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RyanPrasad · 2 July 2016, 04:11 PM

I'm having some heated debate here on this particular piece and overall on how to tell if markers have been painted to match. How do you tell beyond louping it hard up close? The markers all seem even and I don't see any paint on them in person at 10x. What should I be looking for?

Thanks team

Ryan

RyanPrasad · 3 July 2016, 10:59 PM

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TimeToGo · 3 July 2016, 11:07 PM

The picture is not the best so my guess is the dial sat in a drawer, plots down (highest point of the dial), and thus the results.

RyanPrasad · 4 July 2016, 08:52 AM

Thanks TimeToGo, that's actually what the guy said in broken English, something about the plots being faced down, didn't quite understand. With painted markers is there a definitive way to check for that?

Not sure how people feel about it either, to be fair the date wheel and hands don't match anyway

Haywood_Milton · 4 July 2016, 09:09 AM

Slighly OT, but how many 00000s is that in the model reference exactly?

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dysondiver · 4 July 2016, 09:11 AM

you keep worse hours than me ,,, guessing its just the three 0s

RyanPrasad · 4 July 2016, 12:17 PM

Apologies gents it's a 168000 still the more rare transitional model, I'm just getting picky with the markers

TimeToGo · 4 July 2016, 08:57 PM

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Originally Posted by RyanPrasad

Thanks TimeToGo, that's actually what the guy said in broken English, something about the plots being faced down, didn't quite understand. With painted markers is there a definitive way to check for that?

Not sure how people feel about it either, to be fair the date wheel and hands don't match anyway

I would speculate that the watch was serviced during its lifetime and had the dial/hands replaced and someone tried to bring it period correct with "parts".

Repainted/relumed markers (plots) on a white gold surround would definitely make a mess and would doubt stay within markers.

If this price is right, go for it and try to source another set of dial/hands, etc.

Good luck!

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RyanPrasad "TRF" Member Join Date: Jun 2014 Real Name: NotRyan? Location: Chicago Watch: Daytona 16520 Posts: 114	Apologies gents it's a 168000 still the more rare transitional model, I'm just getting picky with the markers Last edited by RyanPrasad; 4 July 2016 at 12:18 PM.. Reason: Typo

3 July 2016, 10:59 PM	#2
RyanPrasad "TRF" Member Join Date: Jun 2014 Real Name: NotRyan? Location: Chicago Watch: Daytona 16520 Posts: 114	Ttt

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TimeToGo 2024 ROLEX DATEJUST41 Pledge Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: North Florida Posts: 16,593	The picture is not the best so my guess is the dial sat in a drawer, plots down (highest point of the dial), and thus the results.

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RyanPrasad "TRF" Member Join Date: Jun 2014 Real Name: NotRyan? Location: Chicago Watch: Daytona 16520 Posts: 114	Thanks TimeToGo, that's actually what the guy said in broken English, something about the plots being faced down, didn't quite understand. With painted markers is there a definitive way to check for that? Not sure how people feel about it either, to be fair the date wheel and hands don't match anyway

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dysondiver "TRF" Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Real Name: tom Location: northern ireland Watch: my fins Posts: 10,063	you keep worse hours than me ,,, guessing its just the three 0s

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