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hoipolloi
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Dear dog leg pie pan enthusiasts

Have you ever seen Swiss here instead of Swiss Made?

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I don’t know the answer but I always compare letters. Is it normal for the three Ts to each look so different? Is it simply an illusion caused by the crystal?
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hoipolloi
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Duracuir1 Duracuir1
I don’t know the answer but I always compare letters. Is it normal for the three Ts to each look so different? Is it simply caused by the crystal?
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I am sure this one was made by different contractor.
Don't use the ones from other contractors as a rule to compare.
 
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hoipolloi hoipolloi
I am sure this one was made by different contractor.
Don't use the ones from other contractors as a rule to compare.
Do you know case reference? Is it a 14900?
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Do you know case reference? Is it a 14900?
gatorcpa
It is a 168.005 CB case with movement serial number 20mil.
 
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Rarity 👍

I'm yet to find a reasonably priced "SWISS" dial myself
 
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Congrats!

I guess rarer with C-Case's, I think I've seen only 2
 
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Because having only ‘swiss’ on the dial is very uncommon on Constellations, I was going to ask if anyone had an explanation of ‘swiss’ versus ‘Swiss made’ but decided to look for myself - and came up with this old WUS thread from 2010 featuring some well known ( and more to the point credible) OF members.

https://www.watchuseek.com/threads/swiss-and-swiss-made-wording-on-vintage-watches.400418/

An excerpt from the thread by @gatorcpa

“I think the "SWISS" marking is more of a indicator of the intended market of the watch, at least prior to the mid-1960's. Watches that were made only for the North American market usually had this designation. “
 
hoipolloi
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North American market was huge but we only see one Swiss pie pan dial so far. All the rest are Swiss Made.
I believe there must have been a story or something untold.
 
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This dial looks absolutely original to me. I had never seen it on a Constellation (or never paid attention to it) but I'm sure it's original.

My American ribbon dialed Seamaster de Ville does have a 'Swiss' dial too:

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North American market was huge but we only see one Swiss pie pan dial so far. All the rest are Swiss Made.
I believe there must have been a story or something untold.
Service dial?

Just a thought.
gatorcpa
 
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Service dial?

Just a thought.
gatorcpa

Could be, but service dials aren't a rare thing either, and this one is still the only one we have seen so far.
 
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Service dial?

Just a thought.
gatorcpa
Service dials don't have aging spots like this. They also have black paint on top of hour markers. This one has onyx inserts that means it was made sometime before 1966.
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PlainVanilla
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Maybe the dial manufacturer produced a batch with the wrong stamp for "Swiss Made / Swiss"?
 
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