Hi everyone,

New to vintage watches. Just curious, I'm seeing a lot of dials out there where the subsecond dial at e.g. 6 o'clock cuts though the "6" hour indicator. Is this normal, or is it always indicative of a redial? Seems like I've seen comments of original dials where this is the case. Why would a watch manufacturer make a dial where the 6 is cut off by the sub-dial?


Thanks!
J

 

If it's indicative of a redial, there are a boatload of redialed watches with subseconds.

 

No, it is not always indicative of a redial. In fact, most are original.

 

Are you referring to this? Where the "6" looks like it's been cut off?

 

Exactly, seen in on quite a few watches from the 1950s

 

There are indeed many authentic examples of this. It’s simply in the design of many watch dials. It won’t be any indicator of wether or not the dial has been redone.