Help identify mark on dial of my rolex 16800

[pk552502]

Hi All, I'm seeking opinions about a blemish on the dial of my watch. Have you seen anything like this before? I did just receive the watch back from a servicing and I noticed it right away. It's visible without a loupe. The mark is above the N in submariner.

[Dan S]

That's unfortunate. Looks like a small magnifying glass icon. Who did the service?

[seattleal]

A drop oil from the service?

[996marty]

That’s annoying and something that should have maybe been spotted

[swish77]

I assume this happened during the service, yes? (Do you have a pre-service photo of the dial?) As mentioned above, it does look like an oil stain.

I'd have the watchmaker, or a different one, try to remove the mark with Rodico putty. It's worth a shot, and I don't think it could make it worse. Even if you can't completely remove the mark, you might be able to lessen it.

Good luck.

[tekno]

Send it to Greg @ True Patina

He can remove it without messing up the dial. Send the watchmaker the bill IF you do have the documentation that Swish77 stated above.

[pk552502]

These are the pre-service photos I have from earlier posts I did about this watch and the mark doesn't appear there. Would you consider these pics to be conclusive?

[pk552502]

last one

[pk552502]

Originally Posted by seattleal

A drop oil from the service?

Yes, it may be oil. It's actually below the E as well. it's 3 dimensional, so at first I thought it might be touch up paint or something. But since it's below the E I think it may be oil that ran a bit. Any hopes it will dry out and go away with time?