Vintage Rolex Forum • The backs of old dials… what are all the marks?

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Vintage Rolex Forum • The backs of old dials… what are all the marks?

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I bought a few ‘totally refinished’ dials for an art project a few months ago, but after I got them I decided not to do it, because even though I had assumed they were just counterfeit, the backs of them looked old and as I might expect them to be, with what looks to be a milled out circular area for a foot, that was never used. Otherwise there is a singer stamp and nothing raises an eyebrow…

But since then, I keep coming across dials that are 10x more expensive that are claiming to be untouched originals and the backs seem to have fresh(er) grind marks on them. Sometimes the who back is ground down, but many times I see repeated grind marks all around the dial. Something’s pretty deep. I attached one that is representative and you can see there seems to be a purpose behind this but I’m not sure what it is.

It also doesn’t make me think Rolex is doing this, but rather aftermarket. This seems a bit too crude for Rolex, even if no one is supposed to see this.

What is going on here? The best backs I see are refinished. The worst backs are the ones that cost thousands.

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