Can it really be worth $2400? Quite a few low FB bidders. http://www.ebay.com/itm/131799977793?_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:ITPurchases made through these links may earn this site a commission from the eBay Partner Network
Quite a few of these grey dials seem to show damage to either the plots or the dial itself. Possibly a result of poor storage having never been installed on a watch? After all, isn't the general consensus that were service or special request dials? Edit: Having said that. The mark on the chrono seconds sub dial, looks like it was possibly caused by contact with a rusting hand, suggesting this dial might have previously been fitted to a watch for a long period of time.
The paint on these dials is very very thin and seems to chip away on its own accord on the edges/extremities or in this case even where the plexi reflector ring has touched it. Finding one is hard, finding a perfect one is even harder so I think this will go quite well. If I had the money to throw around I wouldn't mind it in the parts cupboard. I will have a bid but I doubt it will be in my price range. Cheers Michael
I was discussing the 'moss' on this with a fellow member the other day-I decided the tritium had brought the markers to life-they're alive I tell you! THAT's what you're paying for-a new LIFEFORM!!
I just don't see the appeal of this dial at all. I guess someone will buy it, have it restored, put it in a 2998 and resell the watch for $20k to someone who doesn't know any better. Do Rolex guys pay this money for a haggard looking Sub dial from 1960?
well, which is worse? OP dial, or this? http://m.ebay.com/itm?itemId=252385434823Purchases made through these links may earn this site a commission from the eBay Partner Network
Well according to the up to the minute prices Real Crappy 2998 Dial $2,400.00 Fake Crappy 2998 Dial $. 2.88 I think the Fake Crappy is almost 100 times worse.
In the UK we would term that a 'fake bake' a kind of a spray on tan look. It has a certain appeal....I think....my wife used to like that shade in the 80's on a Friday night. Perhaps this chocolate fades to pale grey/white on a Monday morning???
yeah that spray on tan fake dial is pretty nasty. I'm surprised that this dial went so high, quite poor condition for $1050 http://www.ebay.com/itm/381623201163Purchases made through these links may earn this site a commission from the eBay Partner Network Makes my spare slightly chocolate dial look valuable haha
Despite the condition issues and not being blue, it still ended up at $5,200 - reflecting the rarity and desirability of these dials. I'm just about to collect my 105.002 with a grey dial from STS and will post Simon Freese's excellent pictures of the job he has done in a new thread. These grey Speedmasters look much more attractive in person than in images, but I appreciate that they are not everyone's cup of tea..