Futurematic E501 dial authentication

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Hello all
I normally post on reddit, but some questions have been raised about the dial’s originality of my most recent purchase. Your sharp eyes would be very much appreciated
IMG_5469.jpegHere is the iphone photo that started the conversation, attached are all the pictures I have, including some high resolution macro shots.

From what I can tell, there seem to be two distinct logo printing versions; one is finer with distinct space between the O and U, mine seems to be the other. I haven’t seen either called out as incorrect, though the former, finer lettering seems more common on Fabrique en Suisse dials.

I’m unconvinced in either direction right now, with my biggest concern being the minuscule blue lint that appears stuck to the 1 and 2 o’clock indices. Is this residue from a cloth that isn’t concerning, or evidence of the indices being removed and re-attached?

For reference, here is a gallery of logos I assembled for comparison.

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It is very difficult to tell originality of dials from pictures on the internet. You are at the mercy of the clarity of the camera used to take the picture and the compression inherent in the processing software.

From a distance it looks fine to me.

I’m sure this watch is not inexpensive. You really need to see it in person or purchase with a no questions asked return policy for a period of time.

I’m afraid that’s all I got.
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It is very difficult to tell originality of dials from pictures on the internet. You are at the mercy of the clarity of the camera used to take the picture and the compression inherent in the processing software.

From a distance it looks fine to me.

I’m sure this watch is not inexpensive. You really need to see it in person or purchase with a no questions asked return policy for a period of time.

I’m afraid that’s all I got.
gatorcpa
I didn’t realize the imgur album was scrollable. All the pictures I attached were of my watch, including some pretty high resolution ones of the dial printing, but reading through my post now, i’m not sure that was clear. It’s easier to go through them in the imgur format, so I’m adding one with my watch instead of the original format

 
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It’s still not exactly clear to me which watch is yours, unless they are all yours taken under different lighting conditions.

I stand by what I said before though. The fonts look correct, but crystals and lighting can distort the view.

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It’s still not exactly clear to me which watch is yours, unless they are all yours taken under different lighting conditions.

I stand by what I said before though. The fonts look correct, but crystals and lighting can distort the view.

gatorcpa
All the pictures except the imgur gallery from the first post are the same watch, mine, under different lighting conditions; some with an iphone and 4 macro shots of the printing taken through a sony a7rii and 90mm macro lens.