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Angelus Cal 215 - Possible redial?

  1. eTsjo Aug 3, 2020

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    Hello all,

    I've been offered a beautiful Angelus Cal 215 from my AD.
    He serviced it last week so the movement and chrono fuctions are back to old glory, but I'm wondering about the dial configuration.

    From what I can tell from my research, the "base 1000" scale usually starts on the left side of the 12h marker. Here it starts on the right, which makes me believe it could be an aftermarket redial.

    any help is welcome... I greatly appreciate it
     
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  2. janice&fred Aug 3, 2020

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    I can see why you want it as it's a real looker. Hopefully someone more versed in Angelus can chime in on the dial.
     
  3. fibonacci Aug 3, 2020

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    I have no specific knowledge of the brand but several aspects of the dial seem suspect. The central 60 second track is off center, the left subdial is off center, the tachymeter track overlaps the right subdial and not the left, the 60/60 and 30/120 don't line up, etc.
     
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  4. Larry S Color Commentator for the Hyperbole. Aug 3, 2020

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    Serviced? Looks like chrono hand is not centered. Lume is newish.
     
    Edited Aug 3, 2020
  5. Oku Aug 3, 2020

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    If your watchmaker serviced it, he should know if there are any redialer markings on the back of the dial.
    It is definitely relumed.
    Apart from that, I concur with the observations of @fibonacci and don't believe that the printing is original.
    The outer scales are not aligned, the Angelus logo looks odd with the fat border, the font of the right subdial (look at 15) doesn't look right.

    I would expect the dial to look like this:
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  6. Larry S Color Commentator for the Hyperbole. Aug 3, 2020

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    Edited my previous comment.
     
  7. Dan S Aug 3, 2020

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    I'll just stick with the answer I gave you on WUS.
     
  8. redpcar Aug 3, 2020

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    Out of curiosity, has anyone said this dial was original?
     
  9. Professor Aug 3, 2020

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    Some Chronographs allow for adjustment of the second hand to center it. I don't know which movements allow this (possibly only quartz movements?), I've only seen it mentioned.
     
  10. Larry S Color Commentator for the Hyperbole. Aug 4, 2020

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    Based on what @Oku posted, dial is questionable.