This is my first post here on OF, so be gentle!
I really appreciate this thread, it actually helped my a lot while researching my latest purchase. Thus, I thought I'd show my appreciation and share my beautiful 2577-12SC, Cal. 354, from with I believe to be 1952. Serial number is 13.9m.
Seconde central.
Nice watch!
Good Lord are these black honeycomb dials hard to photograph! Put it on a black ostrich strap from Artisan. I think that it’s an attractive combination.
dibs
Sorry, big guy, MtV beat you to it. 🙁
If I hadn't met him in person, I'd say I'd wrastle him for it lol
Beautiful watch certainly but it has me reaching for the polishing cloth! I’d want to X-ray that, 75% Au normally stays brighter, it’s unusual to see it like that. I wonder else is in the alloy.
Mmh - surprised to hear that. I’ve held numerous examples with much darker discoloration, rainbow colors even.
9K (only 37.5% gold of course), even 14K patinates fairly quickly but in my experience 18K stays pretty bright. That said, maybe that hasn't been touched in 70 years and the items I see have. It could well be the alloy make up, there is quite some variety seen in that remaining 25%, which is what makes me curious.
Ah, got you. I thought you meant that this might not be solid gold at all but could be a counterfeit, lead core case or something. Which I doubt. But I can have it tested, sure. Got another 2577 in 18k that also has a significantly darker color than my Connies in 18k from that time.
