|
TimeTechTalk.com > Time Tech Talk > Time Talk > Question: What are dials usually made of/from on sub $500 watches? |
|
TimeTechTalk.com > Time Tech Talk > Time Talk > Question: What are dials usually made of/from on sub $500 watches? |
| Welcome to 3T! Please take the time to register and join in on the friendly,knowledgeable watch talk.Please note that not all registrations will receive an immediate activation e-mail.Those who do not receive an immediate notification will be activated manually within 48hrs. by an admin. without an e-mail activation url sent to you,you may then sign in using your username and password,if you feel there is a problem please e-mail us at timetechtalk@hotmail.com and include your name and username and we activate your account.Thank You! |
| Moderated by: 3T | ||
| Author | Post | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
mcwright Admin 
|
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! |
|||||||||
|
e.avery 3T WIS 
|
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. |
|||||||||
|
IW 3T WIS 
|
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 |
|||||||||
