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15 January 2021, 08:15 AM | #1 |
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Old dial still white?
Can a 40 year old dial still have bright white markings?
I was thinking that even in a drawer the markers would begin to yellow. But this dial I was looking at seems newer/service, but theres 121xxx on the back. |
15 January 2021, 08:46 AM | #2 |
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In a drawer the mostly accepted theory is the tritium would patina even more than if out in the light... As for this dial, it could be the picture but it also seems that the lume is washed form the dial. Do you have more pics?
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I think I'd rather have a more patina'd dial anyway. |
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16 January 2021, 05:40 AM | #4 |
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the lume is still on there according to the seller, just very very white.
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16 January 2021, 06:00 AM | #5 |
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If the lume is still there its likely a luminova service dial, despite the t<25 marking.
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16 January 2021, 06:05 AM | #6 |
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None of my tritium dial watches are that white .
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MK-1 Hard to tell if there is tritium with that picture.. |
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My 1979 5513 Maxi MKI is snow white. I've seen many Maxis very white.
Not so sure about 1680, but from the OP's pic one can clearly see the foggy/blurry perimeters of plots, meaning it's not the paint underneath the lume, it's THE lume. For comparison side by side with 16800. |
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Singer made the red line dials and I believe some ft first dials. I have seen the 121XXX stamped on the back of 1680 dials. The ft first dials for the 1680 I have seen the 121XXX stamp on the back. Contact vintage Rolex watch experts and show photos of the front and back. And yes this dial sure is white.
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