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  1. chronoboy64 Mar 3, 2019

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    Bought one with the blue metallic dial in the Bay some years ago and gifted it to my daughter. Watch is in beautiful vintage condition with GF ladder. She sent me this pic today.
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  2. Rifish Mar 3, 2019

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    Wow, that is in great shape. Normally that blue dial is damaged, but this has a great dial.
     
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  3. Tet I prefer Dilmah do try it Mar 4, 2019

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    If it's the one I'm thinking of and was bought from the UK then it had the dial replaced. The original dial(again if it's the one I'm thinking of) had a IMO beautiful mottled dial where the blue had faded out to a brown eggshell effect. The seller had it replaced with a NOS dial.
     
  4. chronoboy64 Mar 4, 2019

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    Hi, it came from Italy and is clearly not a NOS dial because of the patina on both, dial and lume.
     
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  5. mxmorato Mar 7, 2019

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    Just "flashing" my octogonals. Sorry for the respirator thread"pollution" ;)
     
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  6. Rifish Mar 7, 2019

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    Great collection! How long have you collected these?
     
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  7. bloomy Mar 7, 2019

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    Those boxes are too cool. How have I never seen one?
     
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  8. mxmorato Mar 7, 2019

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    Thanks! That is a question I really can't answer precisely, but for about 15 years I believe. My "first" was the white dial one. My latest is a Red A 3691 (not pictured) that is at my watch maker for maintenance bought this year! :)
     
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  9. mxmorato Mar 7, 2019

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    Thanks! They're quite difficult (expensive) to grab. But I love them and I think they're worth it! ;)
     
  10. Rifish Jul 21, 2019

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    Here is my new Zenith Defy, reference unknown. It has cal. 2552. Indeces and hands are different than on 'normal' Defy. Dial is beautiful white that is more more like champaigne.
     
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  11. Jkuback Nov 15, 2019

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    A3561 TWINS (nearly) :D

    I can't help myself - the octagonal defy caught me :rolleyes:
     
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  12. jshaw083 Nov 15, 2019

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    Amazing man, dibs :thumbsup:
     
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  13. Gbandi Jan 16, 2020

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    Do you guys think this is a mod? I only see 7681 on the barrrel case with khaki dial and white minute counter. The guy is selling this as original dial
     
  14. Gbandi Jan 16, 2020

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    Forgot the pic
     
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  15. Bogatir Jan 16, 2020

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    I’d say it looks original. However, I have mainly seen orange lume on the seconds hand before. I have exactly that model myself.
     
  16. Gbandi Jan 16, 2020

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    That’s good to know. Yours is same dial, case and seconds marker? Mind sharing a pic? Anyone know what model number is this. The lume might just have faded
     
  17. Bogatir Jan 16, 2020

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    Sure. I did some further investigation and I’m wrong about the seconds hand lume only being orange.
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  18. Gbandi Jan 16, 2020

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    Thanks. Yours is a7681 with white seconds ring. Mine is grey seconds ring which makes me think the dial is taken from an octagonal defy.
     
  19. Bogatir Jan 16, 2020

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    Are you sure octadefy’s ever had those four bar-indexes?
     
  20. Rifish Jan 16, 2020

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    Yes, ref. 7681 has khaki dial with white minute counter. If this is real, then it should have another reference number. I haven't seen this kind of Defy before. I'd say it has a dial taken from octagonal Defy.