Can watchmodders do this?

[John71]

I have purchased a SubC from puretime, and I read the 'hour markers' are to small, and I want to have bigger ones, can this be done by a watchmaker or do I need new 'dots' to apply on the dial? This is want I mean :

I have the watch on the right but need the hour markers on the left, can this be done without buying new markers, like for example just by adding some more lume? If not , where can I get the bigger markers?


Thanks!

 

[slied013]

You have to buy another dial and swap the round hour markers

 

[sneed12?]

Why bother swapping the markers? Why not just swap the entire dial? It's far easier.

 

[Bonesey]

Because there is no submariner dial with really good markers, only dial i have ever seen is the DSSD V7 dial.

 

[sneed12?]

Because there is no submariner dial with really good markers, only dial i have ever seen is the DSSD V7 dial.

I don't know what factory it's from, but this dial is completely stock.

 

[John71]

Think that a TWBest SA3135 116610LV Hulk, but ok.. Swap entire dial, which one is good and will fit my watch:

http://puretime.co/product/submariner-116610-ln-black-ceramic-316f-best-edition-a2836-superclone/

Or can this be modded / made better with a relume (by applying it closer to the edge?)

 

[Muaitai]

I don't know what factory it's from, but this dial is completely stock.

That is a nice looking dial.

 

[John71]

That is a nice looking dial.

Does it come in LN (+ who has it?) and will it fit the superclone above that i'm talking about?

 

[Muaitai]

Does it come in LN (+ who has it?) and will it fit the superclone above that i'm talking about?

I don't know who that watch is but maybe sneed.12 can tell you.
Have you looked at TC's dial? It's for an LV but I like the maxi dial better on Subs.

http://tc-submariner.blogspot.com/2012/05/100-tc-16610lv-dial-hands-set

 

[acoustix]

I don't know what factory it's from, but this dial is completely stock.

Wow those dial markers are awesome. Pretty damn close to gen.

 

[John71]

But are the TC ones not for a 16610 sub? Or do they fit ceramic ones?

Would be great if somebody knew who sold a dial like which would fit the superclone I bought..

 

[sardonix]

I don't know what factory it's from, but this dial is completely stock.

Think its 42PO factory like Mary sold/sell.
21j version for 98 usd

 

[sneed12?]

Think that a TWBest SA3135 116610LV Hulk

It's not. I built it. The dial has ETA dial feet.

 

[KBH]

Have you checked the GMTIIC dials. They seem to have larger dial markers.

 

[ajs914]

Honestly, I don't see a huge difference between the two dials in the original post. You would be getting a sliver more of lume with the other dial but overall the markers appears to be the same size on both dials. I think the only difference is the thickness of the silver outline on the edge of the marker.

 

[KBH]

Honestly, I don't see a huge difference between the two dials in the original post. You would be getting a sliver more of lume with the other dial but overall the markers appears to be the same size on both dials. I think the only difference is the thickness of the silver outline on the edge of the marker.

Some rep owners have a tendency towards being, what's the word, ummm, anal. Yes, that's it.

 

[ajs914]

Well, if that is the case I would consider the following options:

Buy a better version of the watch - sell the other one

Wait for a better dial to pop up in the classifieds

If you could find the right markers, a modder could relume everything to match

 

[Dan_189]

Dial markers are excellent but is that the correct spacing for OYSTER from what I've seen the R of OYSTER should end in the middle of the R for ROLEX, correct me if I'm wrong.

 

[John71]

Indeed... That's why I bought the other version; this is GEN:

http://luxurytyme.com/en/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/sub2a1.jpg

 

[Dan_189]

There must be some variations, this is from the 2012 catalog: