And the text up top is missing the serifs.
Daniel, on a complete side note Thanksgiving is coming up here in America. Canned cranberry sauce (more like gel than sauce) is a staple. Every time I see your screen name I think of carving an Ω symbol out of it and posting the picture. Would make a nice avatar! 😜
Daniel, on a complete side note Thanksgiving is coming up here in America. Canned cranberry sauce (more like gel than sauce) is a staple. Every time I see your screen name I think of carving an Ω symbol out of it and posting the picture. Would make a nice avatar! 😜
good franken specimen for a very comprehensive lesson on How to Spot a Fake 101! 👍 I did not get that many right 🙁
I need to report it now
Mods: could you add the photos to the thread, for later reference?
Thanks heaps!
I am on an iPod and almost Impossible for me to do it
Damn...........still need a lot to learn..........😵💫
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Learning to pick up refinished dials or 'improved' watch-cases, frankens and fakes, etc, is more than a life-long journey, for people like us.
The unscrupulous elements are taking advantage of the ever-growing pastime and passion of vintage-watch collecting. Be wary and consult the forum, before picking up anything, let it be just for a small sum of our hard-earn $.
Thank-you.
I think this was a really good thread! Thanks x350 for doing this!
I think this was a really good thread! Thanks x350 for doing this!
Yes, it is.
They have even gone the the trouble of doctoring the bridges to create a cal 551, adjusted movement. Note how shallow the chamfering on the jewels on the bridge with the caliber number. The bridge has been ground down and re-engraved with the Adjusted, etc. text added on the rotor bridge as well.
Do you think these sellers actually know they're selling these things, or is it possible that these eBay non specialist antique dealers and pickers are just not smart enough to know that they're being had by the people they're buying off and/or are too greedy to research.
