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No reason to stay focused, friend. Live a little. Act on impulse. You don't need to be zeroed in on every plum Zenith that comes to market. 馃槈

Don't fall for this Gavin! Marc probably has spotted a trophy and wants to eliminate the competition by draining their reserves! 馃槣
 
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No reason to stay focused, friend. Live a little. Act on impulse. You don't need to be zeroed in on every plum Zenith that comes to market.
Not hearing anything. Have to stay focused. Have to stay focused.

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Don't fall for this Gavin! Marc probably has spotted a trophy and wants to eliminate the competition by draining their reserves! 馃槣
The dial condition killed any temptation.
By the way, did Marc say anything?馃榿
 
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Not sure of the procedure , there is a re-dialer in Ohio (I think Ohio) That has all (most) of the old Hamilton dies and specs. You'd have to check with the Vintagewatch forum guys.

I continue to beat the lifeless equine - My understanding is that an enamel dial has the pigment baked in. So why would it deteriorate at all, much less enough to require a redial? Cracking and chipping, sure, but redial? Can you show a Hamilton example?

Sorry to be tiresome.
 
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It is generally the script that holds up best . The base coat seems to discolor, pit, stain and flake. Perhaps the base is a different material. Really need to ask the folks like Sean or others on the Vintage Watch Forum, who know about these things. I don't know if any of them will even notice this thread.
Don't worry about horse beating, if not that, Dennis would probably hijack the thread anyway.馃槣
 
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I continue to beat the lifeless equine - My understanding is that an enamel dial has the pigment baked in. So why would it deteriorate at all, much less enough to require a redial? Cracking and chipping, sure, but redial? Can you show a Hamilton example?

Sorry to be tiresome.

Glad you're beating it, for I too am ignorant. For example, I want so much for this...

http://www.ukwatches.com/shop/?wpsc-product=5006-1930s-longines-italian-navy-issue-13zn-chronograph

...to be authentic, but more than one of the Longinerati have already called redial... perhaps for reasons other than condition.
 
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The dial condition killed any temptation.
By the way, did Marc say anything?馃榿

Nothing. Complete radio silence from him. 馃槈
 
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http://www.ebay.com/itm/LONGINES-18...076818809?pt=Wristwatches&hash=item1c30bda379

I call foul. I know fabsuisse/Greg gets good copy on this site, but that's a pretty misleading set of photographs. Listing clearly says 'yellow gold' but would you fault anyone for thinking it was pink gold?

I recently bought a polerouter from him - just as pink in the listing. If it arrives and turns out to be yellow gold, I ain't gonna be happy.....
 
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I think that is pink gold.

While it is a correct 902x model, it's a little dull on the lugs and bezel. Nice dial though. I'd expect $1650-ish, maybe up to $1900 if a little bidding war ensues.
 
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I think that is pink gold.

'Zackly. Anyone would, looking at those photos. Better be.....
 
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I call foul. I know fabsuisse/Greg gets good copy on this site, but that's a pretty misleading set of photographs. Listing clearly says 'yellow gold' but would you fault anyone for thinking it was pink gold?

I recently bought a polerouter from him - just as pink in the listing. If it arrives and turns out to be yellow gold, I ain't gonna be happy.....
So you got that polerouter? Looking forward to the pics. I am with you on the color tone in his pics though.
 
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Another pink gold longines described as yellow gold in the text.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/LONGINES-VI...1-MINT-DATES-1959-BEGINS-AT-099-/121077312057

White balance!

That might be a pink gold dial in a yellow gold case. Those rope chapter ring Flagships usually came in automatic - the in-house 34x or Cyma based 380 (case reference 1503). Seeing it with a 30 series manual wind is an infrequent sight. Looks like the correct crown for a caliber 30L too. Worth keeping an eye on.
 
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That might be a pink gold dial in a yellow gold case.

Isn't that necessarily a franken?
 
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Isn't that necessarily a franken?

Not necessarily. 1958 and 1959 were transition years for Longines and a LOT of strange combinations came from the factory. You own one - that date at 12 Conquest caliber 291 with the old styling instead of the gold dial like mine.
 
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Well yeah, but rose gold on yellow gold? Seems more than odd....
 
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Well yeah, but rose gold on yellow gold? Seems more than odd....

Ask Mike about the 惟 Centenary 2500 combos like that.
 
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