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Old 10 December 2014, 05:40 AM   #1
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bi metal daytona - legitimate?

Hi,

Not sure if my picture has attached properly as using my smartphone and haven't uploaded a picture before.

I am considering my second Rolex purchase. A friend of a friend is selling a bi metal daytona with a white with has arabic numbers on the dial. Never seen this before on a white dial? Can somebody with a trained eye help me out on it?

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Old 10 December 2014, 12:06 PM   #2
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certainly not available now, older zeenith had a similar dial, i am not sure if it carried over to the new model in the first few years, get more pics to authenticate the watch overall
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Old 10 December 2014, 12:18 PM   #3
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It looks okay from one picture, but more should be taken in order to authenticate 100%..
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Old 10 December 2014, 12:28 PM   #4
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Looks like a dial swap into a newer 116523. Looks good, but I'd like
To see the case back and clasp.
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Old 10 December 2014, 04:45 PM   #5
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Thanks for the reply guys. Here are a few more pics he sent me. Hopefully when i see it in the flesh i should get a good feel for it.
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Old 11 December 2014, 05:37 AM   #6
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Old 11 December 2014, 06:02 AM   #7
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Looks like a dial swap into a newer 116523. Looks good, but I'd like
To see the case back and clasp.
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certainly not available now, older zeenith had a similar dial, i am not sure if it carried over to the new model in the first few years, get more pics to authenticate the watch overall
You can't swap a 16xxx dial for a 116xxx or vice versa. The subdials on Zenith models are in a different position.

To the OP: Get a shot of the movement or have an AD check it out to be sure. If that dial was never made for a 116523 either the dial or watch is bogus.
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Old 11 December 2014, 08:06 AM   #8
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You can't swap a 16xxx dial for a 116xxx or vice versa. The subdials on Zenith models are in a different position.

To the OP: Get a shot of the movement or have an AD check it out to be sure. If that dial was never made for a 116523 either the dial or watch is bogus.

I know this, I was saying maybe the gold Arabic numeral design carried over to the new model duals which are different of course in the first few years.
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my impression is that this dial was avail on the 116518
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