Greetings Respectable Members; I came across this recessed crown large size Connie with "Türler" on the dial. Can anyone say if this one is original? I think something about the dial looks off, but I don't have anything else to compare it to..
Dial is legit IMO. These Ref. 168.004's came in both dome and pie-pan dials. This one is a dome dial. If the inside is as nice as the outside, could be a winner. gatorcpa
For the ignorant around here, who or what was Turler. I'm suffering shoulder pains from lugging a copy of AJTT back from central London and don't have the strength to turn the pages (if it is in there)
Turler is a retailer - still extant. Most of the others have gone under or been bought out, but Turler has become a chain. Headquarters store on the Banhofstrasse in Zurich, with many branches throughout Switzerland, including the duty free concession at the Zurich Airport. http://www.tuerler.ch/0en.php
Well I know Tiffany & Co still do, they recently had a branded black dial version of the Patek Philippe 5396 (my favourite Patek) which looked rather special. Hodinkee.com did a good article on it: http://www.hodinkee.com/blog/fm370pg7bts7jj7jtcxz0b8ylio7hq
No idea, but as the brand has become a chain, it has lost a bit of cachet. It'd be a little like putting "Tourneau" on an otherwise perfectly good watch.
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