The MBW Datewheel

[BMWrolex]

I've recently seen the MBW datewheel for a 1680 Red Submariner, and the 9 and 6 look really weird.... I was wondering if its like that for all the other MBW "Polex" watches?

That can't be accurate or is it?

[kasigi]

Define weird?

[BMWrolex]

Sorry for my bad drawing, but im referring to how the 9 doesn't connect to itself and is not as bold... heres the example:

[alligoat]

The "open 9's and 6's" on the MBW/WM datewheels approximate the date font used on the old Rolex 1570 datewheels which were around from the 60's thru until around 1980. Other inaccuracies such as the 3's not having flat tops are more of a giveaway. The open 6's and 9's aren't bad IMO. Original 1680 datewheels were also silver, but later replacements had a white background

Modern datewheels are altogether different- closed 6's and 9's and round top 3's and in the last couple of years the font used by Rolex is thinner that it was before. things keep changing w/ Rolex.

[Guest avitt]

Round top 3's are not necessarily inaccurate: