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Styles Bitchley · 23 February 2018, 01:43 PM

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Originally Posted by emersm

Did they mention if they stock the dials or do they come from Geneve?

He didn’t say, but I admired his candour. He advised me to not consider it with my dial as mine is well preserved (i wasn’t by the way). He also said it would be expensive. He also said he wouldn’t advise polishing a vintage piece like mine. Pretty unusual for RSC. I’ve heard others have had good experiences with vintage pieces at RSC Toronto.

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Styles Bitchley · 23 February 2018, 09:51 PM

Actually, I. Elie RBI’s words were “we can get them” so that suggests to me that they would have to get them from Genève HQ.

Styles Bitchley · 23 February 2018, 09:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Styles Bitchley

Actually, I. Elie RBI’s words were “we can get them” so that suggests to me that they would have to get them from Genève HQ.

Damn autocorrect. I believe his words were...

As you were.

thomaswentworth · 23 February 2018, 11:57 AM

I really love the humongous date magnification on the 1680s!

Dangur · 23 February 2018, 10:29 PM

What a great story

Timrolexnl · 24 February 2018, 08:12 PM

Beautiful!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Gharddog03 · 25 February 2018, 09:43 AM

Absolutely stunning!! Thank you for sharing. Enjoy that beauty!!

44x16 · 2 March 2018, 08:30 AM

They did a good job on this. Amazing they replaced it with a red service dial and not a white gold surrounding dial. I wish they would make this a option for older models. This is a great daily I must admit stunnin!

16610v · 2 March 2018, 06:55 PM

This become a NOS single red sub!!!
Congrats OP!!

sryukon · 3 March 2018, 04:20 AM

Well done very beautiful I’ll bet Rolex has a Fortune in vintage old Dials and parts I wonder what they do with them?

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jbravo66 · 3 March 2018, 12:43 PM

Wow, I should try and get a damaged original to do the same for a wearable 'new oldie' hahaha

May go on the hunt and try to do the same

emersm · 25 June 2018, 07:21 AM

Still catch myself staring at this beautiful dial.

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mikkolopez · 25 June 2018, 03:01 PM

Nice and congrats

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Verti · 25 June 2018, 05:22 PM

Looks sharp!

importstunna · 25 June 2018, 06:15 PM

Wow great story and that piece is stunning!

andrewjb88 · 25 June 2018, 07:49 PM

Wow what a transformation! Looks like a new watch! I love these red submariner's would love to own one.

Greg5512 · 25 June 2018, 09:17 PM

Looks awesome!

Filipão · 26 June 2018, 12:08 AM

Way to go! Gongrats!!!

Wiener48 · 26 June 2018, 12:21 AM

Looks fantastic, worth to wait...

RLX-lvr · 26 June 2018, 12:41 AM

Great job for sticking it out, and getting what you asked for.

Looks really great. Nice to see that they still have those in stock in the homeland.

Congrats!

Nycturbovr6 · 28 June 2018, 12:48 AM

Stunning

ReturningSon · 28 June 2018, 01:45 AM

Owning a 1977 1680 with a RSC service dial (Luminova), I personally think they are without a doubt the best service dials around. There is something about the warm vintage charm exuded from the watch while having a new and refined sense of modern functionality stemming from a crisp dial.
Love it!

Divingdeep87 · 28 June 2018, 05:35 AM

Did you get a new bezel aswell? God damn I love this watch!

emersm · 28 June 2018, 08:06 AM

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Originally Posted by Nejmann

Did you get a new bezel aswell? God damn I love this watch!

Yes, new bezel. Thanks

Storky · 3 August 2018, 05:00 AM

Brilliant....so pleased to be pointed towards this thread.
Your watch looks amazing! I guess I’m in the Red Lumi dial club too, but found one without experiencing your journey. I did make a few phone calls to Rolex over a year ago but felt I hit a brick wall. A great read, congrats!

The Argonaut · 3 August 2018, 08:14 AM

This is the a truly fabulous posting. I had no idea that an RSC could do this. I know it goes against the grain to overhaul and return a vintage piece to “like new condition,” but this is epic.

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BlakeA · 3 August 2018, 10:12 AM

If that was my watch and I opened that box and saw how great that thing looks, someone would need to be standing by with a defibrillator.

The Argonaut · 3 August 2018, 11:17 AM

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Originally Posted by BlakeA

If that was my watch and I opened that box and saw how great that thing looks, someone would need to be standing by with a defibrillator.

Absolutely. Well said.

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frackas · 3 August 2018, 03:43 PM

Truly amazing. I would be inclined to take it to LAWW for a full case recut. Bringing the case back to factory finish seems appropriate to match the amazingly crisp dial. It would also be tempting to source a fat font mk3 insert. You have something far more rare than a typical "run of the mill" redsub.

Mansell92 · 7 January 2019, 03:49 PM

I have been reading this thread and I must say I am curious. What would be the value of such a piece in comparison to a 1680 with an original red dial? Are these luminova red dials rarer than the standard red dials?

Personally, I would prefer this over a standard red sub, because at the very least I could wear it.

2 March 2018, 06:55 PM	#9
16610v "TRF" Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: YL Watch: Submariner Posts: 701	This become a NOS single red sub!!! Congrats OP!! __________________ Instagram: litwing23

25 June 2018, 03:01 PM	#13
mikkolopez "TRF" Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Philippines Posts: 2,301	Nice and congrats Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk __________________ At my age now ... I have SEEN everything, I have HEARD everything, I have even DONE everything, I just don't REMEMBER everything.

25 June 2018, 07:49 PM	#16
andrewjb88 "TRF" Member Join Date: May 2018 Location: United Kingdom Watch: 16302 Rolex OP Posts: 752	Wow what a transformation! Looks like a new watch! I love these red submariner's would love to own one. __________________ Rolex Datejust 16203 Omega Seamaster Professional 300m Tudor BB GMT Luch one hand

3 August 2018, 05:00 AM	#25
Storky "TRF" Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: London Watch: Rolex 1680 Posts: 382	Brilliant....so pleased to be pointed towards this thread. Your watch looks amazing! I guess I’m in the Red Lumi dial club too, but found one without experiencing your journey. I did make a few phone calls to Rolex over a year ago but felt I hit a brick wall. A great read, congrats! __________________ Instagram: _Storky All my own photos & a few video clips

3 August 2018, 03:43 PM	#29
frackas "TRF" Member Join Date: Nov 2015 Location: Santa Monica, CA Posts: 50	Truly amazing. I would be inclined to take it to LAWW for a full case recut. Bringing the case back to factory finish seems appropriate to match the amazingly crisp dial. It would also be tempting to source a fat font mk3 insert. You have something far more rare than a typical "run of the mill" redsub.
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23 February 2018, 09:51 PM	#2
Styles Bitchley "TRF" Member Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: Canada Watch: 1680 Posts: 1,396	Actually, I. Elie RBI’s words were “we can get them” so that suggests to me that they would have to get them from Genève HQ.

23 February 2018, 11:57 AM	#4
thomaswentworth Banned Join Date: Feb 2018 Real Name: Tom Wentworth Location: Los Angeles Watch: Rolex 116610 Sub Posts: 541	I really love the humongous date magnification on the 1680s!

23 February 2018, 10:29 PM	#5
Dangur "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2018 Location: IL Posts: 52	What a great story

24 February 2018, 08:12 PM	#6
Timrolexnl "TRF" Member Join Date: Nov 2016 Real Name: Tim Location: Holland Watch: Patek Posts: 177	Beautiful!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

25 February 2018, 09:43 AM	#7
Gharddog03 "TRF" Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Real Name: Genaro Location: Fresno Ca. Watch: R O L E X Posts: 4,466	Absolutely stunning!! Thank you for sharing. Enjoy that beauty!!

2 March 2018, 08:30 AM	#8
44x16 "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2018 Real Name: Austin Location: NYC / NJ Watch: GMT/74speedy Posts: 76	They did a good job on this. Amazing they replaced it with a red service dial and not a white gold surrounding dial. I wish they would make this a option for older models. This is a great daily I must admit stunnin!

3 March 2018, 04:20 AM	#10
sryukon "TRF" Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: USA Watch: Rolex Sub 16800 Posts: 373	Well done very beautiful I’ll bet Rolex has a Fortune in vintage old Dials and parts I wonder what they do with them? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

3 March 2018, 12:43 PM	#11
jbravo66 "TRF" Member Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: PH Posts: 41	Wow, I should try and get a damaged original to do the same for a wearable 'new oldie' hahaha May go on the hunt and try to do the same

25 June 2018, 07:21 AM	#12
emersm 2024 ROLEX DATEJUST41 Pledge Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Real Name: Merle Location: USA Watch: Rolex Posts: 2,487	Still catch myself staring at this beautiful dial. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

25 June 2018, 05:22 PM	#14
Verti "TRF" Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: France Posts: 29	Looks sharp!

25 June 2018, 06:15 PM	#15
importstunna "TRF" Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: World Watch: BLNR Posts: 855	Wow great story and that piece is stunning!

25 June 2018, 09:17 PM	#17
Greg5512 "TRF" Member Join Date: Dec 2015 Real Name: Greg Location: Rhode Island Watch: Tudor Big Block Posts: 527	Looks awesome!

26 June 2018, 12:08 AM	#18
Filipão "TRF" Member Join Date: Apr 2018 Real Name: Filipe Location: Lisbon & Wadesdah Watch: Never too many Posts: 1,898	Way to go! Gongrats!!!

26 June 2018, 12:21 AM	#19
Wiener48 Banned Join Date: Jan 2018 Location: Vienna Posts: 1,299	Looks fantastic, worth to wait...

26 June 2018, 12:41 AM	#20
RLX-lvr "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Real Name: Jeff Location: Toronto Posts: 1,947	Great job for sticking it out, and getting what you asked for. Looks really great. Nice to see that they still have those in stock in the homeland. Congrats!

28 June 2018, 12:48 AM	#21
Nycturbovr6 "TRF" Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: New York Posts: 7,630	Stunning

28 June 2018, 01:45 AM	#22
ReturningSon "TRF" Member Join Date: Nov 2017 Location: Sacremento Watch: ALS, Rolex, Seiko Posts: 158	Owning a 1977 1680 with a RSC service dial (Luminova), I personally think they are without a doubt the best service dials around. There is something about the warm vintage charm exuded from the watch while having a new and refined sense of modern functionality stemming from a crisp dial. Love it!

28 June 2018, 05:35 AM	#23
Divingdeep87 "TRF" Member Join Date: May 2014 Location: Planet Earth Posts: 792	Did you get a new bezel aswell? God damn I love this watch!

3 August 2018, 08:14 AM	#26
The Argonaut "TRF" Member Join Date: Nov 2017 Location: VA Watch: GMT Master 16750 Posts: 1,373	This is the a truly fabulous posting. I had no idea that an RSC could do this. I know it goes against the grain to overhaul and return a vintage piece to “like new condition,” but this is epic. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

3 August 2018, 10:12 AM	#27
BlakeA "TRF" Member Join Date: May 2018 Location: Tulsa Posts: 269	If that was my watch and I opened that box and saw how great that thing looks, someone would need to be standing by with a defibrillator.

7 January 2019, 03:49 PM	#30
Mansell92 Banned Join Date: Dec 2018 Location: Adelaide Posts: 64	I have been reading this thread and I must say I am curious. What would be the value of such a piece in comparison to a 1680 with an original red dial? Are these luminova red dials rarer than the standard red dials? Personally, I would prefer this over a standard red sub, because at the very least I could wear it.

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