Heuer Seafarer Dial: Repainted or Original?

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myyystic

·Mar 3, 2026

I've been looking at this watch and both the letters and the numbers seem off, don't you think? I asked and was told the dial is all original - not restored.

 

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myyystic

·Mar 3, 2026

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I've been looking at this watch and both the letters and the numbers seem off, don't you think? I asked and was told the dial is all original - not restored.

Added three reference pictures that all seem to be identical concerning the font/print.

 

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Vitezi

·Mar 3, 2026

M myyystic

I've been looking at this watch and both the letters and the numbers seem off, don't you think? I asked and was told the dial is all original - not restored.

Lots of Seafarer content over on the Heuer Forum - On The Dash:
https://www.onthedash.com/abercrombie-and-fitch-seafarer/
https://www.onthedash.com/watches/seafarer-abercrombie/
https://www.onthedash.com/model/seafarer/

 

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myyystic

·Mar 3, 2026

Vitezi

Lots of Seafarer content over on the Heuer Forum - On The Dash:
https://www.onthedash.com/abercrombie-and-fitch-seafarer/
https://www.onthedash.com/watches/seafarer-abercrombie/
https://www.onthedash.com/model/seafarer/

Thanks for that site 😁

 

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abrod520

·Mar 3, 2026

Yeah it looks to me like there are a couple small details that don't add up

 

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YY77

·Mar 3, 2026

M myyystic

I've been looking at this watch and both the letters and the numbers seem off, don't you think? I asked and was told the dial is all original - not restored.

The 8's in the 9 o' clock subdial are wonky so pretty sure it's a restored dial.

 

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Davidt

·Mar 3, 2026

These are difficult imo as I believe they were relatively small print runs so you do see differences.

 

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myyystic

·Mar 3, 2026

Davidt

These are difficult imo as I believe they were relatively small print runs so you do see differences.

The others match up well thought, don't you think? Plus the one in question has the blue in the 3 o'clock subdial going over the circle which is kinda strange.

 

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Dan S

·Mar 3, 2026

The sub-dials don't look great to me, but I'm definitely no expert on this watch.

 

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blufinz52

·Mar 3, 2026·Hears dead people, not watch rotors.

The small numbers on the sub dials don't look good, especially the zeros.

 

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myyystic

·Mar 4, 2026

Ok, thanks again.

Vitezi

Lots of Seafarer content over on the Heuer Forum - On The Dash:
https://www.onthedash.com/abercrombie-and-fitch-seafarer/
https://www.onthedash.com/watches/seafarer-abercrombie/
https://www.onthedash.com/model/seafarer/

I think I found the same print (on a slightly different dial) here.