Yes, this unusual dial/hands combo is very nice. Navyeight mentioned that the watch he lately purchased on VRF had not bracelet marks. Mine is mounted on a late folded flip lock band from the late eighties, so not original to the watch (1978). It has reminded me that I forgot to mention that if one
This is pure speculation on my part about the nail marks… But Tudor Submariners were expensive sport watches (not to mention Rolex…) compared to most brands at that time and I guess that a civilian would not use an expensive sport watch as a hammer. Sounds illogical to me. A soldier who has to cope
Hello Nicolas, You're right, I refer to this specific dial/hands combo to establish the paternity link between the Black-Bay and this 94010 Submariner. When you examine the different feet location on the two dials (7016 on the left) as seen in the picture below, if makes very unlikely, if not imposs
I'm now the proud owner of the Black-Bay ancestor, a 94010 Submariner originally issued with this stunning dial/hands combo for only one year, every known examples throughout the world (a very few watches) being in the 8.8/beginning of the 8.9XXX serial range number. This very small 94010 batch is n
It's been a while I'm in love with faded Gmt's inserts.... I'm always stunned when I realize how they radically transform a watch. If I had to keep only one, this would be one of my purple/pink inserts, the nicest of all imho, and I think the rarest. It's been years I hunt them and from what I know,
Your pic is awesome, very, very, nice. Is it photoshop or did you actually relumed the dial/hands that way? The dial is nicer and sober like that, In my opinion, much nicer than a black Pvd Sdds with a red line.........