Thoughts on this 1601?

[kip595]

An acquaintance of mine recently came into this one but they're looking to move it along - they don't know vintage Rolex though, and my own knowledge is largely the Air King and Sub lines for vintage - any thoughts on this dial?

Not the best pic, but so far the only one he's gotten to send me:

https://imgur.com/a/MfSBAbN

[TimeToGo]

The dial is referred as door stop or step dial.
Some damage clearly seen between the 6 and 7 o'clock.
It would seem proper for the watch..

[kip595]

Originally Posted by TimeToGo

The dial is referred as door stop or step dial.
Some damage clearly seen between the 6 and 7 o'clock.
It would seem proper for the watch..

Yeah; I'm hoping he was aware of the issues between 6:00 and 7:00 when he traded into it - hoping to have more pics soon as well.

Step dial, thank you! Couldn't remember the term for the life of me and hadn't had a chance to hit the google roulette wheel yet!

[Wahlberg]

Originally Posted by TimeToGo

The dial is referred as door stop or step dial.
Some damage clearly seen between the 6 and 7 o'clock.
It would seem proper for the watch..

Are you sure?

This is a doorstop dial. The markers are different.

[Chris]

The dial is marked t swiss t but i dont see any lume or am i missing something?

[Kingface66]

Originally Posted by Chris

The dial is marked t swiss t but i dont see any lume or am i missing something?

Common for these dials that could or don’t have lume.

[TimeToGo]

Originally Posted by Wahlberg

Are you sure?

Yes

[Kingface66]

Originally Posted by TimeToGo

Yes

I, like Wahlberg, have always thought door stop dials LOOk like doors stops with them being angled downward toward the center of the dial, giving them the shape of…well…a door stop. Like the one he posted as an example.

[Chris]

I thought they were called pie pan

[ratty]

I don't anything about the watch other than I really like it!

I'm interested to hear what the dial is called.

[Dan S]

As noted, the OP dial is not a door-stop. I'm not sure what the OP wants to know, but it does appear to be a correct no-lume dial for a 1601.

[motoikkyu]

Profound respect for all! This is the basic 1601 pie-pan "stick" dial. It's respectfully NOT a doorstop dial, the markers at 6 and 9 are wider, but not angled like the doorstop. The satin silver is the second-most common color, after champagne. It's correct, it's nice, it's acceptable, but it's not anything exotic or uncommon, again, with all due respect!

[swish77]

Originally Posted by Dan S

As noted, the OP dial is not a door-stop. I'm not sure what the OP wants to know, but it does appear to be a correct no-lume dial for a 1601.

Shouldn't the hands also be no-lume with a no-lume dial? The hands seem to have lume in them, albeit old, darkly discolored lume.

[zapokee]

Gosh, that HQ Milton photo is dreamy...

[Old Expat Beast]

Originally Posted by Chris

I thought they were called pie pan

There are various types of pie-pan dials...stick (as in the OP pic), doorstop, etc. Pie-pan just refers to the gutter (for want of a better word) around the edge.