6542 dial question
Hi team, what would you say of this GMT dial, for a 397xxx serial? The picture is not very good, I saw the watch in real and the condition is pretty amazing. But noticed the missing hyphen or dash between "oyster" and "perpetual"; does that make of it a r...
I never saw a 6542 dial without the hyphen between Oyster And Perpetual.
But we are here to learn... Best, Nicolas
Yes, hope someone will bring some light in here...
Have found a few like this generally cased in \'57s, but not sure if these are replacement dials; could replacement have the Swiss only signature?
I see, that reduces the options here..
either all is good, either..all is wrong !! am sure we'll see some light coming out of the forum sooner or later... Been looking for a clear guideline in internet, it's crazy there is much less information about 6542 than for example 1680, double reds, re...
My opinion
I am cant rely on the same literary resources as most of my fellow collectors on Watch Prosite . But i would argue it is original as the patina of dial markers are the same as the hands . Regards ,
thanks for chipping in Americano!
if I remember correctly the hands are a bit more greenish than the markers although the overall look is pretty uniform indeed. not sure that is a criteria by itself to assess the originality of the dial tough..I've seen some pretty amazing examples sold b...
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From my experience of buying watches in Argentina , one finds vintage watches or specificaly rolex watches , with not always corresponding dials or even cases . As to the period of import restrictions in the peronist times from the 1950 s tru 1970s the we...
I echo Nicolas sentiment. Just because we did not see one without dash does not invalidate
It is hard to draw a conclusion based on the dash. But is is hard to offer comments based on just one picture. Who knows you may have the worlds only unique dial "Prototype" without dash and you are the lucky one. Best Bill
There is the albino 6542 in white, which is pictured without the dash.
Also going through auction houses you would find some black 6542 dials without the dash. Does it make it all original, I cannot say. However, as we know early Rolex with some dial variations, why not argue that it can be reasonable. What about the 1675? D...
Hallo Thilo!
Thanks for commenting my friend, been researching myself since a few days and I can easily find some others non-hyphened 6542\'s either in past auction catalogues or in the so called "reputed dealers"...the question still remains if these could be service...