Rare APH dial?

[mrN]

Hello everyone!

I just purchased this Daytona from a friend of mine (no box, no papers), and while inspecting the dial, I noticed it seems to be an APH dial.

However, I couldn't find much information online.

Any opinions from experts?

Thank you




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[ratty]

These are certainly not rare.

[HMHM]

If you observe carefully, quite a number of grey listed 520 are “APH” dials. It is more of a ploy to get higher prices than anything significant.

[Calatrava r]

Anyone know what an APH dial is?

[EndlessEight]

If it is, will you pay your friend the difference in value?

[huncho]

Originally Posted by Calatrava r

Anyone know what an APH dial is?

dials with a spacing error between the "cosmogr" and "aph"

[padi56]

Originally Posted by ratty

These are certainly not rare.

Have to agree just like the hundreds of other dials made over the many decades.Dials are made in 3 different factories now all owned by Rolex so there always have been and always will be tiny variations to most all dials over production Today this term rare is often used by watch sellers to extract more money from buyers willing to pay.

[HMHM]

Originally Posted by Calatrava r

Anyone know what an APH dial is?

The “HUGE” gap between the COSMOGR and “APH”

[Calatrava r]

Originally Posted by huncho

dials with a spacing error between the "cosmogr" and "aph"

Thanks

[Tools]

It's a cosmetic feature, like upside down 6's, rail dials, and the like.

Some folks like to collect and discuss them, others don't really pay attention to them.

[spellmanski]

Originally Posted by Tools

It's a cosmetic feature, like upside down 6's, rail dials, and the like.

Some folks like to collect and discuss them, others don't really pay attention to them.

This is correct. I think it's a APH dial, yes

[worldofoyster]

Not rare

[MSL997]

It is not rare and too much is made of it, I believe of daytonas made 2011+ the majority are APH. I have a white dial APH and I think it is silly for those sellers that list it as an APH dial like it is some scarcity. Congrats on your daytona btw.

[logo]

It’s a dial variant. Some will say it’s irrelevant. I’d counter that most everything we define as value in a Rolex is dial based - red 1680, double red 1655, gilt 1016, tropical dials, the Paul Newman dials, blackout 14270, John Mayer Daytona, Hulk, white dial Daytonas etc. How much value you ascribe to a particular dial variant is a different matter.

[Halifax Daytona UK]

Whilst iit is not rare to have an APH dial, they do command a premium of approx £2-£3k over ‘normal dials’. Produced in 2010-11 according to our local AD.

[BillA]

Originally Posted by Halifax Daytona UK

Whilst iit is not rare to have an APH dial, they do command a premium of approx £2-£3k over ‘normal dials’. Produced in 2010-11 according to our local AD.

Only fools pay a premium for this mass produced dial.
After paying a premium for the APH dial one should pay a premium for the “mistake” dial on the GMT.

[scooba]

Originally Posted by ratty

These are certainly not rare.

X2

It’s a printing error .

[nr1416]

An error isn't something that last for 5 years and are in half the watches produced.

APH rarity and asking more for it, is a Grey dealer tactic....dont fall for it.

[CarlOver]

Manufactured special feature with upcharge. If the watch is an excellent example then buy it. I wouldn’t buy it because of this APH thing.

[JacksonRain]

Stop it

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[928ktgold]

APH is an error dial and a bad one at that. Grey dealers started marketing it to gather interest in these older Daytonas, but it was not special at all.

[lamnyc]

APH dial is what a buyer who over paid will say it’s rare.