Under the hood, the 321 is spotless, but that dial has taken a beating, or a dunking, or something. I took it from a watchmaker who had it in a matchbox for years. He gave it to me. So I put in this, until I can find a better one, but I quite like this.
ummm... truly, not sure what to say there! the case is amazingly sharp, love the bezel, but how did the dial become so oxidised? could it be a batch of dials that didn't stand up to QC??
I'd say more likely a gasket or seal that didn't stand up to QC, there's been some water in there at some point
but wouldn't moisture marks or tarnishing then be seen on the movement as well? or pitting of the case?
The case is made of stainless steel, its not going to get pitted just because it got wet once, but the dial does look like its seen water.
Is the movement also spotless on the dial side? or just on the caseback side! I would say that kind of oxidation is caused by saltwater mist due to a broken crystal Has this been changed ? I like those kind of watches I bought a Sinn 156 Military for spares once, it looked like this Believe me there was green moss on the dial. i couldnt believe that this thing was still beating when i shook it, i kind of felt like Dr Frankenstein and wanted to shout "it lives....it lives"
Fascinating, like the wreckage of a legenday British bomber I found in 2009 on the Alps - the LN466, a Vickers Wellington. Rusty bones of an ancient machine... something that most part of the people would see just as rubbish, today. A treasure for me. Please tell your watchmaker friend to keep his/her next old and rusty watch for me!, and thanks for sharing: really inspiring and impressive.
Clearly an early attempt at a Harley Davidson dial modification. Probably by a member of the Bienne's Angels motorcycle club...
