Help Needed With Dial Rolex Air King 5500

[gustavofideney]

Hi to all the Rolex experts!

I've got a blue faced tritium AK 5500. Dial has seen better times, as the tritium corroded some of the paint near the lume dots.

I was wondering if I could replace it with an authentic 14000 dial I found on EBay
http://www.ebay.com/itm/ROLEX-DIAL-1..._qi=RTM2067267


Any suggestions, well received and thanks in advance!

Here goes the photos.




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[alexkarbo]

I prefer your original blue dial ;)

[gustavofideney]

Thanks Alex! I do too... The prob is the "corrosion" (I don't know if I should call it that way). I think it's too vintage and looks sort of ".rusty"


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[joe100]

The blue dials in the AK and OP had a flaw in the paint which reacted with the tritium. In my opinion, there are 2 types of original blue dial AK 5500s, ones that have flaked and ones that will. If you see a stellar example, it's usually a service dial.

As for a 14000 dial on a 1520 movement, it won't fit. Dial feet are in a different position.

[gustavofideney]

I never read your answer Joe. Thanks for te info!

[joe100]

No problem. The white roman has grown on me over the years