the catalog for the Geneva sale for Antiquorum is out, and my impression is that there is a flood of redials which are not flagged as such. Just as a sample within the Zenith world:

Lot 419 - redial, never mind the bent 4 o'clock lug

According to Antiquorum: Dial: "good, slightly oxidized, original hands"

Lot 420 - screaming redial

Antiquorum - Dial: "very good, original hands"

Antiquorum has codes for "redial" but just doesn't use them.

Check out your favorite brand and give your opinion.

 

Doesn't even matter if you tell them, they don't take action on it. There was that Seamaster Piepan in a Constellation case a ways back along with that train wreck of a neptune cloisonné replica, in neither case did they want to pass up an opportunity to collect some fees in order to protect their reputation.

 

I think if you're in the business of selling watches in a professional capacity there's really an expectation that you either have the expertise to correctly evaluate them or the funds necessary to pay for the services of qualified experts. Especially considering the fees imposed by the auction house its not really good enough to be playing it fast and loose.

 

Willful ignorance