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walter.lange13
·Good morning everyone,
I wanted to solicit some opinions about a seamaster that finally came off my bench and onto my wrist.
It was acquired as part of a lot by me about 4 years ago on eBay, non running with a broken balance staff and damaged impulse jewels. It was also missing hands, with a heavily damaged cannon pinion. I’ve finally gotten around to repairing and servicing the cal 550 movement, and while it runs like a top, there are many things on the dial and case side that stick out to me. I will note that the hands are aftermarket reproductions installed by me, and are just placeholders until a good set of vintage hands comes up on eBay.
I’m guessing that it’s a frankenwatch, put together from a non matching case and dial, as it’s clear the dial does not fit the case correctly. The indexes are right up to the inner edge of the case, to the point where “Swiss made” is half obscured. Additionally, some of the printing on the dial looks sloppy under a microscope. Is it possible I’m dealing with a fake ribbon dial?
Regardless, I bought it for about $175 and with parts and my hobbyist labor, I’m not into it for more than $250, so I’m happy. Just curious about opinions. The case back lists the reference as 165.002.
I wanted to solicit some opinions about a seamaster that finally came off my bench and onto my wrist.
It was acquired as part of a lot by me about 4 years ago on eBay, non running with a broken balance staff and damaged impulse jewels. It was also missing hands, with a heavily damaged cannon pinion. I’ve finally gotten around to repairing and servicing the cal 550 movement, and while it runs like a top, there are many things on the dial and case side that stick out to me. I will note that the hands are aftermarket reproductions installed by me, and are just placeholders until a good set of vintage hands comes up on eBay.
I’m guessing that it’s a frankenwatch, put together from a non matching case and dial, as it’s clear the dial does not fit the case correctly. The indexes are right up to the inner edge of the case, to the point where “Swiss made” is half obscured. Additionally, some of the printing on the dial looks sloppy under a microscope. Is it possible I’m dealing with a fake ribbon dial?
Regardless, I bought it for about $175 and with parts and my hobbyist labor, I’m not into it for more than $250, so I’m happy. Just curious about opinions. The case back lists the reference as 165.002.
