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·Greetings, folks:
In looking around for a silver/white Polerouter/Polerouter Date, I happened upon this watch, which I might consider at the right price, and would appreciate your feedback on a few points in the meantime.
A. Dial patina: the piece shows a fairly heavy patina and I notice the term “Automatic” is almost entirely gone, while the term “Microtor” is still in place (the caliber is not mentioned in the posting, so for now, given the Automatic and Microtor text, I am guessing it is a 215x): in your experience, is this (i.e. faded text) something that happens sometimes, or might it be the result of some kind of service intervention such as an overly aggressive cleaning? (even if it was “natural” would this sort of thing be a non-starter for you (I’ve seen some of the cleanest beauties on this forum)? I see some charm in it, but suspect it might be my “just saw this piece” enthusiasm speaking and could use a cold shower if one is due)
B. Caseback logo: the caseback on this piece features the UG globe. I notice that other UG casebacks sometimes feature the UG shield: to your knowledge, is there some rhyme or reason around which design appears on which caseback/model/caliber?
C. Crystal: Do non-date Polerouters come with a non-signed crystal? I don’t think I see a signature on this one, and was wondering whether this is par for the course on non-date models.
Thank you kindly in advance for any thoughts you might have on this.
In looking around for a silver/white Polerouter/Polerouter Date, I happened upon this watch, which I might consider at the right price, and would appreciate your feedback on a few points in the meantime.
A. Dial patina: the piece shows a fairly heavy patina and I notice the term “Automatic” is almost entirely gone, while the term “Microtor” is still in place (the caliber is not mentioned in the posting, so for now, given the Automatic and Microtor text, I am guessing it is a 215x): in your experience, is this (i.e. faded text) something that happens sometimes, or might it be the result of some kind of service intervention such as an overly aggressive cleaning? (even if it was “natural” would this sort of thing be a non-starter for you (I’ve seen some of the cleanest beauties on this forum)? I see some charm in it, but suspect it might be my “just saw this piece” enthusiasm speaking and could use a cold shower if one is due)
B. Caseback logo: the caseback on this piece features the UG globe. I notice that other UG casebacks sometimes feature the UG shield: to your knowledge, is there some rhyme or reason around which design appears on which caseback/model/caliber?
C. Crystal: Do non-date Polerouters come with a non-signed crystal? I don’t think I see a signature on this one, and was wondering whether this is par for the course on non-date models.
Thank you kindly in advance for any thoughts you might have on this.