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Old 4 March 2019, 05:40 AM   #1
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1803 Macros
Dug out a cheap 25x loupe. Apologies for dust on the loupe, but this 50 year old Day Date is amazing.
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Old 4 March 2019, 08:21 AM   #2
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Great pics
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Old 5 March 2019, 03:33 PM   #3
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What great piece
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Old 5 March 2019, 04:47 PM   #4
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What great piece
Thanks chaps!!
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Old 6 March 2019, 02:39 AM   #5
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Great shots

Here's mine. No lume
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Old 6 March 2019, 03:06 AM   #6
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Good stuff!

I played with a magnifier app on my cheap Android phone and my old 1625.
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Old 6 March 2019, 08:21 AM   #7
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These are great!!
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Old 29 May 2019, 09:14 PM   #8
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unfortunately my 1803 was found to have an aftermarket dial and returned.
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Old 29 May 2019, 10:06 PM   #9
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unfortunately my 1803 was found to have an aftermarket dial and returned.


What led you to that decision Aftermarket dial - was it the irregular printing ? M
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I ask because I just bought a 1803

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Old 29 May 2019, 11:53 PM   #10
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Not a true macro, but here's a crop-and-enlarge using an 85mm lens of my ca. 1977 1803, Italian day dial.
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Old 30 May 2019, 01:06 AM   #11
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Love the details of the 1803
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Old 30 May 2019, 08:10 AM   #12
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What led you to that decision Aftermarket dial - was it the irregular printing ? M
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Datewheel didn't sit correctly and I gave it to my watchmaker who confirmed it.
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Old 31 May 2019, 11:05 AM   #13
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Datewheel didn't sit correctly and I gave it to my watchmaker who confirmed it.
Did he say what to look for? I'm looking at vintage 1803's and hope to avoid any hassles. That black dial looks great, sad to hear it was a fake - great job aging it though....
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Old 31 May 2019, 02:41 PM   #14
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Hi,

could you give more details?
while I am no expert, I would not have said this is an aftermarket dial.

I remember when I commented that day wheel does not sit correctly, I did not think the dial was the culprit.
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Old 31 May 2019, 03:08 PM   #15
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Not an 1803, but an 18038 macro

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Old 31 May 2019, 03:13 PM   #16
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could you give more details?
The 'EX' in Rolex isn't level at all, plus the 'CH' in Chronometer bleed into each other.

In fact the printing of every letter is highly irregular.
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Old 31 May 2019, 03:58 PM   #17
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so, not a redial? all together aftermarket?
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Old 31 May 2019, 04:39 PM   #18
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so, not a redial? all together aftermarket?
I’ll message you on Instagram.
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Old 31 May 2019, 06:19 PM   #19
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could you let me know as well
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thanks
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Old 1 June 2019, 06:41 AM   #20
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