Pardon my ignorance but I don't know much about the 992b.

I notice that the Hamilton Railway Special dial comes in two varieties, the single sunk and double sunk. For example dial 121 which appears DS and dial 168 which appears SS.

Does it matter which dial you put on a 992b movement? If not does the DS 121 add value to the 992b over the SS 168 dial?

Thank you for any input you may have,

Harry

Harry, Do you already have these melamine dials?

No Phil I don't. The dial on my 992b is a Montgomery but it is chipped at the 57 position. I was going to start looking if I could find a good deal on another dial and I noticed that the 121 was DS and the 168 was SS and I was wondering if it mattered which dial you would put on a 992b.

Yes Debbie that was a great help. I was just using those two dials as an example. It really wasn't about the year. So Hamilton was using SS and DS dials on 992b's at the same time and of course depending on year of the watch depends on the choices you have in dials.

I had read that and I kinda figured either one would be correct for a certain serial number and year. I just wanted someone who knows more than me to verify this for me.

Thank you very much Debbie.

Harry, A lot easier to find a great RWS DS porcelain enamel dial than hunting up a good melamine.

Hi Phil,

I can get a good SS Melamine dial now for $68 dollars but I don't want a Melamine dial. Although the dial is a 168 it has no paint cracks on it but it would be my luck to put it on and the next day it would crack to pieces.

The dial that is on there is original and it is a Montgomery and it looks real nice but at some point I will want to change it and I was just checking to see if I had one choice (DS) or if SS was an option depending on how good a deal I could find.

So yes the correct porcelain dial would be my first choice.

Harry, I am sure that I have one just write to me you have my email address.

Thank you Phil I will right you tonight.
Thanks,
Harry