krogerfoot
路I apparently deactivated the Breathalyzer from my online auction browser, because I took a runner at this 12-facet* dial Constellation with a few not-good photos of the dial and none of the movement. It came today and, I don't know: it looks pretty good. Opening up the caseback was harrowing because I absolutely couldn't get the springbars out of the lugs, and the endlinks to the bracelet effectively wedged the caseback in place when I unscrewed it. (Getting it back on was even more nerve-wracking; I ended up having to bend the endlinks far enough so I could set it on the threads; while trying to get the bracelet off, I perforated my fingers in several places with my thinnest springbar tool and probably need a tetanus shot now. I'm giving up on that upside-down link for the time being as well.) My research seems to indicate these aren't the right endlinks for this case.
I only got a few shots before going back to work, but am I overlooking any obvious problems with this watch? I don't have any other watches with as nice a dial. The serial number dates it to 1964, and if that marking on the caseback is "51.1.31," as I think it is, that would indicate a service in 1974. I'm not sure there even were felt-tip markers in 1974, and if there were, it's hard to believe a scribble from 45 years ago would look like it was written yesterday. The innards definitely don't look like the watches I've run across in Japan, which usually show their age after a few decades of boiling summers. I like this watch鈥攚hat am I missing?
* Maybe you fellows know that in Japan, "pie pan" means something totally different, which you don't want to Google, please trust me on this.
I only got a few shots before going back to work, but am I overlooking any obvious problems with this watch? I don't have any other watches with as nice a dial. The serial number dates it to 1964, and if that marking on the caseback is "51.1.31," as I think it is, that would indicate a service in 1974. I'm not sure there even were felt-tip markers in 1974, and if there were, it's hard to believe a scribble from 45 years ago would look like it was written yesterday. The innards definitely don't look like the watches I've run across in Japan, which usually show their age after a few decades of boiling summers. I like this watch鈥攚hat am I missing?
* Maybe you fellows know that in Japan, "pie pan" means something totally different, which you don't want to Google, please trust me on this.
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