I’m not blind but this is a great addition

[SteviegtrParticipant @steviegtr]

As tittle. Eye sight not bad but picked this up today for 2 quid at booty.

Steve.

[SteviegtrParticipant @steviegtr]

[Jim Young 2Participant @jimyoung2]

I realise that the larger dial is in better focus and has less reflection, but it is interesting that, the ‘dirty’ cream dial is, I think, easier to read. Just the photo or actual ?

[Frances IoMParticipant @francesiom58905]

dtis are often colour coded white = metric, yellow imperial

[peak4Participant @peak4]

Being a bit larger, they are also easier to mend when they disassemble themselves internally.

Don't ask me how I know.

Bill

[Mick B1Participant @mickb1]

Posted by Jim Young 2 on 23/08/2020 12:16:14:

I realise that the larger dial is in better focus and has less reflection, but it is interesting that, the ‘dirty’ cream dial is, I think, easier to read. Just the photo or actual ?

I worked at Baty in the 1980s – the yellow dial looks faded as compared to my memory of them. I'd guess the contrast is heightened because the black has faded little if at all.

The big-dial gauges were always made in smaller quantities, probably because they needed more space. I can't remember whether they were more expensive, but I'd suspect they were because of the smaller batches.

[old martParticipant @oldmart]

My imperial Baty has a dial exactly the same cream colour as your photo, probably aging of the paint. Metric gauges will normally have a much brighter yellow dial colour.

[Michael GilliganParticipant @michaelgilligan61133]

Posted by Steviegtr on 23/08/2020 02:37:02:

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Every Vincent Black Shadow owner should have one

MichaelG.

[Jon LawesParticipant @jonlawes51698]

More education. I had no idea gauges were colour coded!

Of course Doxa divers watches had yellow faces to enable them to be more easily seen in murky water (I don't know how well it works.)

Don't forget colours are not always accurately represented on a computer monitor, unless you have calibrated it.

[SteviegtrParticipant @steviegtr]

Just to add it is imperial. .0001 So i assume that 1 rotation of the dial is 10 thou. The small inner scale goes to 25 ,so again i assume at 25 the scale has read 250 thou. Or am i wrong with that. The face was unreadable. So i used solvol to polish it up some. It could do with a better clean but seems to work ok. It had no lug on the back for fixing, just a 1/2" stub. I have bored a piece of mild bar 1/2" & made an attachment to fit the mag stand. It's a tatty old thing but to me was worth £2 . Note to oneself. STOP BUYING STUFF.

Steve.

Edited By Steviegtr on 23/08/2020 22:13:57

[ChrisHParticipant @chrish]

"Note to oneself. STOP BUYING STUFF."

Why?

Dials seem a good buy to me!

[peak4Participant @peak4]

Little and Large, both Baty and a broadly similar colour.
I wonder if it just changes gradually with age.

On the other hand, both the lower right ones are John Bull, and both creamy yellow, but one metric and one imperial.
So it would appear that, with John Bull at least, there isn't an immediate colour code.

Bill

[Howard LewisParticipant @howardlewis46836]

The advantage of a large dial is that the graduations are further apart, making extrapolation easier, and so greater accuracy. If you need it.

Too easy to become obsessed with minute differences, but ideal if micron chasing is part of your hobby.

Yes, have to stop myself, from time to time , trying to work to a "tenth", when a "thou" would do quite well

Howard

[AJAXParticipant @ajax]

I was hoping this would be a review or recommendation for those crazy scientist wearable magnifying spectacle / lenses. I'm becoming more aware of the limitations of my eyesight.

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