1680/8 can we please criticize the hell out of this...

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I can’t tell if hands and dial are original.
Can someone with this reference weighs in.
Looking to sell my spare kidney for this.
Thanks guys.
 
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You are correct. It is indeed 16808. I was also looking at 1680/8. Amateur mistake.
Do you think the dial and hands are original?
 
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Do you have a serial number or inside casebook pic? Text at bottom of the dial and date wheel look unusual to me
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It’s R7***** serial number, I’m told around 1987. They won’t open case back.
Purchase will be with protected form of payment.
 
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No, a consignment shop. 14 days return policy.
What are the issues you are seeing?
 
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The “S” in Submariner is also different font. Can we conclude dial isn’t original?
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Good eyes. I need to play Find Waldo with my kids more.
 
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R7 is a VERY late serial for the nipple dial but not completely impossible and surprising if it is less than 16-18K USD. It might be worth purchasing assuming you can authenticate elsewhere. Look at movement, serial/ref fonts between the lugs and uniformity of lume plots on the indexes and lume on hands. don’t get your hopes up though
 
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Looks to be font differences between those two dials (and the bezel) - one has serif while the other is sans serif.

Any luck searching images for similar dials?
 
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I’ve found two on other forums. Others suggested not original. Possibly a replica dial.
 
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I’ve found two on other forums. Others suggested not original. Possibly a replica dial.
To my knowledge, no one has succeeded in replicating the nipple dial. People on the replica forums who are building a watch start with a genuine nipple dial and use fake cases, movements, etc. And here's a photo of a "purple nipple dial" replica--kind of laughable:

 
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Do you have a theory why the font difference?
 
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I’ve seen this watch as well listed at $16,995. My concerns were the lugs are polished quite a bit where the top left spring bar pokes out. To find a gold oyster bracelet will be quite pricey. I also have not seen a 16808 nipple dial with the T SWISS T like this example before.
 
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It’s a fake dial. The 12 o’clock marker is also misaligned.
 
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Don't even care if this is real or fake....I NEED this! Too beautiful