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gatorcpa
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I have these:

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Oddly enough, the manufacturers say that neither is an 18K dial, although the indices are gold. I think the UG's hands are solid 18K.
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BartH BartH
Might offload my steel watches and go full on gold.
That's basically what I did. Though I did add a palladium one too. Still trying to find a good priced platinum watch; one day....
 
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Hello All

I just bought a 2500 Centenary sold by Hermes French marks on Dial/Movement/Caseback/Buckle (the French Eagle) - does this qualify as a De Luxe model?
Thanks
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All Photos courtesy of Kenny W Davis (Triad Vintage company)
 
gatorcpa
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No. It is a Centenary. There were no "regular" or "deluxe" models on these. All Centenaries have 18K gold dials.

That watch was featured here before.
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Hello All

I just bought a 2500 Centenary sold by Hermes French marks on Dial/Movement/Caseback/Buckle (the French Eagle) - does this qualify as a De Luxe model?
Thanks
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This one had some discussion here!
 
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Two with diamond dials...both ca. '40s.

The first belonged to one of my great-grandfathers. The other belonged to Hamilton's Director of Advertising at the time.
 
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My only gold / deluxe watch! Also offered in stainless steel, don't really every see these for sale. Has a caliber 712 in it, and as a result it's super thin.

Ref 153.014
 
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gatorcpa gatorcpa
No. It is a Centenary. There were no "regular" or "deluxe" models on these. All Centenaries have 18K gold dials.

That watch was featured here before.
gatorcpa
Thanks - apologies. Please can you send me the link to the previous post?
Much appreciated.
 
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Mega-update!

Since posting this thread I've added 2 more pink deluxe models (Connie & Polerouter). Even though the Movado isn't formally a deluxe model, it does have a solid gold dial, so I'm including it here.

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BartH BartH
Mega-update!

Since posting this thread I've added 2 more pink deluxe models (Connie & Polerouter). Even though the Movado isn't formally a deluxe model, it does have a solid gold dial, so I'm including it here.

Fantastic line up! 🥰 Now all u need is a Zenith Captain to complete the line up! 😜
 
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Yeah, a pink captain... but I need money first 😵‍💫
 
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What constitutes a deluxe dial?

There were watch models that were fitted with a regular dial or a deluxe (solid gold) dial. This was either mentioned on the dial (Zenith Captain and UG for instance) or branded as such in the catalogues (Constellation and the Conquest).

I'm not sure whether my Polerouter De Luxe has a solid gold dial though (or only has a gold tension ring). Earlier models were advertised as having a solid gold dial.

The Movado I posted (ref. R8483) has a solid gold dial, but I don't know if they were branded as "deluxe" or something.
 
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Thanks @BartH that is interesting. I am a big fan of the Movado - really elegant looking watch.

The rest are great too. Good collection!
 
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By the way, I ran into this white gold Eterna Deluxe a couple of months ago. It was rather cheap, but had 2 black lume dots that stopped me from buying it. Never found out whether the dial was solid gold as well.

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