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smorrisonmd
·and a plank dial Seamster Chronometer qualifies. I think this was pretty well done, but would appreciate comments from the experts and also about the 1,5,7, and 11 markers.
I avoid redone dials like most, but I make an exceptions for particularly rare pieces,
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filfb22
·Personally, everything else considered, the position and alignment of the 3 hours marking would make me mad every time I look at the watch...
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Fallout Boy
·+1
on top: As beautiful as these indexes (and gilt/black) are, they make little sense and would be too inharmonious for me.
on top: As beautiful as these indexes (and gilt/black) are, they make little sense and would be too inharmonious for me.
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mac_omega
·and a plank dial Seamster Chronometer qualifies. I think this was pretty well done, but would appreciate comments from the experts and also about the 1,5,7, and 11 markers.
I am with you when it comes to redone dials. I also try to avoid them but accept them on rare models or with very uncommon dial designs.
But we must accept that most collectors frown upon redone dials and that a reprinted dial ruins the collectability and value of the watch.
However an interesting dial design (even when restored) can give a lot of pleasure when worn on a watch as a daily companion. I understand why you like this particular dial.
But what I would correct asap:
The misaligned marker at 3 can be set straight - it stands out like a sore thumb
And the hands should be replaced because
1) the seconds hand is way too short
2) the minute hand is also a tad short and it looks as if it missed the facets - at least in the photo it looks flat.
3) the hour hand has lost some of it´s plating at the tip or it is heavy corrosion...
Source a nice play of hands and you have a watch you can enjoy despite of the restored dial.
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kaplan
·If 2,4,8,10 indices have a lume spot, I guess a lumed hand set could make things less wrong
Is it 100% it's a redial? With no reference what was the tell? T markings on a pre-T watch?
Is it 100% it's a redial? With no reference what was the tell? T markings on a pre-T watch?
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gatorcpa
··ΩF InvestiGatorNot loving this one. It almost certainly wasn’t black to start. Fonts are not close. The issue with the “T’s” has been mentioned. I think the dial markers are OK. Norman Morris did some very strange stuff here in the USA.
If the watch was super cheap, then OK. It’s a pretty rare variation. Otherwise, I’d run the other way from this one.
gatorcpa
If the watch was super cheap, then OK. It’s a pretty rare variation. Otherwise, I’d run the other way from this one.
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DON
·I accepted all refinished dial as many avoid them and I have them refinished again anyways.
don’t buy anymore though
don’t buy anymore though
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ACC1965
·Perhaps exaggerated due to not being a head on shot…. But is anyone else bothered by the omega symbol not being centered on the vertical line?
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BrokenSkunk
·Perhaps exaggerated due to not being a head on shot…. But is anyone else bothered by the omega symbol not being centered on the vertical line?
None of it really matters in the face of the 3 o'clock marker's misalignment to the crosshair though.
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Fallout Boy
·wow!
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drose224
·If you like it and can get past it's flaws. Wear it.
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smorrisonmd
·I am with you when it comes to redone dials. I also try to avoid them but accept them on rare models or with very uncommon dial designs.
But we must accept that most collectors frown upon redone dials and that a reprinted dial ruins the collectability and value of the watch.
However an interesting dial design (even when restored) can give a lot of pleasure when worn on a watch as a daily companion. I understand why you like this particular dial.
But what I would correct asap:
The misaligned marker at 3 can be set straight - it stands out like a sore thumb
And the hands should be replaced because
1) the seconds hand is way too short
2) the minute hand is also a tad short and it looks as if it missed the facets - at least in the photo it looks flat.
3) the hour hand has lost some of it´s plating at the tip or it is heavy corrosion...
Source a nice play of hands and you have a watch you can enjoy despite of the restored dial.
Excellent suggestions, and not surprising considering the source😀. The second hand has the tip broken off, but while they should be replaced, I believe all are original to the watch.
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smorrisonmd
·Not loving this one. It almost certainly wasn’t black to start. Fonts are not close. The issue with the “T’s” has been mentioned. I think the dial markers are OK. Norman Morris did some very strange stuff here in the USA.
If the watch was super cheap, then OK. It’s a pretty rare variation. Otherwise, I’d run the other way from this one.
gatorcpa
The dial was black when I bought it, but it is possible it had been redone by prior owner. I try hard not to buy anything I don't consider a bargain😀. This one, including cost of redial, was under $1k.