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Thats very interesting Marcello................
Do you know when these services dials were introduced, are they from the 60's or later and just done in the style of the earlier 50's/60's dials? Are the hands still original to the watches you have seen with these service dials? Are these dials Radium?
If these service dials are from the 60's is there any pattern you may have noticed regarding the watches the service replacement underline dials are in. Are they certain years or within a serial number range or just random replacement of dials during a service?
The reason why I ask is whether they could have been used to replace other dials that did not conform with the US standards for radioactive materials eg low Radium limit introduced in 58 or the use of other luminous material such as Strontium following the 1959 USA GMT scare.
I appreciate I'm asking a lot, but just trying to understand more about such an interesting underline dial that has always been subject of hot debate as to the significance.
All the very best
kind regards
John
Let's see some Rolex 1675 Underline.
When we speak about GMT underline dial, there is not only one, but three different versions. 1/ The Chapter Ring: One from 1960: One from 1963: 2/ The non Chapter Ring: Swiss only, deep black, hard to find in nice condition, as most of the dials I've seen...
Let's suffer some more:)
Thank you dear Torquemada for this delightful pictorial As a detail I love exclamation very much what I can't say about underline From one that you presented first one looks best for me 1960 chapter ring Yours D
Exclamation dot is much less diversified, on a GMT Master.
But I would not be objective to say that I don't like it! ;) Best, Damjan, and thanks for your input. Nicolic.
yes but there is also a very early ....
replacement dial for 6542 with underline ( still lacquered and printed SWISS only with the typical clear gold nuance that looks " silver " ). this 6542 dial version is the last one signed " SWISS " only and can be defined as mk 5. by the way in my opinion...
Very interesting comments and infos, Marcello.
First, I never saw a 6542 underline, but why not, since there are some 6542 Exclamation Dot. Then, as for the period, I saw several " - " from 1960, several quartals. And now that you wrote it, some early 1964 ones... A few. When were the " - " 6542 dials...
Thats very interesting Marcello................
Do you know when these services dials were introduced, are they from the 60's or later and just done in the style of the earlier 50's/60's dials? Are the hands still original to the watches you have seen with these service dials? Are these dials Radium? I...
Splendid pictorial within an interesting post !.. Again learned quite a bit !.. Unfortunately, however,..
.. This time I can\'t be of service chipping in, as I don\'t own a 1675 (Double) Swiss/ Underline. Thus, all I can do is sending greetings with my humble other one: gilt, 1675, PCG, CR and exclamation dot (1960).. Am pretty sure, some of you may remember,...
Rolex Gilt 5512 one upper one lower underline
Here is a nice pair of Rolex Gilt 5512. The left one has the upper underline and the right one has the rare bottom underline but specifically bottom in between underline. Bill ...
Underline Rolex watches are always educational
Because we still don't really know what the purpose is "definitively". Bill
Thanks for sharing...
I can't seem to find much info on the underline 1675. This thread will come in handy ;)
Hi Nicolas - my contribution.
1675 Double Swiss Underline. Mine is 87X,XXX serial. Cheers, Eko ...
Eko, you re killing me. 2 SUPERB specimens! More pics, please.
Is your SYL around 1964? Best, Nicolas
Nikolas, thx for your compliment.
Serpico is 1.14x serial number and falls into year '64 if my memory serves me correctly. Another pic. Pardon for the quality. Gilt 1675 Cheers, Eko ...
It is funny because normally I am not a fan of the retailer's name on a dial.
But when it comes to SYL and the GMT MASTER, I am totally crazy, and if you add the fact that it is from 1964, I am mad to depth... Or almost. ;) No, seriously, I never found a GMT MASTER from 1964 with a nice dial. Yours is a delicious exception! As for ...