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Old 14 April 2016, 02:36 AM   #1
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Swapped out the aftermarket dial on my 16013. Love the outcome!
I never had experience with aftermarket dials. I ended up purchasing a Rolex with an aftermarket mother of pearl dial which i personally actually liked. After receiving feedback from a few forums and noticing that the aftermarket dial actually slightly covered the date numbers through the date window, i decided to swap out the face with an authentic Rolex dial. I couldn't be happier with the outcome
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Old 14 April 2016, 02:42 AM   #2
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Old 14 April 2016, 02:43 AM   #3
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Much better!
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Old 14 April 2016, 03:00 AM   #4
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Old 14 April 2016, 07:44 PM   #5
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Old 14 April 2016, 06:52 AM   #6
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Old 14 April 2016, 06:57 AM   #7
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That looks excellent. Good choice too what a transformation.
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Old 14 April 2016, 06:57 AM   #8
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Old 14 April 2016, 07:00 AM   #9
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Old 14 April 2016, 07:30 AM   #10
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Way way way better! Congrats, you've got a stunner now!
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Old 14 April 2016, 07:31 AM   #11
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Serious improvement!! Looks great now!!!
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Old 14 April 2016, 07:42 AM   #12
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Looking good !!!
Black and gold looks so good together ...
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Old 14 April 2016, 07:57 AM   #13
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That does look much better! Great move!
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Old 14 April 2016, 07:59 AM   #14
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looking real good!! and i'm with you, the mother of pearl looked pretty sharp I think also.
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Old 14 April 2016, 10:33 AM   #15
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looking real good!! and i'm with you, the mother of pearl looked pretty sharp I think also.
Thanks! I'll show you the pic they had when the watch was listed for sale, it's what had me sold! But the fact that the date window was made too small really turned me off :/ made it really difficult for me to take pictures of the watch because the numbers would always get cut off. But now she looks clean :D
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Old 14 April 2016, 08:18 AM   #16
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That was a great move! Nice!!
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Old 14 April 2016, 09:31 AM   #17
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It went from a bummer to a stunner!!
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Old 14 April 2016, 09:46 AM   #18
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Definitely a good move, looks great!
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Old 14 April 2016, 10:41 AM   #19
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Looks a lot better.
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Congrats, looks super now!
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Old 14 April 2016, 10:58 AM   #21
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Old 14 April 2016, 11:01 AM   #22
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Much better, always stay with OEM, and love the Pyramid!
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Old 14 April 2016, 11:04 AM   #23
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Old 14 April 2016, 11:05 AM   #24
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Old 14 April 2016, 01:00 PM   #26
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Love the pyramid dial. Beautiful!!! I did the same to my 16013 removing a Rolex aftermarket dial (Jubilee/Black) and going with the champagne/tapestry. It really improved the watches appearance from my perspective.



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Old 14 April 2016, 01:01 PM   #27
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Wow, you went from a bummer to a hummer! I really like that date font!

Curious, were they real diamonds on the aftermarket dial?
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Old 14 April 2016, 01:56 PM   #28
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looks better defently
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Old 14 April 2016, 02:01 PM   #29
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Looks like a different watch. Excellent move
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Old 14 April 2016, 02:06 PM   #30
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