508-Fanatic Posted March 25, 2015 Report Share Posted March 25, 2015 Hey all! I won this dial on eBay for literally $61. The seller seems to be cranking them out readily, it even has a "Singer" stamp on the back, although highly unlikely it's a Singer plate. These are out of Mumbai and I was very dubious at first but since it's not a significant amount of money, I figured hey why not? Here's the initial iPhone photo's - I'll take high-res shots with the Canon later. I'm not at all an expert on these dials but this is my next build, and I'd like it to be quality. I'm planning: - Valjoux 72 donor movement with Phong bridges, etc. Will find one with rose-wheels, etc. - Phong Case, bezel etc. - Gen crown - Gen pushers if I can find them, or O-Frei if Phong's aren't up to snuff - Hands to be sourced - Gen Plexi What do we think of the dial? I think it's missing the concentric rings in each chrono section Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperDanX Posted March 25, 2015 Report Share Posted March 25, 2015 (edited) What's the seller please? Dial looks okay but a little strange without the sub dial rings. Edited March 25, 2015 by SuperDanX Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
508-Fanatic Posted March 25, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 25, 2015 I think they are just very faint - I can sort of feel them there - I can't tell a lot of difference between the $61 dial and this one http://www.ebay.com/itm/ROLEX-Vintage-COSMOGRAPH-DAYTONA-Silver-Dial-6262-6263-6265-6239-6241/321702108301 Here's the guy I bought it from - looks like they're sold out at the moment --- http://www.ebay.com/usr/whitelotus24in 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
508-Fanatic Posted March 25, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 25, 2015 Here's a slightly better picture - looks great in the flesh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lhooq Posted March 25, 2015 Report Share Posted March 25, 2015 Dammi, 508, you need to learn how to focus! The subdial shine in the first photo suggests that the concentric rings are there; there wouldn't be that vinyl LP look, otherwise. The weakest part, in my eyes, is the white printing on the subdials. Fonts/spacing looks off and the contrast could be a lot better. And that Singer imprint on the back shouldn't fool anyone! Overall, a pretty good dial for $61. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmg_3 Posted March 25, 2015 Report Share Posted March 25, 2015 doesnt look bad for $50-100 but i'd rather have a phong or phong jr's big red dial. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
508-Fanatic Posted March 25, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 25, 2015 In all honesty I snatched it up just to see if it passed muster... if I'm going to spend a few grand building as close to 1:1 Daytona I'm probably not going to use a $60 dial, but it's really not that bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theblueprince Posted March 25, 2015 Report Share Posted March 25, 2015 If you're going Phong case, V726 etc you want a better dial than that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freddy333 Posted March 26, 2015 Report Share Posted March 26, 2015 Looks like a standard rep dial to me.......nothing special......& I would never buy anything from a seller with those pics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
508-Fanatic Posted March 27, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 27, 2015 Looks like a standard rep dial to me.......nothing special......& I would never buy anything from a seller with those pics. Which seller, pics are you referring to? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chronoluvvv Posted March 27, 2015 Report Share Posted March 27, 2015 being that the most expensive item the seller is selling is a gold plated girly Citizen for under $20 i'd hardly call a $61 dial purchase a win hopefully i'm wrong Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panerai153 Posted March 27, 2015 Report Share Posted March 27, 2015 If you are going to spend a couple of grand building a nice watch, I would find a REALLY good dial and then build the watch around it. Those are terrible photos, however even at that, this is not the dial you would even think about if you were going to build a proper Daytona. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
508-Fanatic Posted March 28, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 28, 2015 So now that everyone has had a good laugh at my India cheapie, although I must wonder if some of you would have known had I not told you... What do you suggest for a goody that won't break the bank? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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