Ueno Posted December 9, 2014 Report Share Posted December 9, 2014 Can you guys tell if the dial on this watch is authentic? I would really appreciate it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanuq Posted December 9, 2014 Report Share Posted December 9, 2014 I'm no expert but I'm having a really hard time believing it's gen. Several alignments between rows of text aren't quite right and the coronet is .........unless it's some new / service / maxi / uber replacement I've never handled. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC109 Posted December 9, 2014 Report Share Posted December 9, 2014 Proportions of the 12 o'clock triangle index are way off--not narrow enough. I could be wrong, and maybe there was a short run of gen dials with this shape, but the only other place I have seen this is Yuki. Of course the hands add to a picture of something here being not quite right. All that said, I have this same dial in an otherwise gen 1675, and it looks good! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cc33 Posted December 9, 2014 Report Share Posted December 9, 2014 Rep Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
preacher62 Posted December 9, 2014 Report Share Posted December 9, 2014 Looks like a WSO bezel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeyB Posted December 10, 2014 Report Share Posted December 10, 2014 The dial on a 1675 does not say 'Date' after 'OYSTER PERPETUAL'. The watch looks like a 16750. http://www.gmtmasterhistory.com/gmt-master_ref_16750.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bc1221 Posted December 10, 2014 Report Share Posted December 10, 2014 Doubt it's real just for the simple fact that tritium would have yellowed quite a bit by now. The coronet doesn't look right but the serifs on the text look ok... If I had to choose, I'd say rep Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
droptopman Posted December 10, 2014 Report Share Posted December 10, 2014 No expert but looking at a bunch of pictures, possibly a later model like 16760/16700/16710 with an unusual GMT hand. Couple of the gen pics have the spread out crown similar to this, but then those models have white gold indices. The 16750 later production models came with the date on it but I would assume since they are later models they would also have the white gold indices. My dial is from 1988 and has the Oyster Perpetual without the date but has the white gold indices....OK never mind I am confused by this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeyB Posted December 10, 2014 Report Share Posted December 10, 2014 The first is from the link, the 2nd is from your post, turned. If it is a gen, I'd say it's an early 16750, and it's a rare one. From the link: Two different variants of the dial: Matt, without white gold indexes - rare. Glossy, with white gold indexes (identical to the newer GMTs). Rolex switched the dial during production (approx. serial 9XXXXXX / 1986). This dial was first introduced without 'Date'-imprint, later versions show this imprint. During service, many matt dials got replaced by glossy ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cc33 Posted December 10, 2014 Report Share Posted December 10, 2014 Great info Joey! That is a rare dial but the hour hand is obscuring the fact that the word date doesn't exist on yours, his dial is a rep Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeyB Posted December 10, 2014 Report Share Posted December 10, 2014 Great info Joey! That is a rare dial but the hour hand is obscuring the fact that the word date doesn't exist on yours, his dial is a rep The site says "This dial was first introduced without 'Date'-imprint, later versions show this imprint." so I'd guess it was a late early dial... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cc33 Posted December 10, 2014 Report Share Posted December 10, 2014 There's no matte dialed gmt with the word date Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
droptopman Posted December 10, 2014 Report Share Posted December 10, 2014 I agree the early rare matte dials without indices would not have the word date on it. Sent from my droptop using telepathy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jigelow Posted December 10, 2014 Report Share Posted December 10, 2014 Bezel insert color change doesn't follow all the way through the "6". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.S. Posted December 10, 2014 Report Share Posted December 10, 2014 Fake or incorrectly refinished dial. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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