HODINKEE: Rare white dial GMT

[themaninblack]

The author seems in little doubt. I assume that he had it authenticated by his friend John Mayer!

"All that glisters is not gold; / Often have you heard that told. / Many a man his life hath sold / But my outside to behold. / Gilded tombs do worms enfold."

[themaninblack]

The Merchant of Venice (II, vii)

[springer]

Originally Posted by 5080

I think a modern version is SS would sell tremendously well!
I'd buy one!!

Really!!!

[QueueCumber]

Originally Posted by springer

Really!!!

It needs a pink bezel...

[morafa4]

This is wishful thinking at it's best - love that whoever was hawking that second one took the time to outfit a blueberry insert to it.

Originally Posted by springer

Really!!!

[springer]

Originally Posted by morafa4

This is wishful thinking at it's best - love that whoever was hawking that second one took the time to outfit a blueberry insert to it.

That would be me...settle down grasshopper and enjoy the ride!!! By the way, if you think for a second that all these radial dialed GMTs came with blue inserts, I have a bridge for sale iin Brooklyn...but let's go off-topic.

[QueueCumber]

Originally Posted by springer

That would be me...settle down grasshopper and enjoy the ride!!! By the way, if you think for a second that all these radial dialed GMTs came with blue inserts, I have a bridge for sale iin Brooklyn...but let's go off-topic.

Steers and....

[nsumner]

Originally Posted by springer

That would be me...settle down grasshopper and enjoy the ride!!! By the way, if you think for a second that all these radial dialed GMTs came with blue inserts, I have a bridge for sale iin Brooklyn...but let's go off-topic.

And......this is why you're the best...

[morafa4]

Just going off of the redial and the blue insert, haha. I said "wishful thinking" in reference to the 'Panam-exec-look' and All-blue 'Air force' insert theme colliding magnificently on someone's wrist! Aviation everything! But I get it, it's just an exercise of sorts..

Originally Posted by springer

That would be me...settle down grasshopper and enjoy the ride!!! By the way, if you think for a second that all these radial dialed GMTs came with blue inserts, I have a bridge for sale iin Brooklyn...but let's go off-topic.

[joe100]

Originally Posted by morafa4

Just going off of the redial and the blue insert, haha. I said "wishful thinking" in reference to the 'Panam-exec-look' and All-blue 'Air force' insert theme colliding magnificently on someone's wrist! Aviation everything! But I get it, it's just an exercise of sorts..

ever been to airliners.net? now those guys are aviation everything!

[morafa4]

Also, this white dial 6542 that I believe appeared on Jake's world seems to have that same partially upwardly-schewed "Oyster Perpetual" line and has the same printing nuances along the chapter ring and plots. However the plots themselves are obviously different...



Needless to say the dials from both of these 6542s came from the same place - just wonder if that place was Switzerland, or else where...

[locutus49]

I may be in the minority but I don't care for it at all.

[El Cascarrabias]

Originally Posted by T. Ferguson

Up to this point it's still a "Sask-watch" for me...

Not a big fan of white dials but this?

I like this!

[cajunron]

Originally Posted by morafa4

Also, this white dial 6542 that I believe appeared on Jake's world seems to have that same partially upwardly-schewed "Oyster Perpetual" line and has the same printing nuances along the chapter ring and plots. However the plots themselves are obviously different...



Needless to say the dials from both of these 6542s came from the same place - just wonder if that place was Switzerland, or else where...

Agreed. And if there is more than one with the upward slanting text, wouldn't it be reasonable to assume Rolex had them printed long ago, for whatever reason?

[springer]

Originally Posted by morafa4

Also, this white dial 6542 that I believe appeared on Jake's world seems to have that same partially upwardly-schewed "Oyster Perpetual" line and has the same printing nuances along the chapter ring and plots. However the plots themselves are obviously different...



Needless to say the dials from both of these 6542s came from the same place - just wonder if that place was Switzerland, or else where...

It's missing the verbiage "SWISS" under the six marker also. This dial is not original by any stretch of your imagination - the fonts are wavy, the second markers are poor quality and on-and-on..

[morafa4]

Ah good catch, although it appears the plexi distortion may be concealing the SWISS signature at the bottom -- either way, I'm with you, Springer

Originally Posted by springer

It's missing the verbiage "SWISS" under the six marker also. This dial is not original by any stretch of your imagination - the fonts are wavy, the second markers are poor quality and on-and-on..