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Old 29 December 2020, 04:09 PM   #1
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Your advice is asked, is this 1655 dial original?

Hi Guys, I've been on watch forums for years but I've never been an active member but now I need your help to identify a dial and its originality. Shortly before Christmas I bought this 1655 dial from Catawiki, the experts from Catawiki classified it as an original. Even so, it looks fake in my eyes (rather, I'm 100% sure it's fake) and even of poor quality. Still I want to hear your opinion, original or Fake?
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Old 29 December 2020, 04:17 PM   #2
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Just to confirm, you already bought this dial, and understood that the feet were filed off ?
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Old 29 December 2020, 04:17 PM   #3
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It looks very similar to my 1655 service dial. Not sure if you’re will grow in dark.


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Old 29 December 2020, 04:18 PM   #4
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Old 29 December 2020, 04:52 PM   #5
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Just to confirm, you already bought this dial, and understood that the feet were filed off ?
That is the second problem, in the description it was not specified as a defect or without feet!
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Old 29 December 2020, 04:55 PM   #6
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No, mine doesn't glow in the dark. So no Luminova dial despite only "Swiss"
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Old 29 December 2020, 04:57 PM   #7
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It looks very similar to my 1655 service dial. Not sure if you’re will grow in dark.


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No, mine doesn't glow in the dark. So no Luminova dial despite only "Swiss"
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Old 29 December 2020, 04:59 PM   #8
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It looks very similar to my 1655 service dial. Not sure if you’re will grow in dark.


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No, mine doesn't glow in the dark. So no Luminova dial despite only Swiss.
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Old 29 December 2020, 05:28 PM   #9
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Hi Guys, I've been on watch forums for years but I've never been an active member but now I need your help to identify a dial and its originality. Shortly before Christmas I bought this 1655 dial from Catawiki, the experts from Catawiki classified it as an original. Even so, it looks fake in my eyes (rather, I'm 100% sure it's fake) and even of poor quality. Still I want to hear your opinion, original or Fake?

It's fake; everything is wrong on this dial. From the font to the positioning of them. Also, Mk 7 service dial is on a Bayeler plate and not a Singer plate.
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Old 29 December 2020, 05:46 PM   #10
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It's fake; everything is wrong on this dial. From the font to the positioning of them. Also, Mk 7 service dial is on a Bayeler plate and not a Singer plate.
Thank you for the confirmation. That's exactly how I see it!
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Old 29 December 2020, 06:42 PM   #11
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Thank you for the confirmation. That's exactly how I see it!

‘Experts’ at catawiki? Probly just me, but never heard of them but it appears They sell a bunch of yema and citizen and eterna watches?


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Old 29 December 2020, 07:01 PM   #12
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‘Experts’ at catawiki? Probly just me, but never heard of them but it appears They sell a bunch of yema and citizen and eterna watches?


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I've already written to Catawiki support twice but still haven't received a response. I am curious what the catawiki experts will answer.
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Old 29 December 2020, 07:01 PM   #13
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I've already written to Catawiki support twice but still haven't received a response. I am curious what the catawiki experts will answer.
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Old 30 December 2020, 01:44 PM   #14
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I've already written to Catawiki support twice but still haven't received a response. I am curious what the catawiki experts will answer.

I guess ... well... huh ... why solicit all the advice after you already bought this?


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Old 30 December 2020, 02:35 PM   #15
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I love the Singer marking on the reverse. Looks like someone did it with a hammer and chisel lol
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Old 30 December 2020, 07:08 PM   #16
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By the time you replace this in whatever watch you have What will be the outcome just curious
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Old 5 January 2021, 11:32 AM   #17
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The dial is fake, the experts at Catawiki should be ashamed to have overlooked such an obvious fake dial!


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Old 5 January 2021, 12:34 PM   #18
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The dial is fake, the experts at Catawiki should be ashamed to have overlooked such an obvious fake dial!


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“Experts at Catawiki” heh heh.


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Old 5 January 2021, 01:36 PM   #19
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It's fake; everything is wrong on this dial. From the font to the positioning of them. Also, Mk 7 service dial is on a Bayeler plate and not a Singer plate.
This.

It's not even close...and there were no Singer 1655 dials.

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Old 14 January 2021, 07:06 PM   #20
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Catawiki has confirmed that the quality of the dial is not as described and they will refund the money. But they are still of the opinion that it is a genuine Rolex service dial as described by the seller.
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Old 14 January 2021, 07:21 PM   #21
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It's not original, but as soon as I get my money back, I don't care!
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Old 15 January 2021, 02:06 AM   #22
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CHRonoMETER Lol, a laughable fake. Shame on them
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Old 17 January 2021, 01:31 PM   #23
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Catawiki has confirmed that the quality of the dial is not as described and they will refund the money. But they are still of the opinion that it is a genuine Rolex service dial as described by the seller.
It's good Catawiki agreed to make a refund.
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