Champagnesky Posted March 9, 2019 Report Share Posted March 9, 2019 Hi! Im into putting together a 1665, as always, the hardest thing to do is to find a decent dial. What dials do you guys think are most correct that are out there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thorne Posted March 9, 2019 Report Share Posted March 9, 2019 IMO that would be MQ.I'm building a 1665 franken and am going for an MQ dial, hands, insert all in matching tritium patina. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Champagnesky Posted March 9, 2019 Author Report Share Posted March 9, 2019 28 minutes ago, thorne said: IMO that would be MQ. I'm building a 1665 franken and am going for an MQ dial, hands, insert all in matching tritium lume. Exactly which dial are you getting? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thorne Posted March 9, 2019 Report Share Posted March 9, 2019 The GWSD rail dial. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Champagnesky Posted March 11, 2019 Author Report Share Posted March 11, 2019 On 3/9/2019 at 4:27 PM, thorne said: The GWSD rail dial. Did you recieve any QC pics? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thorne Posted March 12, 2019 Report Share Posted March 12, 2019 Haven't paid yet. Still discussing with MQ. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pang Posted March 18, 2019 Report Share Posted March 18, 2019 Excuse me, may i ask what is MQ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackflash Posted March 18, 2019 Report Share Posted March 18, 2019 Excuse me, may i ask what is MQ?You’ll find MQ here. Located in Vietnam:http://vintagewatchesmq.com/minhquy/index.php?page=shop.product_details&flypage=flypage.tpl&product_id=911&category_id=146&option=com_virtuemart&Itemid=1He can be tricky to deal with. I wasn’t happy with his service or quality of the case I bought from him last time. I wouldn’t buy from him again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
automatico Posted March 19, 2019 Report Share Posted March 19, 2019 "He can be tricky to deal with. I wasn’t happy with his service or quality of the case I bought from him last time. I wouldn’t buy from him again." Sad but true. Pang... In my experience you are usually better off to buy parts from forum members, especially when starting out. The problem now is the sales forum has slowed down quite a bit and you may have to wait to find what you want. I have had good luck in the past with Yuki and a few others but the key word is 'lucky'. Something else...any of them can completely disappear from one day to the next. One thing you can always count on...the quality of the products can be inconsistent to say the least so if you get a good case or dial, hang on to it because the next one may not be as good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pang Posted March 19, 2019 Report Share Posted March 19, 2019 (edited) 3 hours ago, automatico said: "He can be tricky to deal with. I wasn’t happy with his service or quality of the case I bought from him last time. I wouldn’t buy from him again." Sad but true. Pang... In my experience you are usually better off to buy parts from forum members, especially when starting out. The problem now is the sales forum has slowed down quite a bit and you may have to wait to find what you want. I have had good luck in the past with Yuki and a few others but the key word is 'lucky'. Something else...any of them can completely disappear from one day to the next. One thing you can always count on...the quality of the products can be inconsistent to say the least so if you get a good case or dial, hang on to it because the next one may not be as good. Thank you automatico! I am the beginner.... May I ask where are the sales forum?? Because I really want to buy a high quality vintage watch!! 9 hours ago, jackflash said: You’ll find MQ here. Located in Vietnam: http://vintagewatchesmq.com/minhquy/index.php?page=shop.product_details&flypage=flypage.tpl&product_id=911&category_id=146&option=com_virtuemart&Itemid=1 He can be tricky to deal with. I wasn’t happy with his service or quality of the case I bought from him last time. I wouldn’t buy from him again. Thank you for reminding jackflash! i will concorn it Edited March 19, 2019 by Pang Wrong reply Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
automatico Posted March 19, 2019 Report Share Posted March 19, 2019 "May I ask where are the sales forums??" Go to the home page and click on 'Trading Zone' and then click on Watches, Tools and Parts, or Straps and Bracelets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thorne Posted March 27, 2019 Report Share Posted March 27, 2019 This is the Great White rail dial I received from MQ, with tritium patina.Dial font and position of script look really good. There's a mark/scrape close to 9 which was not visible on QC photos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackflash Posted March 27, 2019 Report Share Posted March 27, 2019 There's a mark/scrape close to 9 which was not visible on QC photos. Not surprised to hear that coming from MQ. Date window looks a little off too:Gen: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pang Posted March 27, 2019 Report Share Posted March 27, 2019 15 minutes ago, jackflash said: Not surprised to hear that coming from MQ. Date window looks a little off too: Gen: Compared with ruby, is ruby more worth to buy?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackflash Posted March 27, 2019 Report Share Posted March 27, 2019 Ruby is a pleasure to deal with compared to MQ. Cheaper too. She’s currently listing the following 1665 dials:http://rubyswatch.com/Products/parts/sub-1665 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mendota Explorer Posted March 27, 2019 Report Share Posted March 27, 2019 2 hours ago, jackflash said: Ruby is a pleasure to deal with compared to MQ. Cheaper too. She’s currently listing the following 1665 dials: http://rubyswatch.com/Products/parts/sub-1665 Do you know if she can also provide hands that would pair up with her dials so the lume is matching? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackflash Posted March 27, 2019 Report Share Posted March 27, 2019 Do you know if she can also provide hands that would pair up with her dials so the lume is matching?I don’t know. Drop her an email.infor@rubyswatch.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thorne Posted March 27, 2019 Report Share Posted March 27, 2019 Yes, I can agree Ruby's great to deal with. Got the case for my 1665 build from her. But she didn't have any GWSD dials in stock, and it'll take her 4 weeks to make me one. She can't do hands. I've sent this dial back to MQ for a replacement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hologramet Posted April 1, 2019 Report Share Posted April 1, 2019 Almost all of Rubys shown dials have sloppy lume application. Real shame...Skickat från min iPhone med Tapatalk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thorne Posted April 10, 2019 Report Share Posted April 10, 2019 Forgot to update. This is the dial I finally selected. Had to go through a few dials before I chose this one. If ordering from MQ make sure you ask for clear high definition photos for QC. White spots and etc are dust and lint on the dial. The photos on MQ's website are different from the dial he will send. I don't know why he hasn't updated his photos on the site. For example the GW rail dial photo on his website is the exact same photo on NDT's website. It's not a similar photo, it's the exact same photo down to the defects on the dial. The coronet is wrong, dial script font/color is wrong, spacing all wrong. Now the QC pics and the actual dial he sent me are 95% close to gen. The open 6 GW rail dial version. I am amazed at how close it is to gen. Here is a comparison photo, gen on top, this MQ dial below. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mendota Explorer Posted April 10, 2019 Report Share Posted April 10, 2019 Nobody would ever, EVER in a million years notice any difference on the wrist or in the hand. Even blown up to 500x in macro it's virtually identical! Nice dial! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan71 Posted April 11, 2019 Report Share Posted April 11, 2019 [mention=27923]thorne[/mention] the MQ base dial texture is matte like gen or with a uniform painting not perfectly matte but a little glossy? Almost like a plastic surface Because i bought a tropical brown ruby 1665 and have this effect like a plastic painting .. I know well how is a gen because I have a gen dial 1680.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thorne Posted April 11, 2019 Report Share Posted April 11, 2019 The base is a matte finish. There's no gloss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan71 Posted April 12, 2019 Report Share Posted April 12, 2019 Maybe I’m wrong but seem exactly like my ruby the surface is not like the gen that is matte black but with a charcoal grey texture ..Anyway is a nice dial .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freddy333 Posted April 19, 2019 Report Share Posted April 19, 2019 On 3/9/2019 at 9:46 AM, thorne said: IMO that would be MQ. Been awhile since I built anything new, but, historically, I think MQ has had the most accurate dials. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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