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slique12
路Stunning piece really, congrats on the find!
First arrival in 2017: Mido Multi-Centerchrono
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jfwoodman
路these are really nice, interesting pieces.
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Taybharr
路Hello all,
Reviving this thread as I am considering a MCC myself and would very much appreciate some input. In particular, paging @ConElPueblo, @Tony C., @MMMD, @Bill Sohne, and @Mick Tock. Would especially appreciate some input from you guys. Here is the watch in question:
Case on this one looks to be fair shape; the top left lug looks a bit funky but nothing major. Movement looks nice and correct to my eye. Main concern is both chrono hands appear to be replacements. I'm a bit unsure about the hour and minute hands. I have seen a few other examples with the alpha style hands, but they could have been service parts for the much more well known diamond-shaped hands. Really like the dial on this example. Price is around 3k USD.
Input would be greatly appreciated!
Reviving this thread as I am considering a MCC myself and would very much appreciate some input. In particular, paging @ConElPueblo, @Tony C., @MMMD, @Bill Sohne, and @Mick Tock. Would especially appreciate some input from you guys. Here is the watch in question:
Case on this one looks to be fair shape; the top left lug looks a bit funky but nothing major. Movement looks nice and correct to my eye. Main concern is both chrono hands appear to be replacements. I'm a bit unsure about the hour and minute hands. I have seen a few other examples with the alpha style hands, but they could have been service parts for the much more well known diamond-shaped hands. Really like the dial on this example. Price is around 3k USD.
Input would be greatly appreciated!
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JwRosenthal
路馃嵖
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ConElPueblo
路Hi @Taybharr!
I am not that knowledgable about these, but I do have some reservations about the hands; as you say the chronograph hands are replacements and while the main hands look like those seen on some MCCs, I would have expected them to be lumed/unlumed according to the dial. Or is it the dial that is missing the lume?
I am not that knowledgable about these, but I do have some reservations about the hands; as you say the chronograph hands are replacements and while the main hands look like those seen on some MCCs, I would have expected them to be lumed/unlumed according to the dial. Or is it the dial that is missing the lume?
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Taybharr
路Hi @Taybharr!
I am not that knowledgable about these, but I do have some reservations about the hands; as you say the chronograph hands are replacements and while the main hands look like those seen on some MCCs, I would have expected them to be lumed/unlumed according to the dial. Or is it the dial that is missing the lume?
I believe more lume used to be present on the outside of the arrow markets, looks as though much of it has eroded away.
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Tony C.
路路惟f Jury memberThe main hands and dial are mismatched, and the chrono hands are incorrect replacements. The dial was likely a replacement as well. So...very far from an original example, and I wouldn't pay anywhere close to $3k for it.
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Dan S
路Indeed, there should be lume in the little hollows at the outside of the applied markers. And yes, all the hands are wrong. The case is only so-so.
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Tony C.
路路惟f Jury memberCorrect hand-sets are nearly impossible to find on their own. You would likely have to scavenge a set, perhaps from an otherwise problematic Multicenterchrono, and that would be expensive. I would advise waiting for a correct example, and spend a bit more if necessary.
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Dan S
路Correct hand-sets are nearly impossible to find on their own. You would likely have to scavenge a set, perhaps from an otherwise problematic Multicenterchrono, and that would be expensive. I would advise waiting for a correct example, and spend a bit more if necessary.
Agreed. The sweep hands alone are hard to find. Given the missing lume and the fact that the case isn鈥檛 super-sharp it would be hard for me to see enough upside to take on this project.
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