Seamaster Dial Question

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Good evening, (First post)

I recently acquired this timepiece. I have not had the back opened yet to verify movement / serial number. My questions are:

This is a “Sparkle Dial” and to you the experts, does it seem like a silver dial that is faded/patina? It has a creamy/champagne color. Doesn’t look gold, but looks to be more silver to my eyes in certain light.

There are no lumes on the dial, nor in the hands. I’ve searched and found posts asking if the Swiss Made with the “T” was also on the no lume variants. I find the answers to be mixed. As you a look at the dial/hands, does everything look as it should ? Also, not sure how old the crystal is, but it doesn’t seem to be yellowing to me, or casting the dial a different shade.

The watch otherwise is working as it should be and is keeping great time.


Thank you for your time and efforts with your responses.

Warm regards,
Garret

 
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Looks like a nice sparkle dial. The double "T" indicates hands and markers are lumed with tritium.
On the hands, the lume is in the second section at the tip and appears to have darkened over time.
The markers have tny lume pips at the outer end of the marker and a dot at 3.

Get a UV light and this will confirm the existence of lume.

I'm not sure about the "Automatic chronometer etc" text as it doesn't align with the MOY rule, however there are exceptions and other more experienced members may be able to add more.
 
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Looks like a nice sparkle dial. The double "T" indicates hands and markers are lumed with tritium.
On the hands, the lume is in the second section at the tip and appears to have darkened over time.
The markers have tny lume pips at the outer end of the marker and a dot at 3.

Get a UV light and this will confirm the existence of lume.

I'm not sure about the "Automatic chronometer etc" text as it doesn't align with the MOY rule, however there are exceptions and other more experienced members may be able to add more.
Thank you for your timely reply. Under different lighting I do see the hands have the lume at the ends, they are just darker now (as you had mentioned).

Regarding the MOY test, I went and looked at other Seamaster photos of the same era, and the words aligned as mine are.

I only have a fraction of knowledge regarding this timepiece, and look forward to more insightful discussions regarding it.

Cheers!!
 
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This all looks original to me. The S in Seamaster on this reference looks slightly different to other Seamasters, it's a bit broader and not as svelte.