I was going to buy this but it's not right somehow. You pay peanuts and you get monkeys

 

Yes, not an original dial.

 

First time on wrist as it was with my watchmaker for a month immediately after I bought it. I'm so happy that I took her out for a glass of wine

Changed the strap too as I find the one I had firstly put on was not totally the right combo

 

Love the font!

 

thanks... but I posted in the wrong thread lol I guess the wine was good

 

Weird one

 

Can't be genuine, surely. Estimated at 7,5 k euros

 

Hi Pierre,
May I ask what makes you say that and do you have more pictures of the listing?
You may be right and I don’t know much about these, but from that single picture I find it hard to say with certainty. It looks exactly like a recent reedition, more pictures would be needed together with info on the seller.
In general I find it best to be cautious and quite certain before casting doubt publicly on a watch.
People making off hand comments on forums can be very damaging for sellers,
Best regards

 

Sorry if I'm wrong but it's seems just too clean to me

 

So the listing says “Black and silver dial with Arabic numerals signed with "Longines" is in perfect condition ( was professionally restored )

Personally I don’t find a problem with someone selling a restored watch, so long as they disclose the restoration as they did here.

Also, I would respectfully object as several of us have discussed in the past, about the notion that “just too clean” means a watch is a redial.
There are many perfect and “just too clean” original watches from the 1940s in existence in private collections.

In this particular case and based on the crisp pictures on the listing itself, the signs of restoration I find significant are:
1/ the font on the “Longines” dial signature is off;
2/ the condition of the dial is inconsistent with the amount of damage (scratches and pitting) on the case and the movement.
There are more subdued signs which IMHO would not be conclusive in and of themself.
I find the redial job quite nice actually.

 

My bad. It's indeed a nice watch but 7,5 k for a redial, isn't that steep? Or are originals worth that much more. I apologize to the seller. I will be more careful in the future with my criticism. Thanks for pointing this out to me, have a nice sunday

 

The estimate may be steep, others will know better who follow them closely. But indeed originals may be worth considerably more if they’re a good size like this one and depending again on their dial and condition.

Looking at the watch more closely, one question might be the condition of the case back as the pictures don’t show very clearly the depth of the scratches on the case back (visible when you zoom in).

 

@Pierre1333 The Ryrie-Birks cal. 9.47N looks okay. 7.5K EUR is definitely too much for the 13ZN. The dial has a number of issues and looks to be emulating one of Longines' Heritage models.

 

I made a mistake criticizing this watch too much. I'm sure someone will love it. ( Hopefully. Thanks for your response