Ulackfocus I stated "hurt" his portfolio for retirement ? You don't understand what that means ? LOL
Oooooo yeah.
Just went through the pics. I still can hardly belive that the dial aged to this brown caramel tone over the years.
Dial looks so even in color & without any imperfection. But who knows, maybe it aged in a drawer for many years...
Wouldn’t humidity and sun damage do this as opposed to lack of UV exposure?
No. It would never produce such a smooth and even tone.
I am very skeptical of the originality of the dial. At best I would say that it is a service replacement, but that would bring the "a" into question as well.
It would be interesting to see the dial surface up close to see whether it really is as smooth and even as it looks in the low-res photos we've seen.
How the dial has aged (or been aged) is one question but I personally have little doubt that it is a genuine original Polarouter dial. I think my initial concern regarding the chapter ring was also unfounded as there are other examples of 20217-1 Polarouters with chapter rings with wide hour markers. The only thing that is not original in my opinion is the crown.
I don't understand the service replacement theory at all. How would that explain anything?
Yes, and every one of those shows normal (expected) patina. Why does the subject watch appear to show none?
It's unique. That doesn't mean that it's not genuine.
