Shockingly good redial

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LouS

·Nov 14, 2013·Mrs Nataf's Other Son

From Siagon, "professional repainted (with Swiss ink)"...would have fooled me in the right case....
I hope this guy decides to use his powers for good.

 

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dsio

·Nov 14, 2013·Ash @ ΩF

Wow

 

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cicindela

·Nov 14, 2013·Steve @ ΩF

Markings fantastic, a few bobbles in the black on the left (is that within normal Lou?)

 

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ulackfocus

·Nov 14, 2013

Hoi said they were getting good. He wasn't kidding.

 

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X350 XJR

·Nov 14, 2013·Vintage Omega Aficionado

Fortunately they had a good dial to start with.

Doesn't matter how nice the printing is if someone has *ucked up the dial in a previous refinish attempt, see that all the time.

 

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woodwkr2

·Nov 14, 2013

Do the "U" and "G" look a little off to anyone?

I had seen this on the bay and thought it was NOS; luckily the seller was honest. Amazingly good.

 

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woodwkr2

·Nov 14, 2013

One of the things that I've always wondered about... but if these were really painted in radium or tritium, they would still be hot, right?--even if they don't glow and the half lives have diminished and all that?

I may have to get one of those surplus geiger counters at some point. Would be pretty cool to know if the lume was real or not on a watch, and if some redialer is going to go to so much effort as to risk radiation sickness to make a replica dial, well then I'm content being fooled on those.

 

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LouS

·Nov 14, 2013·Mrs Nataf's Other Son

woodwkr2

Do the "U" and "G" look a little off to anyone?

I had seen this on the bay and thought it was NOS; luckily the seller was honest. Amazingly good.

If I had to pick a nit, it is that the subdial numbers are a little too heavily inked.

 

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Interstatetime

·Nov 19, 2013

Just so you know Lou, I just referenced this thread over on OTD. <edit: On The Dash, Heuer Forum>

JohnCote

 

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JohnSteed

·Nov 19, 2013

Yet another instance of the value added with respect to this particular forum ...

Wow indeed!

 

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LouS

·Nov 19, 2013·Mrs Nataf's Other Son

I dig the new avatar, John.

 

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·Nov 19, 2013

Thanks Lou...still in the family. Every time I look at it...well you know.

 

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LouS

·Nov 19, 2013·Mrs Nataf's Other Son

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Thanks Lou...still in the family. Every time I look at it...well you know.

I'm very glad to hear it - I know it must have been hard to hang on to. It is a real Pee-yes Ooneek, as the Swiss say.