Need opinion on 16660 sea dweller

[watchfreak207]

Hi, need some opinion on this dial. Came across this and not sure what to make of this dial. Serial 9m series. TIA





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[watchfreak207]

Also under the loupe looks a bit brownish and “burnt”


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[TuRo]

The laquer is damaged/cracking due to damp/moisture. Fairly even but more so around white gold and date square. It looks pretty stable and will over time will I suspect turn various mottled browns.
Most will not like this, some will like it.
Either way a non-matte (post 8.5 million) dial is pretty cheap to buy ($1-2k) so if watch is cheap (or can bargained down to cheap) it would not switch me off. Has original hands btw too (darker towards centre from same moisture).

[watchfreak207]

Hmm.. ok thank you. Seller is asking around USD9.5k. Only concern is if this dial is badly damaged and worth considering. Thanks.

[Dan S]

Originally Posted by watchfreak207

Hmm.. ok thank you. Seller is asking around USD9.5k. Only concern is if this dial is badly damaged and worth considering. Thanks.

I think it's quite clear that the dial is damaged, the question is whether you like it or not.

[swish77]

Why is this watch/dial even being considered? It's shot.

These tritium 16660s are not that tough to find in good condition. Just look for a better example. They're out there. It's not like you found this SD at a pawn shop for $1,000. Then, maybe. But the asking price is pretty close to what you'd pay for a good example.

Also, what's up with the case? The angle is not great in the photo, but it almost looks as if the crown guards have been polished away.

[swaini3]

Agree with the above comments. Damaged dial, not a hard watch to find in good condition.

[watchfreak207]

Thanks everyone for the advise and comments, really appreciate it.

[wb55]

I don't see the point personally in a 666 with WG surrounds. If you're happy with WG surrounds just get a solid 16600.

[indianmachine]

Originally Posted by wb55

I don't see the point personally in a 666 with WG surrounds. If you're happy with WG surrounds just get a solid 16600.

+1. $9.5k is way too much for that watch.

[TuRo]

$7.5|£7k or smidge lower ✓ would whet my interest - but not 9.5.

[Filipão]

That is a terrible dial and you've not shown us proper pictures from the rest of the watch.

[TuRo]

Just a little tip. If you ever find a watch with a dial like this with moisture ingress, always get the case back off and look take a good look at mid case/case back sealing and the calibre as rust etc can ruin it/be a bit costly, and whilst 1670/5 (and the later mvt) were just a $1000 a few years ago, they are as much as $2000+ nowdays. Usually they are fine, but sometimes a heap of issues ensue.

[watchfreak207]

Thanks again for the comments and advice. I am in Tokyo and dropped by a dealer to look at the watch. It looked ok on the website but the dial damage wasn’t clearly shown until I saw it in person.