Case. Dial. With a 1570 cal. Rolex sunburst date wheel. The phong case is pretty good. Much better than a yuki. The bezel is a bit wide. Will not take a OEM bezel. Little flat. I can live with that. The dial is just horrible for the amount I put in, I should have just bought a real one. That being said. If anyone has a good dial. Refinished. Or can point a noob in the right direction. It would be appreciated. Edited December 18, 2013 by piepan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piepan Posted December 18, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 18, 2013 I did make an attempt to re lume. Came out just horrible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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cc33 Posted December 18, 2013 Report Share Posted December 18, 2013 http://www.network54.com/Forum/207673/message/1387297677/Dials+for+sale You can have the marker with some missing lume touched up, make him an offer, money well spent, don't waste your money on a dissapointing high end replica/redial Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
netniet Posted December 18, 2013 Report Share Posted December 18, 2013 I would go for this one, the color of the dial is just awesome. And I would leave it as is. http://www.chrono-shop.net/en/dials/1498-rare-vintage-rolex-red-submariner-date-dial-watch-1680-for-restore-or-repair-project-.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irolexu Posted December 18, 2013 Report Share Posted December 18, 2013 A gen dial just sold on eBay. Keep your eye on TRF and VRF. You should go gen with that type of build. Especially having a gen movement Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lionsandtigers Posted December 18, 2013 Report Share Posted December 18, 2013 Agree. Gotta go gen. Post a wtb in VRM Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piepan Posted December 19, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 19, 2013 As much as I would want to go gen. I just cannot justify putting a couple thousand into a watch that will never be 100%. I wish I can find a good source for good dials, I do not understand why a dial would be so difficult. something is always a tad bit off. btw. the case is very good, little pricey but well worth it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piepan Posted December 19, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 19, 2013 but then again, I see horrible home jobs on the bay, "real bids". I really wonder what the exact % of the 1680s floating around are 100%... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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