16710 GMT II - Rectangular dial - what do you think?

[037]

Originally Posted by lesliekkwu

Hello sir, can you tell me where you service your watch, and show a picture of your service stick dial ?

Unless you have a tritium dial or a luminova dial with damage, Rolex won't change dials just because you want a different typeface. Also keep in mind that Rolex likely has remaining stock of all three dial types. There's no guarantee you'd get a stick versus a Roman or rectangle.

What's odd to me is those who say any of these dials are an error. None of them are an error. The hype around these dials escapes me.

[padi56]

Originally Posted by Scapegoat

Yeah, I don’t quite understand this.

What is the difference? A side by side picture will be fantastic.

The difference is clearly posted in post 26 if you look very hard, the third variation font looks like GMT-MASTER II .

[SPEIRMOOR]

Originally Posted by joe100

There are no rare variations of the 16710. Those “error” dials everyone talks about are being used as service dials. I had one in my hand just last year. More and more of them in the world every day

Thats incorrect. My rectangular dial is from brand new, Its not a service dial.

[padi56]

Originally Posted by SPEIRMOOR

Thats incorrect. My rectangular dial is from brand new, Its not a service dial.

A service dial is just that a dial replaced at service because it was damaged, and could be replaced with any of the 3 tiny different font variations

[77T]

Originally Posted by SPEIRMOOR

Thats incorrect. My rectangular dial is from brand new, Its not a service dial.

Quite possible. Because dials are stamped out on a schedule dictated by supply chain software, different printing screens can come into play. So the watch you buy new at an AD might have been sitting side-by-side in the case with a GMT having a different font.

And before all the madness, nobody really cared.

So the same batch of dials that went into new assembly bins also get apportioned to orders from RSCs to replenish service bins worldwide. As the dial part # didn’t change, it is a valid replacement for even older GMTs with the same model#.

Originally Posted by padi56

A service dial is just that a dial replaced at service because it was damaged, and could be replaced with any of the 3 tiny different font variations

Yep - you are right as usual. Once boxed into their little plastic capsules they all look alike

...except to WIS with loupes...



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[HK_Expat]

Originally Posted by padi56

Cannot understand why but if your dial is damaged it will most probably be replaced by a stick font dial. Which soon there will be thousands of them around and nothing special whatsoever in the so called stick or error dial,except in Rolex internet fantasy island.

+1


Man I miss the days when you go buy a watch because it was well built and looked good....the things people fuss about now

[mineral]

Originally Posted by lesliekkwu

At least in Asia I never see replacement dials are stick dial



If in US replacement dials are stick I would love to go US for repair

I agreed with this as I have NOS and bought new from AD a 16710 coke Gmt stick dial.




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