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  1. miramogge Dec 5, 2019

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    Hi all. Anyone else out there with a mk0 dial in their gmt. I haven’t seen many of these anywhere. Here is mine anyways with puffy lume. Doesn’t look very puffy in the pics but it is much so 0CE6B893-FBAE-42BD-9267-FDFEE45BBEBA.jpeg
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  2. spacemission Dec 5, 2019

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    Year?
     
  3. miramogge Dec 5, 2019

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    1,5mil serial number
     
  4. spacemission Dec 5, 2019

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    Amazing.
     
  5. miramogge Dec 5, 2019

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    Thanks
     
  6. steversaurus Dec 5, 2019

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    Great fading on the fat font.
     
  7. miramogge Dec 5, 2019

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    I agree :)
     
  8. WatchCor Dec 5, 2019

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    Absolutely wonderful. And no , I haven't seen a mk0 dial apart from the internet
     
  9. miramogge Dec 5, 2019

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    Thanks. Yea they seem to be few and far between for some reason
     
  10. t_swiss_t Dec 5, 2019

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    Serials go as early as 1.38m but most are 1.4-1.6m. Not common because they were a transitional dial -- they're from the same cliche that was used in the last gilt dial (before Singer settled on the Mark 1 cliche for the late 60's). They have the zinc sulfide puffy lume that has a tendency to crumble in spots. There was a nice one on eBay last year (should have bought it):

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  11. miramogge Dec 5, 2019

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    Ok. Very interesting. The puffy lume on mine has crumbled in a couple of spots but mostly still intact. Might show better in this photo in sunlight
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  12. michaelmc Dec 5, 2019

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    not so many out there to find. I remember when people who used the UV light on them cried re lume :) because of the
    green lume glow. I was happy to buy a few at discount. Nice watch btw.
     
  13. mrs_LA Dec 5, 2019

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    Beautiful zinc sulphide dial, that picture in sunlight shows it best.

    I recently learned of the term “day glow” from a friend who I sought help on a 5513 I purchased that still glowed, as @michaelmc mentioned I initially feared it was relumed.
     
  14. miramogge Dec 6, 2019

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    Yea I also freaked out a little when I seen it glow. But I had the possibility of returning the watch if I was not pleased with it. I took it to a few Rolex enthusiasts and sent some photos to others and everyone said that it was 100% original from Rolex. I even got to see a 5513 glowing like a torch :). I never sent the watch back needless to say. All I need is a period correct jubilee instead of the 7206 and it’s perfect in my opinion
     
  15. miramogge Dec 6, 2019

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    what is a zinc sulphide dial? Does that differ from the “long E” for example or is that also a zinc sulphide?
     
  16. stockegsix Dec 26, 2019

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    Here is my MK0 from 1967 1.4mil serial. Lume is white.
     
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  17. Fabrice M Dec 27, 2019

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    Very nice
     
  18. Cozmopak Dec 27, 2019

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    Gorgeous watch. Where did you get it?
     
  19. miramogge Dec 29, 2019

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    Hi there. Thanks. I bought it from a vintage watch shop.
     
  20. t_swiss_t Dec 30, 2019

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    That lume looks off to me. Doesn't look similar to the other examples: much flatter, extends out past the dial plots, and looks more reflective and not grainy like the others.