Is this Dial Gen?

[AGL]

Is this Deepsea dial a genuine?

 

[trailboss99]

Without seeing the back I wouldn't a clue. Anyone?

 

[Smoke]

Yes

 

[AGL]

This is the best photo I could get from the seller.

Theres a small mark just by the middle hole at 12 but the seller reckons that it won't be visible when installed and is listed as MINT condition.

 

[trailboss99]

Yeah, someone slipped removing the hands. The back tells me it's a real Rolex dial blank so I'd call gen.

 

[AGL]

Yeah, someone slipped removing the hands. The back tells me it's a real Rolex dial blank so I'd call gen.

Sweet! It's only up for $380 so I'm pretty keen on picking it up. Do you think that the mark could be covered or even be visible when its installed?

 

[Smoke]

It won't be

 

[AGL]

It won't be

Great! Thank you. Are you also sure it is a genuine?

 

[Smoke]

I can spot a gen dial a mile off

 

[Champagne iH]

The big question you should be asking is if the dials feet are going to fit in your movement. Many gen dials, like if FM Crazy Hours and others have the feet in those exact location below 3-4 and above 9-10, but they rep movement wants the feet to be nearer to 12 but on the 11 side and near 6, but in the 5 side. Maybe this is just a countermeasure Franck Muller has bit cutting the feet and trying to place them carefully is tenuous work as you don't want to mess up the front or business side of the dial. I have modded any Rolex dial to ETA and rep movements but considering this its best to make certain. I was lucky to have purchased 3 gen dials as that's how they were bundled. I tried soldering one of the feet and melted some lume. I destroyed dial or needs reluming. The best silver crazy hours dial had not been lumed yet and it time I will replace the colored dreams rep dial with the gen but then have to pay to have it lumed. Vac quoted me $215 just to lume a FM dual as the numbers are big, curvy and thin in places. Luckily this isn't a problem with most brands.


What shall we have? An '82 Margaux! Is it any good? Good....?, It will make you believe in God!

 

[Smoke]

He will need to cut the dial feet if using eta.but I'm sure he knows that as it's common knowledge

 

[AGL]

The big question you should be asking is if the dials feet are going to fit in your movement. Many gen dials, like if FM Crazy Hours and others have the feet in those exact location below 3-4 and above 9-10, but they rep movement wants the feet to be nearer to 12 but on the 11 side and near 6, but in the 5 side. Maybe this is just a countermeasure Franck Muller has bit cutting the feet and trying to place them carefully is tenuous work as you don't want to mess up the front or business side of the dial. I have modded any Rolex dial to ETA and rep movements but considering this its best to make certain. I was lucky to have purchased 3 gen dials as that's how they were bundled. I tried soldering one of the feet and melted some lume. I destroyed dial or needs reluming. The best silver crazy hours dial had not been lumed yet and it time I will replace the colored dreams rep dial with the gen but then have to pay to have it lumed. Vac quoted me $215 just to lume a FM dual as the numbers are big, curvy and thin in places. Luckily this isn't a problem with most brands.


What shall we have? An '82 Margaux! Is it any good? Good....?, It will make you believe in God!

Unless I can get a Swiss/Gen movement then the dial feet will probably get cut off. So far I've purchased the genuine Deepsea dial MK1 which is my favourite layout, genuine ceramic bezel and insert with pearl + click springs. I'm also looking for a genuine crown and then it's being sent off to be put together by someone either in the UK or Europe.

If I can get a movement, I'll get the genuine hands from the dial seller. If not I'll have the rep hands relumed to match with the dial. It really bugs me how the dial and hands are different daylight colours on the NOOB.

Hopefully by December this will be an ultimate franken Deepsea!!

 

[Champagne iH]

I think somebody has a gen movement in case only. It's beat up but if your going to send it to the watchmaker, it might be worth the rebuild cost to have the feet saved, gen movement and hands to boot. I don't think he's had a lot of offers as the head is pretty beat up. Parts are parts in the gen world and you could have almost everything on the new build.


What shall we have? An '82 Margaux! Is it any good? Good....?, It will make you believe in God!

 

[AGL]

I think somebody has a gen movement in case only. It's beat up but if your going to send it to the watchmaker, it might be worth the rebuild cost to have the feet saved, gen movement and hands to boot. I don't think he's had a lot of offers as the head is pretty beat up. Parts are parts in the gen world and you could have almost everything on the new build.


What shall we have? An '82 Margaux! Is it any good? Good....?, It will make you believe in God!

got a link??

 

[Smoke]

Gen movement in a dssd lol.keep dreaming.you would need to laser up and redrill.and cut off part of the cg for the new stem position.and make a holder that dosent slip about.

 

[AGL]

Gen movement in a dssd lol.keep dreaming.you would need to laser up and redrill.and cut off part of the cg for the new stem position.and make a holder that dosent slip about.

The guy said someone had one in a case. If its a gen case then nothing would need to be done.

 

[Smoke]

Gen movement with a gen case for cheap sounds good but do u belive that?movement is 1200 pounds used on ebay all day long.case is ridiculous expensive