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gbesq

·Nov 17, 2023

With these three beauties. Left to right,

1962 Constellation 14900
1959 Constellation 14381
1953 Seamaster 2577

 

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thelinendial

·Nov 18, 2023

Great to see no polishing was done.

You dials look really clean. I’m particularly interested if your watchmaker was able to clean up the honeycomb/linen dial.

 

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MtV

·Nov 18, 2023

That 2577… 🥰

 

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gbesq

·Nov 18, 2023

thelinendial

Great to see no polishing was done.

You dials look really clean. I’m particularly interested if your watchmaker was able to clean up the honeycomb/linen dial.

The 2577 dial is exactly as I found it. My watchmaker serviced the movement, installed an OEM crystal and removed oxidation from the hands and stabilized the lume, but that was the extent of the work. Case and crown were untouched other than cleaning.

 

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Wat-1

·Nov 18, 2023

Lovely watches but who ever has tried to touch up the writing has made a mess looks horrendous. Should have left it alone with the wearing/ faded look. Just my opinion.

 

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gbesq

·Nov 18, 2023

Wat-1

Lovely watches but who ever has tried to touch up the writing has made a mess looks horrendous. Should have left it alone with the wearing/ faded look. Just my opinion.

Touch up the writing? Not sure what you're referring to, but none of these dials have been refinished. If your referring to the Seamaster dial text, this is a honeycomb dial and the text does not look as crisp as it would on an enamel dial simply because the dial is textured.

 

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Wat-1

·Nov 18, 2023

Maybe it's just the photos but looks like somebody tried to go over the writing with a small paintbrush.

 

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gbesq

·Nov 18, 2023

I think that what you're seeing is a 65 year old patinated dial.

 

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khangct

·Nov 18, 2023

Perhaps it’s because of the lighting/camera, those dial prints look horrendously deformed

 

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gbesq

·Nov 18, 2023

Ok, here’s a straight on photo of the dial in natural light at 10x magnification. Looks fine to me.

 

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BlackTalon

·Nov 18, 2023·This Space for Rent

Hey now -- no fair buying up the no-dates!

 

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gbesq

·Nov 18, 2023

BlackTalon

Hey now -- no fair buying up the no-dates!

I know, I know. I'm a bad person. 😁

 

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Wat-1

·Nov 18, 2023

Yea haha that's actually looks a lot better. That's weird that

 

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gbesq

·Nov 18, 2023

Here are both Constellation dials at 10x in natural light. Again, I don't see anything here other than natural patination.
14900

14381

 

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Wat-1

·Nov 18, 2023

gbesq

Here are both Constellation dials at 10x in natural light. Again, I don't see anything here other than natural patination.
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14381

Yes they look a lot better in theese pictures