Reference:16520: Difference between revisions
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Fix bezel legend position: MK1 16520 bezel reads UNITS PER HOUR at 3 o'clock, not 9 o'clock. Source: Ross Povey, Revolution, 2018 (cited by this article's own Sources) |
Fix internal contradiction: MK7 dial was called 'Luminova' then 'Super-LumiNova' for the same generation in adjacent sentences. The dial's own stated SWISS MADE marking (vs SWISS-only) is the corpus's dial-text-anchored marker for Super-LumiNova per Fratello's 16570 buying guide, so aligned both sentences. |
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Late tritium / transitional dials carry the MK6 designation, late T into early U serials from 1996 through 1997. This is the final tritium dial generation before the Luminova switchover. | Late tritium / transitional dials carry the MK6 designation, late T into early U serials from 1996 through 1997. This is the final tritium dial generation before the Luminova switchover. | ||
The closing MK7 dial is | The closing MK7 dial is Super-LumiNova, SWISS MADE, on late U through P serials from 1998 through 2000. Super-LumiNova replaces tritium, and the dial reads SWISS MADE without the flanking T markings — the marking corpus sources tie to Super-LumiNova rather than the earlier SWISS-only LumiNova interim. MK7 runs through to the end of 16520 production. | ||
The Patrizzi dial, browned sub-dial rings on a mid-1990s watch, is the best-known 16520 sub-branch, named for Osvaldo Patrizzi, whose auction house first catalogued the variant. | The Patrizzi dial, browned sub-dial rings on a mid-1990s watch, is the best-known 16520 sub-branch, named for Osvaldo Patrizzi, whose auction house first catalogued the variant. | ||