tc670207 Posted July 10, 2015 Report Share Posted July 10, 2015 Rolex holding the crown position in the watchmaking industry has its reason - it produces "Les Beaux Arts". The moment I unpacked this dial on my work bench, a French phrase rang in my head - "Les Beaux Arts". I couldn't help but gave the dial a good half an hour gaze, trying to figure out the materials and the work processes to produce this little piece of art. I checked all the watch forums, gen or rep together, and learned that gen Yacht-Master 16622 dial is made of a slice of solid platinum. Like the 50th Anniversary Submariner 16610LV insert, gen 16622 dial reflects different glares or sparks under different angles or colors of light. Also like the Submariner 16610 & 16610LV, gen Yacht-Master 16622 dial print has quite a few versions since its 1997 debut. Some have "slender" Yacht-Master font, while others looked "bold". Members on Rolexforums argued about which variation or series built is worth more to invest in or collect. My British friend and I do not have such a problem. To us, the red, "bold", and raised in high gloss Yacht-Master text appeals the best. Rolex dial makers are the elite few who mastered the skills in dial printing. Gen Rolex dials always bears its trade mark feature - raised printed text. On Yacht-Master 16622, the printed text is somewhere between gloss to matte. One thing worth mentioning is, to pad print on an uneven surface, like the platinum Yacht-Master 16622's dial, and still produce the raised printed text is a lost art. I'm very happy my British friend mastered this lost art. Gentlemen, may I present "Kensington High 16622 Dial". The lume shot. Another shot under work lamp. Thanks for reading. TC 07/10/2015 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irolexu Posted July 10, 2015 Report Share Posted July 10, 2015 Very nice. Is it safe to assume this is platinum? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
droptopman Posted July 10, 2015 Report Share Posted July 10, 2015 Awesome work TC. Looks great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomhorn Posted July 10, 2015 Report Share Posted July 10, 2015 Damn, that's nice. May be time to add a YM to my collection if the rest of it comes out as well as the dial. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markiemark Posted July 10, 2015 Report Share Posted July 10, 2015 Will you be offering the TC YM anytime soon???? :D 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
netniet Posted July 10, 2015 Report Share Posted July 10, 2015 Thomas, this looks amazing. Time for me to consider buying a YM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ceejay Posted July 10, 2015 Report Share Posted July 10, 2015 That's a beautiful dial. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
preacher62 Posted July 11, 2015 Report Share Posted July 11, 2015 There should be an award for that lume shot. It is amazing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atossg Posted July 11, 2015 Report Share Posted July 11, 2015 Gorgeous dial! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ssclassa80 Posted July 11, 2015 Report Share Posted July 11, 2015 This is great news TC, dial looks awesome!! New offering coming for sure? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danielv2000 Posted July 12, 2015 Report Share Posted July 12, 2015 Very nice dial. I am a big fan of the YM! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lukenorris2011 Posted July 12, 2015 Report Share Posted July 12, 2015 I miss my gen YM. I am going to get one of these for sure when there out. Your UK dial maker is fabbbbbb! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
watchguyusa1 Posted July 13, 2015 Report Share Posted July 13, 2015 interesting for sure, I want to see it in person, its priced at $250 so can't be real platinum, but the printing technique is same as GEN... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skywatch Posted July 14, 2015 Report Share Posted July 14, 2015 What a beauty, the platinum dial makes me want to fall in love with the YM again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atossg Posted July 14, 2015 Report Share Posted July 14, 2015 We shall all await TC's launch of the YM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geof3 Posted July 14, 2015 Report Share Posted July 14, 2015 That looks great! But! The red of the Yacht-Master is too red... The gen is more blood red. Splitting hairs, but a definite "tell". Could be just camera angles and lighting as well. Still, remarkable dial. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
highoeyazmuhudee Posted July 14, 2015 Report Share Posted July 14, 2015 wow, looks stunning! imagine what TC could do for vintage rolex parts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irolexu Posted July 17, 2015 Report Share Posted July 17, 2015 I love the platinum dials but since the 116622 blue dial is out I'm more in love with that dial Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike on a bike Posted July 17, 2015 Report Share Posted July 17, 2015 It would seem TC is putting them out for sale YMs that is @ 640 USds new dial or not unknown. http://blog.tc-sub.com/2012/05/tc-watches-list.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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