BMWrolex Posted February 3, 2007 Report Share Posted February 3, 2007 It looks like this guy may be selling MBW rolex dials... Heres an example: http://cgi.ebay.com/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem...em=170070941657 Notice the size of the singer logo... With all of the auctions he has, the singer logo is in the same location and the same size. Are these authentic dials? I know it says "Condition Professionally Refinished" But that only means the front of the dials. He never said aftermarket so we must assume that hes trying to sell these off as authentic. Am I wrong, or are these reps? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubiquitous Posted February 3, 2007 Report Share Posted February 3, 2007 Actually, the one in the auction is different... MBW Singers look like this... eBay dial... Meanwhile, a genuine Singer looks like this Hope this helps... R Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BMWrolex Posted February 3, 2007 Author Report Share Posted February 3, 2007 Hope this helps... R Thats exactly what I thought the singer dial looks like. The small etching is different from the ones hes offering. The font looks completely different... hard to say though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flavor flav Posted February 3, 2007 Report Share Posted February 3, 2007 what's the "singer" for? and who cares what the back of the dial looks like who sees that anyways? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BMWrolex Posted February 3, 2007 Author Report Share Posted February 3, 2007 what's the "singer" for? and who cares what the back of the dial looks like who sees that anyways? Singer is the company that makes the dial. We care about the back of the dial because it is a tell tale sign of whether or not its a replica/aftermarket item or a genuine dial. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubiquitous Posted February 3, 2007 Report Share Posted February 3, 2007 Singer was one of three major dial makers for Rolex; there was Singer, Beyeler and Stern (the same Stern as Patek, I believe). Rolex ended up buying out numerous companies to pull outsourced production in-house; Beyeler was purchased and brought in for the dial production side. Singer, I believe, ended up selling off a good portion of blank plates which have recirculated and are resurfacing on the market (e.g. the dial I have ref'd above). Stern... We know what has become of Stern, which is not a bad place to be at all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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