jmb Posted January 30, 2017 Report Posted January 30, 2017 Question for the collective: Was there ever a gloss/gilt Space-Dweller?
Revere Posted January 30, 2017 Report Posted January 30, 2017 I thought the space-dwellers were exclusively matte dials with white print. I could be wrong since I have never looked very very deep into the space-dweller, but I've never come across a gilt example or even whispers of one.
ogladio Posted January 30, 2017 Report Posted January 30, 2017 No expert herr either, but quick googling seem to confirm they're from 1963 - ie gilt era.
whoopy12 Posted January 30, 2017 Report Posted January 30, 2017 http://s682.photobucket.com/user/bellini_photo/media/1016-space-dweller-800.jpg.html They were all glossy with gilt + silver printing
altesporsche Posted January 30, 2017 Report Posted January 30, 2017 Yea I'm pretty sure they were all gloss and gilt dials as well. When I was building mine I did a lot of research and found a good website on it. Just cannot remember the site now lol but even the gen that came up for auction about 4 months ago had a gilt dial. I think this is why I love this dial so much more than the explorer dials.
Revere Posted January 31, 2017 Report Posted January 31, 2017 I stand well corrected, thank you for sharing the info guys!
lhooq Posted January 31, 2017 Report Posted January 31, 2017 Hey, J! All the photos I've seen of the originals show gilt. I think InGod44 based his dial on one of the auction shots that made the Space-Dweller look matte.
jmb Posted February 1, 2017 Author Report Posted February 1, 2017 Hey, M, the 1016 master himself! Really strange that all of the Space-Dwellers I've built for people have had matte dials and white markings. I do seem to remember that the ingod was white with "SPACE-DWELLER" in a silverish color...
mcotter Posted February 1, 2017 Report Posted February 1, 2017 Wait a minute....was that really Ihooq for real? If so are you still in Canada? I have missed your wisdom & thought you were onto other adventures.... my best, mcotter
Nanuq Posted February 1, 2017 Report Posted February 1, 2017 Lhooq? Welcome back... glad to see you lurking around again. Stop by the champagne fountain and we'll have the dancing girls set you up, on the house.
lhooq Posted February 2, 2017 Report Posted February 2, 2017 On 1/31/2017 at 7:27 PM, jmb said: Hey, M, the 1016 master himself! Really strange that all of the Space-Dwellers I've built for people have had matte dials and white markings. I do seem to remember that the ingod was white with "SPACE-DWELLER" in a silverish color... Yes, you remember correctly. White text, silver "Space-Dweller" and just a gorgeous dial for the money. Wrong, as it turns out, but gorgeous! [Yes, I've still got that watch because I don't sell anything.] Glad to see so many familiar faces are still around here! Sorry for not checking in more often; it took someone PMing me about a 1016 build to finally log on. Life has kept me busy, with less time and money for these projects. It's not so much that I got poorer; it's these damn vintage Rolex prices that have gotten ridiculous! I'm looking forward to see what's changed in the last 1-2 years, and what's stayed exactly the same. I'm glad you've still got those Explorer cases for the people who need them! 23 hours ago, mcotter said: Wait a minute....was that really Ihooq for real? If so are you still in Canada? I have missed your wisdom & thought you were onto other adventures.... my best, mcotter Yes, still in Canada and I'm still getting compliments for your strap! I'm still involved in watches, even though I haven't bought a new piece in years. We should definitely meet up sometime. I was thinking of heading down to Detroit for the auto show, but my schedule filled up. 2 hours ago, Nanuq said: Lhooq? Welcome back... glad to see you lurking around again. Stop by the champagne fountain and we'll have the dancing girls set you up, on the house. Champagne, I can skip, but I've always got time for the dancing girls! Good to see that polar bear again!
altesporsche Posted February 2, 2017 Report Posted February 2, 2017 So is this little slooot incorrect ? LoL everything on the Rolie forums I've seen shows that the gloss gilt is correct ?
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