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25 February 2014, 03:55 PM | #1 |
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Is this a kissing 4 insert?
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I think it's mark II. Marcelo, am I right?
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25 February 2014, 04:18 PM | #3 |
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No, it's a thin font
service insert.
The correct MK I fat font has double the font thickness as that. |
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Hmmmm ... I don't think that's a kissing-4 insert. That looks like a thin-font insert. The kissing-4s are usually fat font, I think. Here's the insert on my 5512, which I believe might be a kissing-4. Maybe others can speak to this too.
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Needs to be thicker font in the OP, I believe.
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I guess it's looks more like later insert. Here is my mark I.
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it's a ...
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I always amazed of the knowledge in this forum. The slightest details determine which mark they are and I have the slightest idea what mine is on the sub? All I know it that it's a fat font.
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Thanks for the feedback all...I'm not so sure that this is a service insert. I think it came from a watch in the mid 70s. It definitely doesn't have print as thin as the service inserts...
How many different Marks are there out there and might anyone have a side by side photo of the variations?
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Gorgeous watch and insert btw!
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It looks exactly like the service insert that was posted on here to me. |
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nope
this is a kissing 4
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comparison of two different ..
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That one is a "long 5" insert
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Here are the two I have; the first, very black one is the original fat-font insert which came on the 'RED' 1680 (I/70), and the faded one looks like the exact same font and period to me, and also originally came from a 1680.
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Txs Vince, so r ur inserts. Those r very nice.
I think Marcelo should do a complete article on the different periods of insert. He is so good. |
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I think the inserts are all over the place. While I am guilty of using the "MK" designation more than I should there seems to be occasionally variants popping up from time to time that would need to insert the decimal system to fit in the existing MK naming convention ;)
"Ahh, this is a kissing 4 MK2.25 insert ..." There was a good conversation of another variation of the long 5 on VRF the other day for example. And this is just subs
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i agree. i just wish there was some kind of master list that shows all inserts, dials, parts etc and the dates they were made. would make comparing these parts much easier. |
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ya !
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moreover there is also the big problem of the " overlap " : the " long 5 " has been certainly used as pristine equipment from the end of the 50s up to the very late 60s ( or according to some collectors even up to the end of the 60s ) so with an overlap at the beginning with mk1 and then with mk2. |
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heres a better shot of my FF insert. I have been looking for a nice dark black Fat font insert to add to the collection as well. They have not been easy to find thats for sure
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This thread has been really helpful. Thanks everyone for your photos and knowledge base! Indeed it seems that one I have there is a service insert. But usually the 4s don't touch on those though no? Strange that this one looks like it does...
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It's not actually touching it. You can see a very tiny line between them....just like mine. |
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