the playful eyes Posted April 10, 2008 Report Share Posted April 10, 2008 Hi All, I just purchased this dial from DW and would like to know if you experts can spot the flaws. I can't, no matter how hard I look. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest porsche356a Posted April 10, 2008 Report Share Posted April 10, 2008 Aside from the lint at the six o'clock sub dial, it looks too new! Seriously though: 1. the stick markers are too close to the tritium dots 2. t swiss t is either a tad too big, but again too close to the sub dial at 6 3. "daytona " coloring is a bit off 4. the marker spacing in the subdials (3,6,9,12) are a tad off as well 5. the tic markers are a bit too bold 6. The spacing, size and font used for ROLEX, OYSTER and CHRONOGRAPH is a bit off 7. the tick markers (10,20) at the subdial at 6 and 9 should be longer, and bolder and touch the ends of the subdials 8. the tick markers (5,15) at the subdial at 3 should be longer, and bolder and touch the ends of the subdial Nevertheless, it is a very good dial. the crown is at the correct spot. And If I didnt have a pic of a gen to compare it to, it would probably fool me at first. What do you think, Gen on the left. Gen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the playful eyes Posted April 10, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 10, 2008 You sir, have very good eyes. I actually had a pic of the gen to compare and I wasn't able to find anything, which lead me to believe that this purchase was too good to be true. Thank you! Aside from the lint at the six o'clock sub dial, it looks too new! Seriously though: 1. the stick markers are too close to the tritium dots 2. t swiss t is either a tad too big, but again too close to the sub dial at 6 3. "daytona " coloring is a bit off 4. the marker spacing in the subdials (3,6,9,12) are a tad off as well 5. the tic markers are a bit too bold 6. The spacing and size of ROLEX, OYSTER and CHRONOGRAPH is a bit off 7. the tick markers (10,20) at the subdial at 6 and 9 should be longer, and bolder and touch the ends of the subdials 8. the tick markers (5,15) at the subdial at 3 should be longer, and bolder and touch the ends of the subdial Nevertheless, it is a very good dial. the crown is at the correct spot. And If I didnt have a pic of a gen to compare it to, it would probably fool me at first. What do you think, Gen on the left. Gen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freddy333 Posted April 10, 2008 Report Share Posted April 10, 2008 The crown is slightly too low & the '110' in the bezel is too widely spaced. But the glaring mistake is the 'O' in Rolex. Wrong font & a dead give-away that has fouled virtually every aftermarket Daytona dial I have seen. Correct these 3 flaws (especially the 'O') & the dial would be a winner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest porsche356a Posted April 10, 2008 Report Share Posted April 10, 2008 The crown being too low could be due to the hour markers being too high. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
llsteve80 Posted April 10, 2008 Report Share Posted April 10, 2008 the one thing that bugs me the most about these dials is the numbers on the subdials not going up the edge like on the gen. They are only on the recessed part. To me, thats the quickest and easiest way to spot a rep dial. I can see it from further away. Because of this, I stick with the exotic, or newman dials, although these aren't perfect either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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