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·Hi all - I am new here & currently looking at a vintage watch that is listed as Art Decò Cal 26.5 SOBT2 from the 1930s. It is clearly a redial which I don't mind too much as finding an original would probably be very difficult.
Currently it is listed on chrono24 for €2,290 which is around $2700USD for me. I feel like this watch would bring me joy but i'm not so sure at that price as it seems a bit over-priced.
After reading through the pinned fishing for vintages and a few others.
I just had a few questions:
1. ) Is this real? I know chrono24 is trustworthy but that doesn't mean that fakes don't make it through, and there is no partner certification for this watch & no papers either - seems fairly rare on watches this old.
2. ) Is the worth the price? The lugs are obviously mildly over-polished as some of the lugs are rounded; the text to my untrained eye looks okay and inline with some of the other models within the 1930s. The minute marks and the logo look clean (again - to my untrained eyes).
3. ) How much would you pay for this?
4. ) Any recommendations on alternatives? I really am wanting a black dial watch with a sub-second dial & limited hour markers, I like the arabic numerials but I am also open to roman numerials.
Please let me know if I forgot to include any information that would be relevant.
Thanks for reading !
Currently it is listed on chrono24 for €2,290 which is around $2700USD for me. I feel like this watch would bring me joy but i'm not so sure at that price as it seems a bit over-priced.
After reading through the pinned fishing for vintages and a few others.
I just had a few questions:
1. ) Is this real? I know chrono24 is trustworthy but that doesn't mean that fakes don't make it through, and there is no partner certification for this watch & no papers either - seems fairly rare on watches this old.
2. ) Is the worth the price? The lugs are obviously mildly over-polished as some of the lugs are rounded; the text to my untrained eye looks okay and inline with some of the other models within the 1930s. The minute marks and the logo look clean (again - to my untrained eyes).
3. ) How much would you pay for this?
4. ) Any recommendations on alternatives? I really am wanting a black dial watch with a sub-second dial & limited hour markers, I like the arabic numerials but I am also open to roman numerials.
Please let me know if I forgot to include any information that would be relevant.
Thanks for reading !








