Need help in identifying this 6610 dial

[bbturbo]

Hello All,

My friend and I are looking at 6610 watches and we came across this dial which is basically out of the ordinary for most 6610 we see on the internet, non-gilt, no chapter ring and has a "T SWISS T" above the 6 o' clock.

Is this a service dial? We can't seem to find any documentation on it.

Perhaps some fellow members with knowledge can enlighten?

Thanks

[Paul]

AFAIK all 6610 dials had the OCC text with the SCOC text not seen until the 1016 came on the scene.
And even if it's a service dial - do they exist ? - it should still have the OCC text.

A standard 1016 dial ( if that's what you have there ) won't fit a 6610 either cos. The dial feet are in the wrong position.

So, you may be looking at a 1016 dial doctored to fit the 6610 or perhaps it's an odd-ball dial. ( refinished ?).
I'm not familiar enough with 1016's to tell if that's a good 1016 dial but I'm fairly confident it's not correct for a 6610

[bbturbo]

Yes Paul, we couldn't find any documentation on this dial apart that it is looks similar to a 1016. This is however sold as a 6610.

We found another here, full set. Really odd. BTW these are the only 2 examples so far.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Rolex-Explor...p2047675.l2557

[Paul]

I've seen a couple of 6610s with SCOC dials pop up for sale in recent years - with claims of "all original".
Possible I guess that as 6610s morphed into the 1016, a very late 6610 might have been fitted up with an SCOC dial.
Does the serial number place the watch at the absolute tail end of the 6610 production run ?

Would be interesting too to see the back of the dial - are there signs that the locating pins have been moved, but would Rolex do that ? They did odd things in the old days like crossing out case-back numbers and re-stamping them, so never say never I guess.

I'm thinking too that while the 1030 movement was chronometer rated, it was the 15xx movements that Rolex deemed to be 'Superlative'. In essence, that was a boast that the new movements were a notch better than their earlier chronometer movements. If I'm correct on that, the 1030 is not a Superlative movement.

Our learned friend RWT has a splendid 6610 - he may know if there was indeed odd dial-case-movement matches in the late 6610 days.

A 6610 with an SCOC dial is a watch that will always need explaining, that's not a watch I'd want to own.