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Any chance this Triple date hasn't been redialed?

Jonatan
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Good afternoon everyone,

I've been looking at this watch for a while and I was always thinking that it was a redial. Just a few minutes ago I saw @ChicagoFrog Polerouter Sub and noticed that the 12 o'clock is the same, Art Deco style.

Any chance this is original, as the seller states?

Thanks for your help

PS @ChicagoFrog if you ever get tired of having two Polerouter subs I'll be in Québec City over Christmas! 😉 It's closer then Switzerland.
 
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ELV web
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It looks pretty good to me, if a redial, it is a very good redialer. My vote is for original.
 
x3no
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Agree with @ELV web , looks pretty good to me. The art deco for the 12 was used on a few references amongst the calendar watches that UG produced. Will drag Sala book out later and find the specific ones.
 
Jonatan
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Interesting!! Overly polished but original and a looker to my eye. Thank you.
 
LouS
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Yes, agree, original dial.
 
jordn
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Poor choice of font for the logo imo, but it is indeed an original dial. The finishing of the sub-registers would not have been maintained if this was redialed. I suspect the crown is an incorrect replacement though.

Jonatan Jonatan
Overly polished
I don't see any signs of over-polishing. The lugs look fairly sharp and the hallmarks on the caseback are still visible.
 
Jonatan
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jordn jordn
I don't see any signs of over-polishing. The lugs look fairly sharp and the hallmarks on the caseback are still visible.
What about the crispness of the serial number?
 
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Jonatan Jonatan
What about the crispness of the serial number?
We may be splitting hairs, but I wouldn't consider that over polished. It certainly wouldn't be a determining factor in whether or not I would buy this piece. These caseback markings are chicken scrawl anyway
 
woodwkr2
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original. wrist wear in soft gold does not equal polishing. overexposed photography isn't helping me much to assess the actual degree of polishing.
 
timjohn
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Nice dial, but the mixture of English months and French (?) day wheel would irritate me
 
jordn
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timjohn timjohn
Nice dial, but the mixture of English months and French (?) day wheel would irritate me
Oops, nice catch! Could be either french or Italian I suppose
 
LouS
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What do you SOBs have against the Entente Cordiale?
 
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LouS LouS
What do you SOBs have against the Entente Cordiale?
Hey! I resent that! Wait... I have no idea what that is. Be right back going to go Google it 😜
 
timjohn
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LouS LouS
What do you SOBs have against the Entente Cordiale?
Nothing, but while we all feel a bit Dim on Sundays, and occasionally a little Merde on Wednesdays, I'm not sure I want a watch that reminds me of it....😀
 
Jonatan
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Contacted the seller and he wants 2100€ for it.
 
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