Can someone explain to me how a watch over 70 years old can have such a flawless dial? How can one tell the difference between a refinished dial and a flawless dial as seen in the photograph above? Is it mostly a matter of believing the seller? thanks
The seller has a good reputation. Most of his watches have a refinished dial but he is explicit about this in his descriptions. In this case he says that the dial is guaranteed untouched since it left the factory. In addition, dials often degrade because of water ingress. If the watch has been well sealed then there is less change of degradation over time.
The dial looks original to me. Sometimes, especially the nonluminous ones, don't age terribly much. Also, it's a jumbo. Here's a well-preserved one of mine with similar dial...perhaps slightly more patina.
Mike usually gets top dollar for his watches. He certainly is a good seller and all around decent guy.
It's mostly about trusting your experience and instincts. Secondly it's about buying the seller. OP's watch looks fine to me. It's neither refinished nor flawless
A brother from another mother but again proof that time warp watches do exist! 33mm tissot antimag with a dial to die for
I think climate has a big impact too, this was clearly not a watch that spent its life in Singapore for example.
Looks like it was sniped at the last 3 seconds for a bid of $2500 US. Interesting to look at the last minute of bids. It went from $1603 to a final price of $2500 with a total of 52 bids over the course of the auction.
Here's my old timer. 1917. Stem has some eccentricities on the Chrono function but it looks and runs like a champ. It's a matter of having owners that cared. This one apparently had been in the same family for generations.
I guess it depends on how the dial is made. There are millions of pocket watches out there from the 1800s and in some cases 1700s with unmarked perfect dials, though no form of lume was used then which may help on that score.
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