ww12345 Posted October 25, 2016 Report Share Posted October 25, 2016 So I just bought a gen luminova dial on here and wondered if it is in the realm of possibility to switch it out oneself... I'm pretty handy with watch tools and am comfortable working with reps but wanted a more expert opinion with regard to gens. Are they that different? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
automatico Posted October 25, 2016 Report Share Posted October 25, 2016 "So I just bought a gen luminova dial on here and wondered if it is in the realm of possibility to switch it out oneself... I'm pretty handy with watch tools and am comfortable working with reps but wanted a more expert opinion with regard to gens. Are they that different?" The basics are the same except for two main things: 1...replica rolex watches and parts are much cheaper than genuine and if you screw something up it is not a big loss. Genuine watches cost a whole lot more so a mistake can be costly. Otoh replicas can be harder to work on because of their poor quality so genuine watches may be a bit easier to work on. If it was me and the replacement parts cost much at all, I would not attempt the job if I had any doubts. Otoh again, a many professional 'watch fixers' screw stuff up too. One main difference between a pro and a hack is a pro can usually fix their screw-ups. Dials being one exception. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alligoat Posted October 25, 2016 Report Share Posted October 25, 2016 Swapping out dials on a 16570 shouldn't be that expensive- I would expect to pay my watchmaker $25-40. I figure that beats the heck out of screwing it up yourself Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Revere Posted October 26, 2016 Report Share Posted October 26, 2016 You gotta see if the dial feet are compatible with the movement. Chances are, they aren't, which means you gotta trim the dial feet. That means you gotta use dial dots (unless you wanna solder on new dial feet) to affix the dial. That's ok, not a hugely hard thing to do, but not terribly easy to do correctly and without marring the dial. You also gotta see if the diameter of the dial will match the inner diameter of the dial lip. If it does not, the dial won't fit because it's too large. Some rep dials vary from gen dial size (I might even say most?). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ww12345 Posted October 26, 2016 Author Report Share Posted October 26, 2016 Cool - thanks for the advice. It's a gen watch and a gen dial so no issues there. Point taken about messing up an expensive watch/ dial though... Maybe I'll see what there is in my area and worst case give it a go myself. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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