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 Posted: Sat Jul 29th, 2006 08:09 pm
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What do they fashion dials from in the $200 to $500 price range in watches. Plastic, metal, enamel over metal or something else? Also, anyone know what keeps the lumn on the dial? Does it stick on its own or is there a glue laid down first? Thanks!

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 Posted: Sat Jul 29th, 2006 08:19 pm
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Runs the gambit from what I have seen from brass, stainless, to stock sheet metal.  The applied pieces on the better dials are installed and some type of weld is used to hold them on ( they are welded or brazed from the back ).  Others use self adhering markers.  I bet this is just the start of how they are done.

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 Posted: Sat Jul 29th, 2006 09:25 pm
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Yup; stamped steel for the most part. The only enamel dials I've seen are on the Arbutus watches. Lots of the black dial models use enamel.

Marc

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