benoit13_34
·Franken or not, I think it is a lovely watch that I'd enjoy having in my collection. However, barring pretty-darn positive evidence that it truly IS a transitional model (and not one that someone swapped dials into later), I'd expect to pay significantly less than a pie-pan goes for, and probably less than a .015 (though... given its pie-pan-ness, perhaps a touch over?).
That said, I don't think we know for SURE it isn't original, but without documentation to that effect, I'd say we have to treat it as a franken.
If I understand correctly, even once opened, it is difficult to conclude whether it is a factory model or not - or are there specific points to check?