Greetings gents, I'm in talks with a seller regarding the following watch-- the seller comes with high recommendations but te dial is so pristine I'm compelled to double check. What do you think? (Hope the picture posting will work). Thanks and best regards S
Thanks gents, I could not find fault with it but a reality check is always so precious sometimes. I bought it and will be on tenterhooks until I receive it. All the best, S
I don't know much at all about Longines, but I do know I like that. And even if it was a redial, I'd still feel that way.
Knowing the type of materials & topcoat that Longines used in the 40's leads me to say it's a redial. Unless stored in a vacuum, I can't see any dial from that era staying that nice for this long. It's surely a very nice redial.
I appreciate the frank assessment. While my experience is far from yours, I've seen instances of people finding watches that have been incredibly preserved over decades as if in a time capsule. Since I personally don't have the breadth of experience to opine on the technical point of Longines dial varnishes, I'll have to go with the sources I have, and in addition to my own eyes and folks here who have kindly chimed in, there's now a number of italian collectors on O&P who've opined it's original (including some with most senior membership). (I posted there simultaneously). Thanks nonetheless, I'll be cautious to subject it to the requisite inspections when I get it...
The above photos have made my day. The OPs watch looks like an original stunner too. Thanks for showing them. Cheers Michael
I have spent very little time studying the dials of Longines with automatic movements as they do not tempt me the way manual variants do. Keeping this in mind, here are my thoughts. The first dial looks refinished. The edge of the subdial looks progressive rather than abrupt. The subdial markings appear inconsistent; some seem to touch the edge, others do not. The inner circle of main dial enters the subdial. The applied marker at 6, sits on top of the the inner line of the outer minute track. The "automatic" text looks startlingly thin when compared with the very bold "Longines" text. The interaction between the vertical cross-hair and the "m" of "automatic" seems a bit unsavory. The second dial looks much better, attractive even. None of the above issues are present.