I think you were right. Text looks too thick compared to real ones I have seen.
in an original gilt dial the gold lettering and markers are etched into the black dial, they are not painted on at all
exactly this.
have a look at this page: https://awco.nl/gilt-dials/
the dial you showed doesn't look right.
Great explanation of the gilt process. Thanks for sharing. What looks off to you? There were several variations of the 5512/13 gilt dial. Mine is from 1966, classic coronet.
As I understand, in an original gilt dial the gold lettering and markers are etched into the black dial, they are not painted on at all, instead it’s the underlying plate shining through. So if you look at the dial at an angle under some magnification the letters appear sunken in a bit.
My gilt dial was totally damaged and it was a family heirloom. So I had my watchmaker send it to a specialist in London that replicates the original Rolex process. Very expensive and probably has a negative NPV as most all collectors will hate the watch, but it looks like NOS.
exactly this.
have a look at this page: https://awco.nl/gilt-dials/
the dial you showed doesn't look right.
As I understand, in an original gilt dial the gold lettering and markers are etched into the black dial, they are not painted on at all, instead it’s the underlying plate shining through. So if you look at the dial at an angle under some magnification the letters appear sunken in a bit.
My gilt dial was totally damaged and it was a family heirloom. So I had my watchmaker send it to a specialist in London that replicates the original Rolex process. Very expensive and probably has a negative NPV as most all collectors will hate the watch, but it looks like NOS.
My 5513 was serviced by Rik Dietel www.timecareinc.com. He’s great on all things Rolex. Rik sends the dials to a specialist in London. I don’t believe he’s sharing publicly who this is.
