Help needed - question about Seamaster font (vintage)

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Leostaicalmo

·Dec 14, 2021

Hello guys,

quick question, does any of you know why 2 watches of the same series can have 2 different fonts for the Seamaster on the dial? Does it mean maybe the dial was redone?

In this case the first picture is a Seamster 30 from 1963 with the correct font, the second one is from 1962 with a more rounded font.





Do you have any idea?
Thanks,

 

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Fallout Boy

·Dec 14, 2021

Not an expert on these 30, but I would check the lume-dots (light and loupe ; if possible) to, determine a redial (or not)....AFAI can see: OK 😕

 

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ahartfie

·Dec 14, 2021·The black sheep in the Spee-ee-eee-eedmaster flock

Not sure about the text, but what's up with the 11:00 marker on the bottom one? To me it looks thinner and shorter than the others.

 

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Shabbaz

·Dec 14, 2021

The seamaster 30 came in different styles and fonts. Sometimes with a coathanger 's' and sometimes with a round 's'. The font of the second one is fine.

 

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efauser

·Dec 14, 2021

ahartfie

Not sure about the text, but what's up with the 11:00 marker on the bottom one? To me it looks thinner and shorter than the others.

That's what we call in the business, light.

 

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ahartfie

·Dec 14, 2021·The black sheep in the Spee-ee-eee-eedmaster flock

efauser

That's what we call in the business, light.

Touche! Pesky light! 🤬