Itd be good to see more pictures as the overall condition and correctness would help build an overall pictures as to whether such good lume is in keeping.
From what I can see from one pictures, it’s entirely plausible the lume is original and that would be my vote. It’s not uncommon for bezels to bear the brunt of dings and damage given how prominent they are.
I vote re-lume and replacement hands (too white, second hand too short) but as mentioned it’s a very clean and consistent job and doesn’t look too comically pumpkin-ish or faux-tina’d.
Any UV photos?
Not an expert, my opinion is just that.
IMHO, my gut says relume based mainly on the lack of any definition at the step. Then there is this bit of old wobbly lume that suggests the original lume shrunk. When that happens, it exposes the white of the index below. Because this appears to have lume in this photo, it suggests the possibility of relume over the original.
But, i am not good at determining original lume. When i have asked others about this type of question, they typically say to be conservative in your evaluation. This is my conservative evaluation.
If the price was right, I wouldn't hesitate to wear and enjoy this watch.
Here are a couple more photos, but they aren't very close/high-res...
So are you suggesting the possibility of a relume over the original that was not scraped/washed before the relume?
Yes, that was my thought.
Just noticed the pusher tubes are clean. Recent sercice?
Regarding the lume/relume question, what does the seller think?
First one (photo in hand) by far. Correct bracelet, correct pushers for a 105.012, DON bezel looks good with wear commensurate to everything else and a very nice dial. Second one has service hands (notice the sweep second hand is too short), suspicious lume color on both hands and dial and the bezel has a chip just where the dot over 90 should be.
2nd one seems to have a slightly sharper case but the first one ain’t bad at all. Would definitely opt for that one if the price is right.
I agree that the first one is stronger overall (it's also cheaper!), but so are you saying that its dial/hand lume also appears original to you, whereas the conservative assessment of the second one would be to suspect that it might not be?
