The seller says it is a NOS dial, but is it really? Pie Pan Dial experts, I need help. Is this truly a genuine factory finished dial, or possibly a refinished dial?
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Hi, First of all, is it some crack on the circumference of the dial? At 3, 12, 11 and between 4 and 5? Or is it normal finish? edit: my mistake, it seems it is normal
At $1,771.32, it better be NOS https://www.ebay.com/itm/265927210612Purchases made through these links may earn this site a commission from the eBay Partner Network
The high price could be on purpose for someone to make a similar assumption, the high price doesn't automatically mean it is truly a nos
Sorry for delay response everyone. The reason I am looking at this dial is possibly to replace the dial on my dad's watch. He was the original owner of the attached watch in the photos that I am now attaching. Right when he received it, he got it refinished badly (he did it when it was new, so these were far from collectible back then). Fyi, I know the crown is not original to the year as I got it replaced recently when I got the watch serviced.
I would consider sending that one for factory restoration in Bienne, Switzerland. For $1500, they will do a complete service, replace any incorrect parts with a correct replacement, and refinisih the dial properly. Paying more than that for an original replacement dial, which the linked one is, is perhaps not a good use of funds.
The dial in question has a lot of scratching around the verso of the central hole, which suggests to me that it has been fitted to a watch at least once, and this makes me question the NOS description. To my inexpert eye it looks good, but jolly expensive.