Thanks for everybody's views:
- monoque redial
- other two genuine.
I was still bemused by the 2782 (one with inscription -
http://www.ebay.com/itm/230878269865Purchases made through these links may earn this site a commission from the eBay Partner Network). I know that lots of signs point to genuine, the correct "re," the general age of the dial, but at closer look, I still thought the font on Constellation looks very thick, and the star was ever so slightly out of alignment.
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So, off to Desmond's blog and luckily he has a very similar dial of a cal 354
While I am struggling to see the serifs, Desmond has a similar dial in his dials pdf:
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so I think that text is now accurate.
Here is an images of the COnstellation text from that same dial from Desmond
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And the font looks right.
The 2652 (one without inscription) (
http://www.ebay.com/itm/190751209363Purchases made through these links may earn this site a commission from the eBay Partner Network) has similarly faint serifs (it is also a 354)
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So I guess the lesson is, as Desmond points out, the degree of serif-ness varies, and you need to compare it to a legit dial very closely!
After all that, if I had the funds, I'd definatley be interested in these, but at the moment will have to pass.
Thanks all
Daniel
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