grumio
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I have seen...
these little notches in the edge of vintage dials from many different brands, often at the 12, 3, 6 or 9 position.
I would guess they are there for alignment during manufacturing of the dial, to ensure the printing, dial feet, date windows, etc can all be aligned correctly. Just a guess though...
I'm not very good with vintage JLC, so I can't really comment on the originality or otherwise of your dial, though it does look OK, based on the small picture provided.
grumio
Memovox dial?
By: pitpro : October 11th, 2011-08:57
Hi all Can anyone tell me what this notch is for? Is it supposed to be there? What is the purpose? The fonts look totally original to me. I have compared fonts to numerous watches in same serial range and they look correct. I looked also at some JLC dial ...
I have seen...
By: grumio : October 12th, 2011-15:18
these little notches in the edge of vintage dials from many different brands, often at the 12, 3, 6 or 9 position. I would guess they are there for alignment during manufacturing of the dial, to ensure the printing, dial feet, date windows, etc can all be...
Some examples.....
By: pitpro : October 12th, 2011-19:40
Thanks for the reply. I wanted to purchase this watch and I was hoping for more responses. On Rolex, which I am more familiar with, this notch is a bad sign, means the dial is refinished. It is used to align the dial plate with the refinish tampon. I have...