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25 February 2018, 09:42 AM | #1 |
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New font on Submariner dial?
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I need you guys opinion. I am not a Rolex expert so I am still confusing about this matter. I just got a new Sub no-date from my local Rolex AD today. What I found is the difference of dial fonts. I compared it with the picture of my old Sub no-date (early 2017). The letters in "ROLEX" and "SUBMARINER" on the new one become bold and different font as you can see the two pics as below. And "f" in the ft letter and "=" mark is different. This is the old one I had. This is the new one I got. What I am concerning is if my watch is not 2018 one. Or all 2018 Subs have the same dial font with mine? The AD said the watch is 2018 brand new one and they just received it from Rolex. But I have no idea any dial font changes in recent Subs. Any advice will be truly appreciated. Thank you for taking your time to read my post. |
25 February 2018, 09:48 AM | #2 |
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Rolex constantly makes small changes in fonts. It is normal.
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25 February 2018, 09:52 AM | #3 |
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That is the "old story" (2017 comes with that font)
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25 February 2018, 10:17 AM | #4 |
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Correct.
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25 February 2018, 10:23 AM | #5 |
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I prefer the thin
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25 February 2018, 10:45 AM | #6 |
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Thanks for the replies guys. So it's normal anyway.
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25 February 2018, 11:02 AM | #7 |
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Whoa! Thanks for posting this. I don't like the new bolder print at all. The old font looks much better imo. I guess if I decide to buy a SubC it's going to have to be used then.
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Have they changed the ceramic bezel insert this year. That new one has far thicker engravings.
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25 February 2018, 12:34 PM | #9 |
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25 February 2018, 01:18 PM | #10 |
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I was so wondering about this with mine too! Not the best picture but I have the bold font too. Just bought it last week from an AD. Personally I like it, but was nervous when I saw other pictures on here.
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Yes, your Sub is the same with mine. I compared the bezel engraving with my old one then the new bezel looks have thick engravings. I like the new bezel. As regards the bold font on the dial, it does not look weird to me but just wondered whether the bold letter dial released in 2017-18 or not. |
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25 February 2018, 01:37 PM | #12 |
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I have the bolder text on my LVc from last month. I like it.
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I like the new font better!
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I bought mine in 2018 and it’s the exact same as that bottom picture.
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Check the power reserves on the movement. Wouldn’t surprise me if these have the upgrade already.
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New font on Submariner dial?
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It looks great in real life. I would have never noticed the font was different until someone else posted this on a different forum. It’s really not as big of a deal as you’re making it out to be. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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I prefer the old font, it looks very sharp
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25 February 2018, 02:41 PM | #26 |
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I’d like to add, one of your dials reads “300m” and the other “300 m”
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25 February 2018, 03:37 PM | #28 |
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It appears that examples of the SD43 exist with both fat and thin font on the bezel. Couldn’t see any differences on the dials.
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I’m loving the bold font!
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25 February 2018, 03:54 PM | #30 |
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Just checked my 114060 and it too has the thicker font. Brand new from Sept 2017.
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