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··MWR Tech Support DeptLots of problems with the flat-bezel piece. For a start, the movement serial number (7'516'4x1) dates to circa 1949 whereas the order number (21'934) dates to the early 1940s. I suspect that the movement and case do not belong together, i.e. it's a franken. Beyond that, the crown is incorrect, blued hour hand is incorrect, and I am suspicious of the dial too. The signature does not look quite right, to me, but I am not certain. All in all, I would certainly not recommend this piece. As for the cushion-case example, I notice that it also has blued hands. Maybe both watches were created by the same "creative" person?
One important thing I would add is that the dial is a typical 1930s dial- how it landed together with an early 1940s case and a late 1940s movement is not so much of a mystery, given that this chunky case may well be bigger than the original one.
If I were betting, I would say this dial indeed probably started its life in a 31mm cushion case like the beautiful one from @chronovantage2 below— and the small size might explain the urge to relocate the dial to a larger case.
Also for comparison, another black sector dial from the same era in a cushion cases. (Mine, with thanks to @yako54 for selling me his).
You’ll note in the Ebay watch the uneven space between the bezel and the minute index, the dial looks like a small person borrowed someone else’s oversize sweat shirt.
Remember those dial types are prime transplant candidates, as proven in the thread below.
https://omegaforums.net/threads/longines-dial-transplant.76574/
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