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10 April 2019, 06:38 AM | #1 |
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Are All Older 1990’s Submariner Dials Prone To Spider Cracking?
Hey Everyone! My next watch will be a standard black bezel/Black Dial Rolex Submariner but ive been looking at the older models because I like the thinner lugs better and am not really a fan of the big beefy lugs on the standard Submariner. But I know that some of the dials on the older Submariner references are prone to Spidering or Spider Cracking which I don’t want to happen. Does anyone know which of the older Submariner references don’t have the issue with the dial Spider Cracking? Thanks!!
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10 April 2019, 07:55 AM | #2 |
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If you're after a 90's model that means 14060 or 16610. They generally don't suffer from cracking like the older watches.
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10 April 2019, 09:04 AM | #3 |
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It's seems to only really be an issue with the early gloss/white gold surround dials from the mid 80s. I've seen a few early 90s 14270s suffering from something similar, but not in the same numbers.
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11 April 2019, 05:39 PM | #4 |
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My L serial (1991) 16610 dial is fine, no cracking. Personally I think these spider 'exotic' dials are few in number and if the dial was going to degrade in that way, it'd already be apparent.
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