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Thoughts on this Polerouter Genève cal 69

nightowl
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Hello everyone!

My second serious post on these forums. Hardly did I have my first Omega Constellation around my wrist (now away on service) before my eyes started wandering. Ah, shameful mind. I've been looking at Polerouters for a little while, but don't know them that well. Plus details are harder to find than on Constellations. So I hope I can ask you for some advice on this watch:

http://www.lorologiese.com/it/universal-polero.html

(Crown has been replaced, but not by the seller, and the clasp has been lost over the years as well.)

It's mostly the dial I can't quite get my head around. Refinished or just touched up?

The seller have been said to feature franken-connies, which is why I feel somewhat extra wary.
 
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redial. overpolished too. pass.

Uhhmm I would not say overpolished... but it has been obviously polished. The limit between a cleaning and light polish (totally acceptable in my opinion) and overpolishing depends on taste, I think. Nevertheless a non-polished example is always more desiderable.

I think it is not a redial but its clearly touched up. Font is legit and tiritum plots seem original, but it is lacking any sign of patina, which is not normal.
 
Jonatan
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redial. overpolished too. pass.
I don't believe it to be a redial either. But I do find it highly over priced.
 
Tony C.
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I see no evidence of a redial, but yes, certainly over-polished.
 
nightowl
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Thank you! As the rest of you, I do prefer "the more original, the better". I certainly was how I met my Connie. The polishing is something I do wonder about. Wouldn't a gold cap be damanged by over-polishing?

The dial - was there even a Polerouter Genève with this dial? I can't find anything similar expect on an auction site in Thailand. But as Fer Seamaster wrote, script and details look legit.
 
Jonatan
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[/QUOTE]The dial - was there even a Polerouter Genève with this dial? I can't find anything similar expect on an auction site in Thailand. But as Fer Seamaster wrote, script and details look legit.[/QUOTE]
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Jonatan
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You can get this one for 380euros, freshly serviced but not the original crown from a seller in Belgium.
I don't know if you're looking for a CAL 69 or a Polerouter!
 
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nightowl
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You can get this one for 380euros, freshly serviced but not the original crown from a seller in Belgium.
I don't know if you're looking for a CAL 69 or a Polerouter!

I can see the arguments mounting up against the one I started this post about 😀 Can I ask where you found that listing? Obviously I'm short of an interesting market place.

It doesn't need to be a cal 69, although a microtor movement would be nice.
 
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The dial is indeed original and was a later dial design.

It is used on their Polerouter Electric and other Polerouter watches.

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nightowl
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The dial is indeed original and was a later dial design.

It is used on their Polerouter Electric and other Polerouter watches.

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Awesome info - thank you! What's your thoughts - does this dial belong with this case and caliber?
 
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The dial is indeed original and was a later dial design.

It is used on their Polerouter Electric and other Polerouter watches.

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Hi,

Would you sell it ?

Cheers.
 
nightowl
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The dial is indeed original and was a later dial design.

It is used on their Polerouter Electric and other Polerouter watches.

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BTW, that is an excellent and interesting Polerouter!
 
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The dial is indeed original and was a later dial design.

It is used on their Polerouter Electric and other Polerouter watches.

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Bingo. That's what I needed to see. "Redial" comment retracted. A "Swiss Made" signed dial is atypical for UG, and while the espiritu was in keeping, I had trouble with this detail.
 
Jonatan
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I can see the arguments mounting up against the one I started this post about 😀 Can I ask where you found that listing? Obviously I'm short of an interesting market place.

It doesn't need to be a cal 69, although a microtor movement would be nice.
I usually try to base my search on local internet for sale sites. I don't have deep enough pockets to win anything on eBay.
 
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I usually try to base my search on local internet for sale sites. I don't have deep enough pockets to win anything on eBay.
You never know, I've gotten some very nice deals on eBay, all it takes is a little patience and focus.👍
 
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