after Philip's input ...

--mk1 dial :


( the L in the word ROLEX is centered under the crown ; see also the very thin fonts of the letters "ft" )

--mk2 dial :


( the L is not centered under the crown )

--mk3 dial :


( the letter L is again centered under the crown )

details of the printings at 6 :

--mk1 dial :




--mk2 dial :



--mk3 dial :



comparison with the details posted by Philip :



besides some differences ( the white mk1 dial has finer letters than the others )surprisingly the
position of the words " swiss t minus 25 " is the same in all marks...
( keep present that mk1 and mk3 were made by the same dial-maker Lemrich , the mk2 is by Beyerle ).
so the different position of the T in the two dials posted by Philip ( if the one below is a mk1 for white 1680 as is different from the one posted by me ) depends on different cliche' used.

There are only ever red ones in the Market.

Thank you for taking the time to dissect that.

In 1993 I started collecting plastic crystal sports models. You know 300 bucks for a 5513, 500 bucks for
a 1680 etc....Seriously I had at least 30 white 1680's before I ever even SAW a red 1680! In 2002 about
25% of the 1680's were red. Now, the white ones are less common than the red ones that come up for sale.
I'm not drawing any conclusions just stating my observations as a long time collector and dealer.

.

your MK1 and MK3 dial seem to be the same??
Here a picture where you see the different versions.

completely diff alignment under chronometer....

print and crown diff also

Thanks for the update on the whites, Marcello. =) Dennis

My 1680


Apparently these are not correct.

IMHO, i think it is because the picture of the dial #3 is taken under crystal and all seem thicker..?


Best Regards,

David.

in fonts and size.

as someone had defined this " too much techical posts " in that way:
"it's like f..ing a mosquito "........... LLOLLLLL

MKx prints are obviously the result from different cliches
(for exaple when the crown is alligned differently)but my main point was that, sometimes what people
take for a MKx is just a technical consequence of a used
tampon, less pressure in the printing action etc...

ps : On another topic I cant wait for the result of... our mutual "action"

from my untrained eyes

Just look at the position of the word "Certified" compared to "Chronometer" in the line above. I and III are definitely different. =) Dennis