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Thoughts/knowledge on 1950s “science dial”
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Kbjohn
·I would bet that the watch didn’t start out looking this way. Many warning signs for me.
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oinkitt
·If it isn't the lumed hands are of concern...
I'm going with original Longines dial installed in a later case w/ incorrect hands 😒
It positively reeks of being a put-together.
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ConElPueblo
·Its certainly probable given its an 8 million serial number on the movement.
Hmm, could one supply the serial to Longines and hear what they had to say..?
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oinkitt
·Specious? lol!
Do you imagine that the indexes were originally painted yellow? It's quite obviously lume, or meant to look as such by a re-dialer.
I could post several Longines I own from the late 30s with similar colour numerals that are not lume.
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oinkitt
·Hmm, could one supply the serial to Longines and hear what they had to say..?
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ConElPueblo
·8 million serial number is from the early 50s. I would be rather surprised if the dial is early 50s.
Oh, I thought the serial was earlier. Then it probably wouldn't say much...
Re. the indices, they look golden to me, not yellow. Not lumed either.
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Tony C.
··Ωf Jury memberOh, I thought the serial was earlier. Then it probably wouldn't say much...
Re. the indices, they look golden to me, not yellow. Not lumed either.
They do not look like gilt to my eye, though the rest of the dial does. Better photos would, as usual, help.
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cchen
·The watch is located in West Sussex. If someone could check it out in person and take some real pics it would greatly help this discussion
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buddman
·The watch is located in West Sussex. If someone could check it out in person and take some real pics it would greatly help this discussion
I think generally the idea of posting photos for advice and not linking to the shop listing is that you don't them go tell everyone where its for sale. Kind of common sense, no?
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cchen
·Any collector can easily find where this is.
Second of all there are so many questions around the watch that it would help the community if someone could obtain more information about it.
Second of all there are so many questions around the watch that it would help the community if someone could obtain more information about it.
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cchen
·Boo f'in hoo 
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buddman
·Boo f'in hoo
I once had a question about a Rolex sub from an auction house. Can never be too careful with Rolex. I downloaded the images and photoshopped the auction tags out of the photos, and posted on the Rolex forums. Estimate was £3-5K, and this was 4 years ago before prices went nuts. Lots of discussion ensued, and then a few days later a very prominent UK collector, who has one of the world’s biggest collections of mil Rolexes (know him?) , posted “Is this the one? And a direct link to the auction listing at a rural auction house in Cornwall. Totally knew what he was doing, and totally a dick. Anyways, sold for £18000 plus fees. So is that cool just so everyone can discuss the watch? No.
You may think that every online resource is well known to the watch community, but you’d be wrong. Lots of things fly under the radar all the time. You’ll note that I didn’t post sufficient info for the piece to be searchable. So, by all means participate in the discussion, but don’t be a dick.
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Radiumpassion
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That minutehand is not even close to the outer «minute scale» looks to me
like a hybrid between sweep and sub second. The whole layout of the dial
is not period correct. But I would love to see more and better pictures.
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Yes, afaik the dials are interchangeable. Interesting suggestion.
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Kbjohn
·I think generally the idea of posting photos for advice and not linking to the shop listing is that you don't them go tell everyone where its for sale. Kind of common sense, no?
If you’re happy to post a photo on a public forum and ask for knowledgeable people’s advice, to help with a potential purchase that you will gain from, I think it’s only reasonable to assume you are highlighting the watch for other potential buyers too. It’s the risk you take if you don’t have enough knowledge or conviction to buy immediately.
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DirtyDozen12
·To my eyes, the fonts on this dial are incongruous. The sub-dial is reminiscent of late 1940s/early 1950s sei tacches whereas the outer track echoes the 1930s (see images below). This aesthetic dissonance, compounded with the mismatched handset, points in a dubious direction.
