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  1. Larry S Color Commentator for the Hyperbole. Jun 7, 2021

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    Not necessarily... Compur and Uni existed in parallel for a bit.
     
  2. jumpingsecond Jun 7, 2021

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    Yea definitely- but to me that case feels like a compur, compurs had those old timey cases moreso than uni's. Uni's were their modern spin at the time. But you could be right- hard to tell.
     
  3. Larry S Color Commentator for the Hyperbole. Jun 7, 2021

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    Plus the Tri Compax font rules don’t apply. So closed 6’s were a thing.
     
  4. vujen Jun 7, 2021

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    Imho that dial is from 50s.
     
  5. Larry S Color Commentator for the Hyperbole. Jun 7, 2021

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    Very possible.
     
  6. bgrisso Jun 7, 2021

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    Late dial early case
     
  7. Mark020 not the sharpest pencil in the ΩF drawer Jun 8, 2021

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  9. cineaste Jun 8, 2021

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    That Ebay auction had 0 bids, did he end it early and accepted a private offer?
     
  10. Mark020 not the sharpest pencil in the ΩF drawer Jun 8, 2021

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    He did. Watch was listed for less than a day I think. Seller did not respond to my messages
     
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  11. bgrisso Jun 8, 2021

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  12. Mark020 not the sharpest pencil in the ΩF drawer Jun 8, 2021

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    Agreed but nothing in the ad so I assume no pics available.
     
  13. CafeRacer Jun 8, 2021

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    Yet another Tiffany Jet appears on eBay with a messed up dial - they seem to have made quite a few of these.
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  14. Mazoue Jun 8, 2021

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  15. Mark020 not the sharpest pencil in the ΩF drawer Jun 8, 2021

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    What does the 28(?) mean?
     
  16. Mazoue Jun 8, 2021

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    Jewels I'm guessing.

    Looking forward to opening it up and seeing if it has the chronometre serialised movement I'm hoping for.

    It seems to have a number stamped on the back of one of the lugs, which is interesting.
     
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  17. gatorcpa ΩF InvestiGator Staff Member Jun 8, 2021

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    Exactly what I would expect with Tiffany.

    It should. That’s how they tracked the chronometer grade movements.
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  18. Mazoue Jun 14, 2021

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    The good news is that it does have a numbered chronometre 28 jewel Cal 215-9 movement with all the markings we would expect. It has an HON import code rather than TZY as we saw on a steel cased Tiffany Jet recently (that one had a reduced jewel Cal 215-97).

    The bad news is that @CafeRacer was correct; it is the dial that is a bit tired rather than the crystal. I'm also now on the hunt for a gold Jet crown if you happen to have one.

    I've not seen the watch in person yet but if it is good enough, I'll take some pictures and add it to the book.
     
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  19. berrychlossom Jun 15, 2021

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  20. Mark020 not the sharpest pencil in the ΩF drawer Jun 18, 2021

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