- Posts
- 8,098
- Likes
- 28,531
Tony C.
··Ωf Jury memberthx Tony, but let s talk about SWISS on the other picture at ebay........
the other photo is of the dial outside of the case; the SWISS is obscured by the bezel and angle of the subject photo
A Pop Quiz for Vintage Watch Hunting Newbies!
the other photo is of the dial outside of the case; the SWISS is obscured by the bezel and angle of the subject photo
- Posts
- 687
- Likes
- 823
bananapeanut
·Didn't know that reference but it looked sloppy on many levels. So is it a redial or just has wrong hands?
- Posts
- 4,593
- Likes
- 10,810
janice&fred
·There is also an even more obvious flaw than any lume issue. Keep looking.
- Posts
- 2,929
- Likes
- 6,105
Fallout Boy
·the other photo is of the dial outside of the case; the SWISS is obscured by the bezel and angle of the subject photo
- Posts
- 1,835
- Likes
- 3,728
TimeODanaos
·Yes re the lume, but the indices marked on the 3 o'clock sub-dial are displeasing in any case.
- Posts
- 4,593
- Likes
- 10,810
janice&fred
·Oh man...
- Posts
- 8,098
- Likes
- 28,531
Tony C.
··Ωf Jury member"SWISS" startet already in the 40ies 😕
Why should we assume that it was from the '40s?
- Posts
- 3,067
- Likes
- 19,463
Aroxx
·My guess before I read anything. Case looks too beefy and modern to me. Biggest (only) giveaway for me is the dial is obscured and half the Telemeter scale is covered up.
- Posts
- 2,929
- Likes
- 6,105
Fallout Boy
·Why should we assume that it was from the '40s?
https://www.chrono24.de/gallet/gallet-1940s-multichron-30m-clamshell-chronograph--id22030006.htm
(with SWISS)
- Posts
- 8,098
- Likes
- 28,531
Tony C.
··Ωf Jury memberMy guess before I read anything. Case looks too beefy and modern to me. Biggest (only) giveaway for me is the dial is obscured and half the Telemeter scale is covered up.
It is possible that the thick crystal is distorting the head-on view of the outside of the dial. If you look at the side view, you can see how high it protrudes.
- Posts
- 3,067
- Likes
- 19,463
Aroxx
·It is possible that the thick crystal is distorting the head-on view of the outside of the dial. If you look at the side view, you can see how high it protrudes.
Now those hands are sticking out at me like a sore thumb. Seem to contrast way too much, like they don’t belong. Would you say hands is one of the first things you look at?
- Posts
- 3,067
- Likes
- 19,463
Aroxx
·Or is it just the lume issue not necessarily the dark contrasting color of the hands? Blued hands would make sense to me but the black seems weird. Maybe I should just go back to drooling over modern stuff…😵💫
- Posts
- 7,651
- Likes
- 21,952
Syrte
·There is also an even more obvious flaw than any lume issue. Keep looking.
"SWISS" startet already in the 40ies 😕
- Posts
- 24,263
- Likes
- 54,031
Dan S
·Or is it just the lume issue not necessarily the dark contrasting color of the hands? Blued hands would make sense to me but the black seems weird. Maybe I should just go back to drooling over modern stuff…😵💫
I think you may have missed the point. There is lume on the dial but no lume on the hands. That is an illogical pairing.
- Posts
- 3,067
- Likes
- 19,463
- Posts
- 8,098
- Likes
- 28,531
Tony C.
··Ωf Jury memberI’ve seen other watches with non-original hands that clearly don’t match the rest of the watch.
Sure, but this issue can be, as with the subject watch, surprisingly subtle. By that I mean that the hands used are found on some Gallet chronos, and at first or even second glance, may not appear to be obviously wrong.
- Posts
- 4,593
- Likes
- 10,810
janice&fred
·My guess before I read anything. Case looks too beefy and modern to me. Biggest (only) giveaway for me is the dial is obscured and half the Telemeter scale is covered up.
Winner Winner chicken dinner! 👍
- Posts
- 3,067
- Likes
- 19,463
Aroxx
·Winner Winner chicken dinner! 👍
Similar threads
- Posts
- 4
- Views
- 3K
- Posts
- 2
- Views
- 1K
- Posts
- 21
- Views
- 3K
