What a dog. I wonder if people are just guessing on the melt value.
Please, as a community, can we stop calling it a “service moon disk” when it clearly matches the watch’s serial number and would only be considered service on a watch with a 900k serial?
Thank you!
Beautiful watch, by the way.
Please, as a community, can we stop calling it a “service moon disk” when it clearly matches the watch’s serial number and would only be considered service on a watch with a 900k serial?
Thank you!
Beautiful watch, by the way.
Let’s clear this up once and for all:
Every single component of a watch must be evaluated within the context of its production period.
Naturally, the earliest discs—those from the initial production—featured the “anthropomorphic” moon. Later on, however, these discs were produced in a more modern style, with a moon without a face (for the sake of simplification).
It’s not that the first version is always correct and the second is always a “service” replacement. It depends on the age of the watch. Your watch can be dated to the second half of the 1940s, and in my view that date disc is correct and consistent with the rest of the watch.
Agree. My 1455xxx SN Tri-Compax has the modern simple moon and a signed crown. All the similar SN watches in Sala’s book have the modern moon. And all the similar SN I’ve seen in the aftermarket also have the signed crown.
Let’s clear this up once and for all:
Every single component of a watch must be evaluated within the context of its production period.
Naturally, the earliest discs—those from the initial production—featured the “anthropomorphic” moon. Later on, however, these discs were produced in a more modern style, with a moon without a face (for the sake of simplification).
It’s not that the first version is always correct and the second is always a “service” replacement. It depends on the age of the watch. Your watch can be dated to the second half of the 1940s, and in my view that date disc is correct and consistent with the rest of the watch.
agreed, the only caveat is we don't know exactly when the switchover occurred, in terms of precise serial #
