Greetings gents,
Didn't his one have a harsh lug brush to remove signs of having been repolished ?

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This one almost looked too new to be true but some members here have posted incredibly pristine Compurs.
If the dial is original, the price certainly seems pretty good.

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The second watch has already been discussed. It's a redial, to be sure.

 

Thanks for pointing out, I had missed it.

 

I was watching that first one too - I don't have the knowledge to bid confidently, curious to see what the experts say. The hands and fresh lume gave me pause, as did the description of an 'unpolished case'.

 

I too have a problem with the re-lumed hands on the first. Terrible Pic but the moon dial also looks wrong. Overall the low price is an indicator that not all is well. Sad about the obvious redial on 2 (all too common) but its a pretty watch.

 

For some reason bad relumes don't bother me if it's just the hands and not the dial. To me it seems easy to fix if done by someone talented.
I have no idea about the moon dial but learly the price indicates something was wrong -- and those lugs remind me another UG recently discussed (rose gold I believe) which @LouS observed had been rebrushed to death and had lost a lot of their substance.

 

Well, looking up Sala's book I'm finding Ref. 22279 looks completely different, a 1950s design instead of 1940s.
That alone would be enough to keep some buyers away, as if the OP was a put together.

 

Have a look at this thread, there are a few ref. 22279 in Sala and I'm still debating on which hands are correct. Waiting on jordns reply.

https://omegaforums.net/threads/ug-...279-1-hour-hands-starting-to-look-good.37731/

 

Oops
I didn't realize it could be matched with a dial and handset from a completely different period than illustrated.
Newbie me

So what do you think was wrong with that watch, if anything?

 

But are the lugs ok, @LouS ? Or is @Syrte correct that they have been brushed too much they have lost their heft? Sorry for butting in, guys! Just got curious.

 

Thanks!

 

Thanks much!

 

Don't see anything wrong with the watch either. Maybe the price was a surprise especially compared with the 10.000 from this one:

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Here is my 22279 for comparison: