Chronostop 145.009 genuine?

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Just came across this Chronostop. The dial is looking to good to be true. Very sharp. And on the backside it looks like it is missing the ‘watertested’ remark. Do you guys have any idea?

 
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I will be of no help to authenticate this, but man is that a beautiful color
 
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Yes, these Chronostop references were offered with the blue dial option. That said, having owned a driver's variant of these, there are a couple things that jump out to me.
  • Hour hand is quite pointy compared to other examples I've seen. Doesn't necessarily mean not genuine but could be replacement hands.
  • Your note regarding the "Waterproof tested 30m" not being present was also something I noticed. These cases tended to "wear in" over the years so coming across un-polished examples is challenging. Could just be that the case was polished at some point, which I suspect is the case as the notch in the case where the crown meets the case looks less defined than others I can find.
 
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Yeah, looks like it’s had its case refinished, new hands and a relume. Still… it’s a lovely watch, here’s mine for reference.