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Old 7 October 2015, 09:26 AM   #1
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Rolex daytona testing dial name?

Guys,

Some time ago i was lucky to buy few daytona movements. I sold them but i left one for myself and its keep bugging me why did they fly out so quick,

I want to do more investigation on the dial if anyone here can help,

I got them from a retired rolex worker with some more amazing items but this Daytona testing dial give me sleepless nights.

I knoz there is a name for it and thats what im looking for, i tinks its a combination of 3 letters.

Can ayone help identyfying this please chaps?

Here is the pic

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Old 7 October 2015, 09:43 AM   #2
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So you bought movements from a thief. Nice.
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Old 7 October 2015, 09:51 AM   #3
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No mate, he was allowed to BUY this as a retirement gift, calm down mate. Just wanted to know how is the dial called, thanks for looking


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Old 7 October 2015, 10:17 AM   #4
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lol, being allowed to BUY something is now considered a GIFT?
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Old 7 October 2015, 10:33 AM   #5
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I believe if there is documentation to prove it it's no problem any more? So please if you can't help me identify the dial, keep other comments to yourself. Thank you


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Old 7 October 2015, 11:06 AM   #6
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And COSC it is! Thanks all!


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Old 7 October 2015, 11:07 AM   #7
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Come on guys, let him explain himself before we start throwing accusations around
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Old 7 October 2015, 11:15 AM   #8
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Come on guys, let him explain himself before we start throwing accusations around
Yeah seriously. That dial is decades old, who cares.
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Old 7 October 2015, 11:53 AM   #9
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No accusations. You can't/couldn't get full movements as an employee, not as a retirement gift, not through an employee scheme. Only one way to get them.

There's been a previous discussion on these, and some fluff on the web. They are (most likely) the COSC testing dials installed for that purpose, prior to casing up tested movements.
The value is in the movement, the dials are valueless other than as a curio piece.
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Old 7 October 2015, 12:13 PM   #10
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I.. thinking this thread is not gonna have a happy ending..
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Old 8 October 2015, 07:11 AM   #11
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No accusations. You can't/couldn't get full movements as an employee, not as a retirement gift, not through an employee scheme. Only one way to get them.

There's been a previous discussion on these, and some fluff on the web. They are (most likely) the COSC testing dials installed for that purpose, prior to casing up tested movements.
The value is in the movement, the dials are valueless other than as a curio piece.

So, you work for Rolex? Do you have some Rolex legitimitation?
Can you prove you're accusations?

I have the same dial from a retired Rolex Engineer, he didn't stole it. It was a gift for the years he worked on the 4130 caliber!

Most of the famous Rolex collectors have this dial/movement in there collection from Rolex employees! So yes all these collectors are thieves...... ;)
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Old 8 October 2015, 07:24 AM   #12
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Something similar was posted a while ago as I remember it correctly.
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Old 8 October 2015, 07:27 AM   #13
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Old 8 October 2015, 07:29 AM   #14
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Something similar was posted a while ago as I remember it correctly.
Yes...I remember something being posted within the last few months asking about a similar dial
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Found it, OP posted another topic with pictures with the same dial a month ago.
Topic: http://www.rolexforums.com/showthread.php?t=430996
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So, you work for Rolex? Do you have some Rolex legitimitation?
Can you prove you're accusations?

I have the same dial from a retired Rolex Engineer, he didn't stole it. It was a gift for the years he worked on the 4130 caliber!

Most of the famous Rolex collectors have this dial/movement in there collection from Rolex employees! So yes all these collectors are thieves...... ;)
Yep, they hand them out at the factory canteen. Just like all the other factory freebies Rolex is known to hand out.

Padi already dispelled the thought that these were even COSC test dials. I think it's far more likely that they are manufactured, along with the seemingly independent posts and images that have recently surfaced on the web.

Wait a minnie - you're the same guy/girl who chimed in to support the last time the OP tried to get some off market interest in this junk.
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Yep, they hand them out at the factory canteen. Just like all the other factory freebies Rolex is known to hand out.

Wait a minnie - you're the same guy/girl who chimed in to support the last time the OP tried to get some off market interest in this junk.

I read everything since 2007 so don't be flattered by you're own investigation.
Maybe you could ask Philipp Stahl or Vinontre how they get those Junk parts!
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Oh good, then there's evidence you can provide of all that you assert, and not just links to Instagram, etc.
I am looking forward to you helping me know what you know if these from your source of facts and documentation.
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Guys,

I want to do more investigation on the dial if anyone here can help,

I got them from a retired rolex worker

Can ayone help identyfying this please chaps?

I have the same dial from a retired Rolex Engineer, he didn't stole it. It was a gift for the years he worked on the 4130 caliber!
Perhaps you should ask the retired Rolex engineer/worker? Not sure how anyone here could help you.
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I bet you wish that you had not bothered.
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