Which dial for the Rolex 1680 "white" is correct?

[malumouse]

Any help would be appreciated...not sure which one is gen.....(both seem to have subtle differences)

1. (first picture) Has the word "rolex" engrave on to the back side..(extremely small..but can be made out)

2. (second picture) Has a bunch of numbers engraved into the back....(kinda like a serial number...)..any help is appreciated thanks

[malumouse]

anyone???

[alligoat]

Let's start out with the obvious.

Dial feet should be at 6:00 and 11:30

Early dials were marked Singer- like early Red Subs

Later dials were marked Beyeler- like a white sub dial that I have on a 78 gen.

Later replacement dials, I guess, could be marked Rolex, up until the late 90's or so when the use of Tritium was discontinued. Rolex, at some point started prodcucing everything "in-house", but I don't know when that occurred.

As for your dials, No. 1- the lume is inconsistent with the background painting- the white painting, that is.

No. 2- maybe the printing isn't as good as it should be- just my opinion.

I can't tell you if they are original, but they're not bad looking by any means from my point of view.

[freddy333]

I do not know if either is original. But, of the two, the second looks better (there is more uneven spacing between the lettering on the first one). The crown looks a little wobbly, but I think that is the photo. If not, then I would disregard it.