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watchthisone2 · 8 July 2009, 09:07 AM

I purchased an old transitional 16800 about 12 months ago. It was in a sorry state. It had lumps of weld hanging off it, the bezel had come off, crown & tube bent, etc. I did get it running before, but it needed a bit more TLC so it went to a AD and many £'s later, here it is. Rolex would not supply another mattte dial either with W/G markers or without, so the origianl has been refitted. It has some ageing, but better than changing to a gloss one. (it actually looks better than the pictures suggest)
Its had a service, new tube, stem, button, glass, bezel insert, bezel spring, rotor post and a polish and maybe more. The bracelet is beyond repair. Hope you like it!

Z-Sub · 8 July 2009, 09:11 AM

like the even aged color of hands and markers.

Tools · 8 July 2009, 12:43 PM

Looks good..........

It's a good feeling when we can rescue an old classic...............

007Sub · 9 July 2009, 02:39 AM

nice work! How did you get wg surrounds on a matte dial!?

SLS · 9 July 2009, 04:11 AM

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Originally Posted by 007Sub

nice work! How did you get wg surrounds on a matte dial!?

Some of the older Glossy dials with the WG surrounds turned to almost a matte finish due a failure with the paint on the dial, hence the reason the dial looks as it does. Looks great IMO, enjoy it!

Scott

mike · 9 July 2009, 06:51 AM

Lovely example.

watchthisone2 · 9 July 2009, 07:20 AM

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Originally Posted by 007Sub

nice work! How did you get wg surrounds on a matte dial!?

Hi, The dial is original and has not been altered in any way. I am led to believe that it is pretty uncommon to have wg surrounds on a matte.

watchthisone2 · 9 July 2009, 07:27 AM

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Originally Posted by SLS

Some of the older Glossy dials with the WG surrounds turned to almost a matte finish due a failure with the paint on the dial, hence the reason the dial looks as it does. Looks great IMO, enjoy it!

Scott

Hi Scott, Thanks! I did have this conversation with the actual watch maker who worked on the watch to see his opinion. He was happy that it is a matte dial and not a faded gloss one. I expect someone will know if they did make one? Cheers, Jeff.

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