Vintage Ulysse Nardin Chrono

t_swiss_t · May 31, 2020

Saw this coming up at Phillips and liked the look but have very little experience with vintage UN and wanted to ask if anyone knew these well and would offer their opinion. My friends are having a debate about if it's partially reprinted or not - the main concern is the subdial and signature printing, since they do not have the same sharpness as the rest. I was able to talk to the consignor, who said that it was examined by Phillips and they think its original, but obviously there is a COI for these parties.

It's an excellent looking watch and it looks like UN used a number of signatures over the years so it may be perfectly correct but obviously I wouldn't want to be stuck with a redial. Here are a few other dials with a similar signature or subdial layout but nothing exact, which is worrisome but this is a small sample. If anyone can find something more convincing, please let me know.