Thoughts On This Constellation 2852 On Ebay?

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Movement looks ok.
Case is polished.
Dial original and ok - textured nice touch.
Hands not original to the watch and are later replacement - should have lume like the dial.
Seller's description as "near mint" is exaggerated.
 
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Movement looks ok.
Case is polished.
Dial original and ok - textured nice touch.
Hands not original to the watch and are later replacement - should have lume like the dial.
Seller's description as "near mint" is exaggerated.

What do you mean by lume? On the dial?

It's bid up to $2000. Bit OTT?
 
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That dial has lume and the hands do not - the hands should have lume also.
Price as it stands is not bad for the watch.
 
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Looks like a nice one to me, but I'm a sucker for textured dials 😉
 
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Hands not original to the watch and are later replacement - should have lume like the dial.

I would say the hands are original, only the centers have been painted instead of re-lumed.
 
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I would say the hands are original, only the centers have been painted instead of re-lumed.

That's possible but we can't be sure.
 
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The "photos" are not particularly good; Bill actually uses a scanner for some reason. I am never sure about his watches, thusly (though I have bought a few from him in the past).
 
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Yes, the bent second hand that is an artefact the scanning time has become a signature feature of his Ebay listings.
 
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Yes, the bent second hand that is an artefact the scanning time has become a signature feature of his Ebay listings.

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