https://www.chrono24.com.au/lemania/pre-owned-c24-52--id8969415.htm thoughts on the originality of this one? buyer states all original, have never seen this configuration before though
Actually, some manufacturers did do that. I have some very nice Eterna that have gilt dials and lume-filled hands. It wouldn't have been so difficult to tell the time with hands only. On a true military watch, though? No way.
Isn't the circled-T on the dial supposed to indicate tritium lume? In which case, why is there no lume on the dial?
good point! a stretch would be to say it's just for the hands... but yeah it looks like most signs point to the fact that this is a redial/fake. Although the movement and case does look legit, and the dial font does look correctly aged in some areas.... either a redial or a very very very rare original?