Paint spot on dial

[admj]

Hi all

I bought a 126610 and under 30x magnification, I have noticed a paint spot on the E in the word PERPETUAL as can be seen in the photo.

Has anyone else experienced this? Whilst I am led to believe that all Rolexs' are perfect, surely this is just an error and doesn't mean my watch is not genuine?

Look forward to your replies.

[norcalgt3]

wtf

[Dirt]

Welcome to the forum.

These things happen.
After you've been around a while, you'll come to realise that Rolex are not necessarily known for outstanding dial work, especially on the divers.
Just recently one other member with a relatively new JC has sent his watch into Rolex to have a larger spot on the dial that's similar in fashion to yours dealt with. It took him around 6 weeks before he noticed it.

Others here will tell you to put the loupe away or it will poison your mind.
Your spot might not worry me personally as it's so very small.

How do you feel about it generally?

[Tomas Eriksson]

No manufacturer is perfect under 30x magnification, not even Rolex. With that said, in this case if that is paint and it’s visible with a normal lupe, you can get the dial replaced under warranty.

[russeree]

This would grind my gears. You should request a replacement under warranty.

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[Sprezzatura!,]

Dial imperfections are very common with Rolex, especially whilst looking at x30.

You said it yourself, you’ve been ‘led’ to believe. The Rolex marketing machine is one of the best.

[admj]

Originally Posted by Dirt

Welcome to the forum.

These things happen.
After you've been around a while, you'll come to realise that Rolex are not necessarily known for outstanding dial work, especially on the divers.
Just recently one other member with a relatively new JC has sent his watch into Rolex to have a larger spot on the dial that's similar in fashion to yours dealt with. It took him around 6 weeks before he noticed it.

Others here will tell you to put the loupe away or it will poison your mind.
Your spot might not worry me personally as it's so very small.

How do you feel about it generally?

Thanks for your reply. Looking at it further it may actually not be a paint spot but a small chip in the dial. Nevertheless this is looking at it under extreme magnification and to the naked eye you can't tell at all. As this is my first Rolex I think I expected perfection as I have much cheaper watches without any flaws. Nevertheless I guess it's unique to my watch! If you could see it with the naked eye I might look to replace the dial. But nevertheless I appreciate you outlining that perhaps all Rolex are not perfect. Thanks again for your reply.

[Andad]

Dial imperfections can be found under high magnification but to say that dial imperfections are very common with Rolex is wrong.

[padi56]

Originally Posted by admj

Attachment 1240441

Hi all

I bought a 126610 and under 30x magnification, I have noticed a paint spot on the E in the word PERPETUAL as can be seen in the photo.

Has anyone else experienced this? Whilst I am led to believe that all Rolexs' are perfect, surely this is just an error and doesn't mean my watch is not genuine?

Look forward to your replies.

Take my advice stop looking at your watch with any high magnification, dials are made in 3 different factories now all owned by Rolex, and no not all watches and many other products are not 100% perfect under extreme high magnification.

[Sprezzatura!,]

Originally Posted by Andad

Dial imperfections can be found under high magnification but to say that dial imperfections are very common with Rolex is wrong.

Responses/advice is generally based on personal experience.

In my experience I’ve had a decent percentage of dials with defects, and I’ve never used a loupe.

Of course, forums are a basis for discussion and we can obviously agree to disagree, too.

[Stewart_88]

Let's see a close up wrist shot with no magnification

[saxo3]

Originally Posted by admj

Thanks for your reply. Looking at it further it may actually not be a paint spot but a small chip in the dial. Nevertheless this is looking at it under extreme magnification and to the naked eye you can't tell at all. As this is my first Rolex I think I expected perfection as I have much cheaper watches without any flaws. Nevertheless I guess it's unique to my watch! If you could see it with the naked eye I might look to replace the dial. But nevertheless I appreciate you outlining that perhaps all Rolex are not perfect. Thanks again for your reply.

What do you mean with small "chip"?
Could it also be a dust particle, which can be easily and carefully blown away by an expert?

It is 100% sure that not all Rolex dials have little defects. Unless you start looking with a scanning electron or an atomic force microscope.

[phez]

Originally Posted by admj

Attachment 1240441

Hi all

I bought a 126610 and under 30x magnification, I have noticed a paint spot on the E in the word PERPETUAL as can be seen in the photo.

Has anyone else experienced this? Whilst I am led to believe that all Rolexs' are perfect, surely this is just an error and doesn't mean my watch is not genuine?

Look forward to your replies.

I had a similar issue on the dial of my 2020 TT SeaDweller. I was concerned it might be loose and work it’s way into the movement, so my AD sent it back and Rolex replaced the dial

[Bigmozza]

I had a similar problem with a datejust blue diamond dial I bought brand new from AD, it was like a smudge under the double LL were it says officially but you could see it without the need of the magnification, I took it back to my AD and they were great they couldn’t apologise enough, they gave me 3 options 1st was full refund, 2nd was send the watch away to be repaired, or 3rd a brand new Bluesy when it first came out for my troubles, I upgraded to the new Bluesy and couldn’t be happier. If your not happy go and see your AD see what they say good luck

[Master_Grogu]

Ruined. But under warranty so swap it if they can.

[1William]

OK. If I could not see it with the naked eye then I would not worry about it.

[fskywalker]

Originally Posted by padi56

Take my advice stop looking at your watch with any high magnification, dials are made in 3 different factories now all owned by Rolex, and no not all watches and many other products are not 100% perfect under extreme high magnification.

Am with PADI, loupes don’t get along with watches


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[Driver8]

I'm always in two minds about these sort of imperfections. On the one hand I believe that Rolex (and other brands) should be more than capable of decent QC on something that is probably 30mm wide if you look at just the dial. It's not exactly a large area to cover, and at the end of the day these watches are not cheap compared to your average mall watch.

However, x30 is SIGNIFICANT magnification, and I'm pretty sure it would show up imperfections on literally anything. Personally I have a x5 loupe and I find that just enhances things you can see with the naked eye, so if it looks good under that then it's good enough for me.

[garyk]

Originally Posted by admj

Attachment 1240441

Hi all

I bought a 126610 and under 30x magnification, I have noticed a paint spot on the E in the word PERPETUAL as can be seen in the photo.

Has anyone else experienced this? Whilst I am led to believe that all Rolexs' are perfect, surely this is just an error and doesn't mean my watch is not genuine?

Look forward to your replies.

Holy crap Batman, with that magnification bet I can find flaws in some of my watches. Makes no sense to be this intense about tiny things. It will just age you more quickly…

[PhilippeD]

Your watch is genuine. Don't worry about that.

I just had the exact same issue with my Deepsea: https://www.rolexforums.com/showthread.php?t=817170

I saw it with the naked eye (indeed only after six weeks) and just used the loupe for confirmation. I had AD send it to RSC for further investigation.

My personal advice: if it bothers you, send it back and RSC will fix it under warranty. Regardless of anyone's opinion.

Is your watch ruined? No. As long as the "issue" doesn't affect the timekeeping. Is it bothersome? That's in the eye of the beholder.

Another thing I learned from this experience is to stop searching the watch for imperfections with the loupe because you WILL find them.

[bp1000]

Error dial

Worth millions.

Being serious, all is good. A keeper. I avoid loupes as there is lots to see you can’t unsee.

[DC116710LN]

In my experience, Rolex quality control is very good considering how many watches they produce but it certainly isn't perfect, and even the most revered watch manufacturers will show some imperfections under 30x magnification.

If it's not visible to the naked eye, I would personally leave it but you always have the option to speak to your authorized dealer and see if Rolex will replace the dial under warranty

[Madman37]

Originally Posted by admj

Attachment 1240441

Hi all

I bought a 126610 and under 30x magnification, I have noticed a paint spot on the E in the word PERPETUAL as can be seen in the photo.

Has anyone else experienced this? Whilst I am led to believe that all Rolexs' are perfect, surely this is just an error and doesn't mean my watch is not genuine?

Look forward to your replies.

I saw one of these on a bi gold Daytona at a grey seller and it impacted the price negatively it meant they had to sell it much lower than they could it happens the cost in reduction partly paid for a dial replacement but not enough. It doesn’t mean the watch is fake.

[fsprow]

Time for folks to move to 100X magnification. And later an electron microscope.

[Xerxes77]

Congratulations… you have a unique dial…. Keep it and enjoy

[doboy007]

Drop the loop and back away, far far away :)

[OpusXIII]

Geez. Wait til you get a few scratches under your belt. At 30x, you'll have a heart attack.

[LC23]

Originally Posted by admj

Attachment 1240441

Hi all

I bought a 126610 and under 30x magnification, I have noticed a paint spot on the E in the word PERPETUAL as can be seen in the photo.

Has anyone else experienced this? Whilst I am led to believe that all Rolexs' are perfect, surely this is just an error and doesn't mean my watch is not genuine?

Look forward to your replies.

if it bothers you bring it in RSC if not, its unique!

[640ibimmerguy]

This is why I won't look through a loop...ignorance is bliss!

[inadeje]

Not the spot error dial…worth x100 retail