Hi all,

A few minutes ago, I have stumbled upon this '80s 5513. The watch appears to have a decently sharp case and a nice dial. What is surprising - and obvious to see - though is that the 6 o'clock marker has a completely different lume colour compared to the other hour markers. From several angles, the colour difference appears to be exactly the same.



I have not seen this before and it thus aroused my interest; has any of you observed this before and is there an idea as to what could cause such a distinct colour difference?

My first take on this would be a lume correction (perhaps a fix for a part of lume that fell out) that has gone wrong and perhaps aged differently over time.

Curious about your ideas on this one. Keen to learn more!

 

Hi all,

Please forgive me for bumping my own thread... I am still very curious to hear others thoughts on this one.

Thanks in advance!

 

I have personally never seen a dial like this before so can’t be certain but I would agree it seems as if the other markers were relumed (not sure why you would leave just one untouched) or there is increased degradation on that particular market which also doesn’t really make sense to me.

 

Any better pics?? Looks teally strange..

 

never seen that but doesn't give me a good feeling...

 

Hopefully this picture is better? I am afraid I don’t have any others that I could post in here.

Curious what you think of it!



(If I wouldn’t know any better, I would most believe it to be a photoshop situation)

 

My suspicion is that the lume has been redone. I’d stay clear ... especially at the current price levels.

 

I concur with Larry S. Too many better examples out there for the money they are demanding currently.

 

See Mr.Kaplan's latest full set drool fest as a contrast with this.

 

I think that is what they call “Setting the bar high!”

 

very odd. i'd agree with the rest and steer clear.

 

I have no idea what could cause it, but I have seen something similar in this Exp II that was sold at hqmilton:

 

For a watch that is supposedly from the 80s, I don't like any of the lume.

 

@Aludic
A good working theory is that the 6 hour plot was repaired at one time. Initially the lume/paint matched the other plots, one would imagine, but over time it changed in disharmony with the other plots since it was materially different. I've certainly seen this before, but in a much subtler way than your example.

 

In my opinion this is a completely dofferent case. While some lume plots may deteriorate at different intervals over time, there is clesr evidence of natural patina on this 16570. Dofferent than the OP’s example.