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Longines Majetek: Buyer Beware

  1. DirtyDozen12 Thanks, mystery donor! Mar 18, 2023

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  2. michael e Still learning. Mar 19, 2023

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    Once, years ago I bought one of these, the dial was a picture/print of a dial stuck on with paste., hence the seller’s blurry eBay images.
    I can laugh about it now :D
     
  3. w154 Mar 19, 2023

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    The hands are different too… not that I’d know what’s right or wrong.
     
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  4. DirtyDozen12 Thanks, mystery donor! Mar 19, 2023

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    Yikes!

    For some reason, the non-original dials that I have seen in these are usually quite poorly done.
     
  5. DrZ123 Nov 12, 2023

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  6. DirtyDozen12 Thanks, mystery donor! Nov 13, 2023

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    There are many little details that are off. I would start by looking closely at the signature and comparing it to an original one. You will see that the letters "ongines" are too large relative to the "L". You will also see that the spacing of the letters is too close. The "g" is the wrong shape, with the bottom being smaller than the top. Neither "n" is right, with the preceding letters connecting in the middle rather than at the top.
     
  7. Fallout Boy Nov 13, 2023

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    ...and the 4 , the 9 and the 7 and ... :D
     
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