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  1. jardine000 Apr 21, 2018

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    Screen Shot 2018-04-21 at 15.22.00.png Screen Shot 2018-04-21 at 15.21.56.png Screen Shot 2018-04-21 at 15.22.04.png Screen Shot 2018-04-21 at 15.21.40.png Screen Shot 2018-04-21 at 15.21.45.png Screen Shot 2018-04-21 at 15.21.49.png it is priced at 410 GBP. is it a steal ? because I am interested in buying this ;D
     
  2. shaun hk Fairy nuffer Apr 21, 2018

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    Nah, definitely not real but then again maybe because there are no pictures, links or anything else shown in your post...
     
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  3. shaun hk Fairy nuffer Apr 21, 2018

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    Ah, pictures have now appeared. Pretty sure the military markings are suspicious, not so sure about the rest - oops my bad! Please listen to the people who know what they are talking about below.
     
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  4. jardine000 Apr 21, 2018

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    oh okay thanks hahha
     
  5. michael22 Apr 21, 2018

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    Very suspicious of the perfectly even patina on dial & movement, & the still glossy hands.
     
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  6. jardine000 Apr 21, 2018

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    ikr? hahahahaha
     
  7. marco Apr 21, 2018

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    16 jewels ?
    Ok military cutting costs but one jewel !
    Seems odd, come on the milspec guys !
    I agree about the dial , a little too nice.
     
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  8. Delroyb Apr 21, 2018

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    Case, case reference, markings and movement look right for a 6B/159, only thing about the dial that is making me wary is the lack of Swiss marking under the 6 o'clock as I would normally expect to see.
     
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  9. watchyouwant ΩF Clairvoyant Apr 21, 2018

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    looks pretty good to me for that price. back and bezel should be stainless; middle case alloy or plated. markings fine. mvmt. number correct. dial repainted. hands original. good price. kind regards. achim
     
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  10. padders Oooo subtitles! Apr 21, 2018

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    Its an ebay auction not BIN so the £410 price isn't fixed btw.
     
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  11. Syrte MWR Tech Support Dept Apr 21, 2018

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    +1, the case and its markings are fine, the dial is refinished- the original should indeed have a « Swiss made ». However the dial could be a so called MOD refinish, if so not as valuable as a watch with an original dial, but still considered a legit military watch by military watch collectors if the dial was refinished by the British « Ministry of Defence » in the normal course of the life of the watch.

    The seconds hand is an incorrect replacement, it should have an oval counterpoise. But the hour hand is correct, one would have to double check the minutes hand against other examples on line as it is darker and I wonder if it could be a replacement.

    There is nothing wrong with blued steel hands from the 1940s being perfectly blue 70 years later, in fact many original watches from that era have perfectly beautiful bleued hands.
     
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