Rolex Dial and Hand Customisation

[emails4me]

Happy New Year All

I have a Rolex DateJust 1570, the one with the Pie pan dial and after owning this a couple of years I want to customise both the white dial and the silver hands. I intend to give it a sporty look; Red markings, Black hands, and a red second hand like the turnographs.

I also want to replace the lume on the hands and dial. As for a watch of this age it doesn't work.

I've done a bit of research and made a few queries but wanted to know if anyone had any recommendations or had any success with any custom work done on their Rolex.

Cheers.

[slcbbrown]

I've considered it but haven't really done it. However, years ago my first Rolex was a rootbeer. These original versions had faces and bezels that faded dramatically. When I realized how worn out it looked, I had the dial repainted to black and a black bezel installed. This 1973 GMT now belongs to a son, and I'm always impressed at how nice it looks, after all these years.

I also have an old inexpensive GP that I bought with a redone dial. I know the dial is redone, but I can't see anything that gives it away.

The dial work on my GMT was cheap and excellent quality. I've thought about doing something on an old DJ, so I could give it to a daughter. If you aren't going to be reselling this watch, I think it's a neat idea, but you could end up with aftermarket parts and a hard to sell watch. No big deal if it is what you want.

I hope you do it and post before and after pix. Good luck.