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Why don't the high end dial makers make 100% accurate dials??

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mech500

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afterall they are just replicas and they are quite close to the real thing. at these prices points I definitely would not complain.

In fairness, so called high quality Vietnam dials aren’t cheap (phong, MQ etc)

You’re looking at $400+ to buy essentially a picture of a gen dial printed on a gen plate (worth $10). At that price they print should be exceptionally close.

MQ once quoted be $550 for a 1665 DRSD dial. You can get gen service dial for that sort of money.




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Where can you get a 1665 service dial for $550.

I want one, have cash in hand...
 

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It's also a case of them NOT using an original gen watch to replicate exactly.

Which version of the dial do you think they should use ?
 

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Where can you get a 1665 service dial for $550.

I want one, have cash in hand...

Put a WTB post on VRF. You will get a response. I picked up these two from there:

Swiss dial : $550 (in 2016)
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T25 dial : $800 (in 2017)
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Seriously forget the fake patina shit. It’s embarrassing....Get gen.


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Put a WTB post on VRF. You will get a response. I picked up these two from there:

Swiss dial : $550 (in 2016)
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T25 dial : $800 (in 2017)
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Seriously forget the fake patina shit. It’s embarrassing....Get gen.


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Exactly. Forget about font, spacing and all that crap. Genuine dials look completely different and it has nothing to do with font or spacing.
 
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I think that they "don't bother" to fix minor typography faults for a reason.. their production workflow.
If you see just how a dial been silk printed, you will notice that the "stamp" is a laser etched plate of stainless steel
that traps emulsion that been transferred right after by a silicon "tear" ball to be applied on a perfect (till then) dial...

Meaning that if;
a) you have an experienced good graphic designer
b) you have a gen dial to study
c) (lets say) you produce a 99.9% same base plate
d) you have the same "dial printer"

Those will be dictated by emulsion thickness, speed of transfer, room temperature etc.

Means that just the dial printing procedure, that as an example, you calculate 2 persons for 2 weeks will be e delayed for twice or triple
time... can you imagine what this means for the price that you try to achieve on this watch? (or the next models that would be delayed as well?)
So, you do the best you can and accept faults in your "fault acceptance area", depending on your level of watch culture and perception..

Remember that a "fine product" is the result of fine craftsmanship, fine quality control and an amount of time.
If you are over 25y.o. i'm sure you know what is the most priceless thing in the world... ;)
 
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most vietnam dials are printed layer and layer by these little metal stamped pads. each crown shape, letter, are all individual pads. thats why some crowns appear on a variety of different model numbers - and which is why the more uncommon crown shapes and letters are hard to get right because they just dont have them yet. they print using a mix of many of these pads on all dials - a 1680 red for example isn't made by their "1680" blueprint.
 
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