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It has been ages since I gave this dealer (wannabuyawatch) a hard time...

SkunkPrince
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Haven't these joints ever heard of photoreduction?! It's not like it's a new principle!
 
dsio
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The font and kerning is actually a classical French / Swiss style known as Lettre de Rançon and quite well executed at that
 
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dsio dsio
The font and kerning is actually a classical French / Swiss style known as Lettre de Rançon and quite well executed at that
Too bad they sneezed doing the first E in Geneve almost had me
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aap
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And those appalling, I mean applied markers!
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Dan S
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Tony C. Tony C.
so, for old times sake, here's a recently listed V&C with a "beautifully restored matte silver dial" 😁

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder?
 
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Dan S Dan S
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder?

Ordinarily, yes. But in this case, I've been designated as the sole, legitimate arbiter. 😁
 
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Does anyone else think the '&' is really just an '8' with a duck's bill tacked on?...
 
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Waltesefalcon Waltesefalcon
That's what happens when you hire Ray Charles to refinish your dials.
And to think what I was accused of when I suggested monkeys refinished a dial....
 
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WestCoastTime WestCoastTime
Does anyone else think the '&' is really just an '8' with a duck's bill tacked on?...

Probably done by someone who doesn't know what an ampersand is.
 
rob#1
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A fine example of an ‘It’s Friday afternoon, time for the pub’ redial.
 
wsfarrell
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Not sure what the problem is. This is one of the nicest GE-NE-VE dials I've seen.
 
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I truly don’t understand how any “professional” can sit back after spending the time to do this work and think- “Damn, this looks good!”
 
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Waltesefalcon Waltesefalcon
Probably done by someone who doesn't know what an ampersand is.
I wonder, maybe the dial was refinished in the far east? The È looks strange too...
 
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