[RoyalOac]

Originally Posted by train-time

The prongs on the dial in question do appear to be thinner that the pictures of the one from Watch Chest. Not sure which is genuine, but there is a difference. Perhaps they changed over the years.

There’s definitely a difference and I’m inclined to say the fatter prongs are original since I have yet to come across another diamond marker with slimmer prongs, and all of them are wider like WatchChest’s.

Originally Posted by INC

I had a 16233 with a dial like this. It was definitely original. I'm not sure if the diamonds are the right size because of the size difference, but I think they might be OK.

As far as I can see, this dial is faded, with a yellow tint, just like the one I had. So this vignette is definitely not new, as this shading takes time to appear. So I THINK; if the diamonds are all original, then it's almost impossible for the vignette to be a fake. I'm not sure about that, but as far as I can see, adding a vignette like this to a fake watch, or faking a dial with this kind of vignette, is relatively new. But replacing a black dial watch with diamonds like this with this vigette? No, it doesn't seem reasonable to me. Plus, it's a solid gold watch, so why would anyone replace a factory diamond applicated dial to a fake vignette?

Thank you for your opinion.