My new Daytona look a bit odd. Please help.

[Kingair]

If it hurts your eyes . . . go and get another one !

Good luck

HAGOne

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[Milchschnitte]

You do know that there are many variants of the dial regarding the printed fonts?
Been like this forever with many different models. Subs, GMTs, Daytonas...

Your Daytona is perfectly fine, no meed to complain. The white dial usually has a finer print than the black one, especially the recent/newer watches from the last year forward.

[clu]

It looks perfectly good to me, no need to worry if it's from AD

[mldaytona_7]

The subdials don't look original. I would return this watch ASAP.

[XZACM102]

Originally Posted by AS1

Interesting to see the reactions here. I had a choice between dials and chose the one that the OP is unsure about. I prefer the slightly more austere font and the less shiny subdials. Each to their own, of course, particularly when spending this sort of money on a watch.

For whatever it's worth, here is a summary of the differences between the dials that Rolex currently uses for the 116520:

"Double tick dial"
--- long second markers at the 27 and 33 marks
--- slightly more stylized font for the wording up top, with even spacing between letters
--- shinier sub-dials
--- bolder font for the numbers within the sub-dials

"Single tick dial"
--- no long markers at the 27 and 33 marks
--- slightly more austere font up top
--- looks a bit more like "0YSTER" than "OYSTER" and a little like "COSMOGR APH" but not quite that extreme
--- less shiny sub-dials
--- plainer font within the sub-dials

Thanks for this explanation !
I haven't realized that my Daytona is also COSMOGR APH

[Baselman]

The dial is wrong period

[bayerische]

It does look strange to have the text that poorly paced.

Goes to show a million watches a year makes QC not so great.

[dcghmdxgh]

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[fullcourt]

Originally Posted by AS1

For whatever it's worth, here is a summary of the differences between the dials that Rolex currently uses for the 116520:

"Double tick dial"
--- long second markers at the 27 and 33 marks
--- slightly more stylized font for the wording up top, with even spacing between letters
--- shinier sub-dials
--- bolder font for the numbers within the sub-dials

"Single tick dial"
--- no long markers at the 27 and 33 marks
--- slightly more austere font up top
--- looks a bit more like "0YSTER" than "OYSTER" and a little like "COSMOGR APH" but not quite that extreme
--- less shiny sub-dials
--- plainer font within the sub-dials

do you or anyone else have pics that illistrate this?

[AS1]

Originally Posted by fullcourt

do you or anyone else have pics that illistrate this?

There are a number of threads on the forum that talk about the issue but I think this is probably the clearest:

http://www.rolexforums.com/showthread.php?t=150925

[fullcourt]

Originally Posted by AS1

There are a number of threads on the forum that talk about the issue but I think this is probably the clearest:

http://www.rolexforums.com/showthread.php?t=150925

thx.....i have the 'tick 1' dial....interesting

hagwe

[AS1]

Originally Posted by fullcourt

thx.....i have the 'tick 1' dial....interesting

hagwe

me too and couldn't be happier with it! to my eyes, the less shiny sub-dials blend in better with the watch. but everyone will have their own preferences of course. and, to be frank, the differences are extremely small. no matter which dial, it's an absolutely beautiful watch!

[XZACM102]

Here is single tick white version

[harrjaso]

I bought a new GMT Batman and received the YM II book. Brought it back and exchanged it. Was told by AD it must have been mix up from Rolex factory.


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[BLACKHORSE 6]

I have a single tick dial, but would have been happy with either.

[fredy7905]

This is from rolex ad in magazine


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[Nycturbovr6]

You are good to go!

[Furbo]

Originally Posted by harrjaso

I bought a new GMT Batman and received the YM II book. Brought it back and exchanged it. Was told by AD it must have been mix up from Rolex factory.


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More likely a mix up at AD, since the watch and the box+manuals don't travel together.