The 1016: The Under Appreciated Thread

[369mafia]

6350 goodness....

 

[automatico]

Follow-up on:

Cheapo watch hand vise: eBay item number 365017420676 mentioned in post 5370.

I ordered one to try and it works fine and came with 10 small broaches suitable for some minute hands, second hands, and maybe a small hour hand.
It has a spring between the jaws and I removed it so the jaws would tighten up flat because the spring holds the jaws apart.
The tool would also be good for holding hands when refilling lume slots etc. It would be a good idea to pad the jaw where the plated or polished side of the hand goes against the vise jaw.

 

[dpd3672]

Anyone ever see markers like these before? I assume this watch is gen, given the stated provenance, but those numbers look FAT to me.

 

[Karbon74]

those numbers look FAT to me.

Rolex "1016 Fat Font" Explorer - Menta Watches- Buy Vintage and Modern Timepieces

Up for grabs is a Rolex Explorer I, Reference 1016, with first execution “frog foot” dial, circa 1967. Within the first execution dials, a very small amount of dials were applied with presumably a different or more voluminous luminous compound, giving the markers a puffy or “fat” appearance...

mentawatches.com

 

[316lad]

Yep, that's the "fat font" 3, 6 9. (Not talking about our revered friend 369Mafia )

See here:

1967 Rolex Explorer Ref 1016 “Fat Font” Matte Dial – Craft + Tailored

In this episode of

journal.craftandtailored.com

Reference Points: A Comprehensive Collector's Guide To The Rolex Explorer I

Mapping the ascent of Rolex's go-anywhere watch.

www.hodinkee.com

 

[316lad]

As a ready-reckoner - ONLY the frog foot coronet dials had the fat font series of dials.

 

[dpd3672]

Thanks, no matter how much I think I know, there's always more to learn.

 

[369mafia]

Yep, that's the "fat font" 3, 6 9. (Not talking about our revered friend 369Mafia )

See here:

1967 Rolex Explorer Ref 1016 “Fat Font” Matte Dial – Craft + Tailored

In this episode of

journal.craftandtailored.com

Reference Points: A Comprehensive Collector's Guide To The Rolex Explorer I

Mapping the ascent of Rolex's go-anywhere watch.

www.hodinkee.com

Hey now!! who you callin fat fonts ?!

 

[Karbon74]

Hey now!! who you callin fat fonts ?!

Sausage dial takes a whole new meaning

 

[316lad]

Sorry - it just came out 369M. Very cheeky of me - it's been a long day.

Why can't we persuade Ken to do a Frog Foot dial? has anyone ever asked him?

 

[369mafia]

Sorry - it just came out 369M. Very cheeky of me - it's been a long day.

Why can't we persuade Ken to do a Frog Foot dial? has anyone ever asked him?

I have not but It couldn't hurt to ask. I will be thrilled with just a frog foot

 

[316lad]

I know - it would be like icing on the cake if we could get a frog foot.

 

[316lad]

Maybe we could work on putting a Vector file together and running it up the flag pole.

 

[316lad]

In other news, more lathing down of the rehaut height to try and get it closer to gen.

 

[Yellowhammerwatches]

 

[316lad]

"Does my Rehaut look big in this?"

 

[316lad]

 

[316lad]

The 1016 is pure Sleaze.

Everyone talking about the blue/ white Daytona with diamonds;
Blued through with the chocolate brown. . .

We're the real thing here. We're 1016 . . .

Don't ever forget it . . .

 

[316lad]

Do not forget we are the 1016 Heads of the Internet.
Nobody does it better.

 

[316lad]

Pika - at you!