Worm index on EW?

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befobe

·Dec 16, 2023

Hi OF,
I saw some threads talking about "worm" index, often on 145 and 105.012 series.
But I'm wondering if this tritium evolution could be possible on 105.003.
Photos are from a -65 (cropped, so low quality...)
It looks very strange to me eyes, but I'm wondering if I make hundred of km to go to see it... Willing to get your ideas about that.... Old-fashioned relume turning bad? Or natural evolution...?

 

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M'Bob

·Dec 16, 2023

Tough one but I'm leaning towards it’s not original lume. Or…it’s not too attractive.

 

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Davidt

·Dec 16, 2023

I’d say that’s original

 

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Dash1

·Dec 17, 2023

I’d lean toward original too.

 

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befobe

·Dec 17, 2023

I agree on one point, it is not attractive. Especially these dark spots on some of the index... So ugly that it could explain that it cannot be done on purpose...

 

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M'Bob

·Dec 17, 2023

Look at this 8;00 marker:

It’s missing the lume so obviously you can see underlying print in one part of the proximal section. I mean, I’ve seen wobbly, but if this is original, it’s a Friday afternoon “I’m late to meet my mates at the pub” job.

Edited: Dec 17, 2023

 

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befobe

·Dec 17, 2023

Score: 2-2

 

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steversaurus

·Dec 17, 2023

Not an expert, but from what I've read on this forum, lume during that periord can be less than stellar.

 

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Seaborg

·Dec 17, 2023

For me: original, no doubts.

 

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befobe

·Dec 18, 2023

3-2

 

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Aludic

·Dec 18, 2023·@SpeedyBirthYear

On a 105.003-65, I would not be surprised to see this lume condition pass as original.

 

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befobe

·Dec 18, 2023

4-2

 

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STANDY

·Dec 18, 2023·schizophrenic pizza orderer and watch collector

Im with the watchmaker heavy handed relume team on this one.
I bet that looks like little sausages for lume in real life 😗

 

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befobe

·Dec 18, 2023

4-3

 

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SOG53

·Dec 18, 2023

Relume. And regardless 🤮

 

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hansaboy

·Dec 19, 2023

Reading about EW:s, they often had "wobbly" and uneven lume.
The posted pictures look like these, plus some dirt/aging etc.
Had it been a relume, they would have been more even and cleaner.
And relume often have some shine on the surface..

So I vote for original.

 

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·Dec 19, 2023·schizophrenic pizza orderer and watch collector

hansaboy

Reading about EW:s, they often had "wobbly" and uneven lume.
The posted pictures look like these, plus some dirt/aging etc.
Had it been a relume, they would have been more even and cleaner.
And relume often have some shine on the surface..

So I vote for original.

I agree not the best years for application……But not squeezed out of a toothpaste tube 😉

 

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M'Bob

·Dec 19, 2023

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I agree not the best years for application……But not squeezed out of a toothpaste tube 😉

Agreed. Other examples I’ve seen has the wobbles, but not quite the thickness of application we see here. A tough one, though, as evidenced by the on-going debate.

Look at the 3:00 luminous: an obvious case of the wobbles. But the lume on the rest of the dial is evenly applied, and you can see the steps:

 

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dootcho

·Dec 22, 2023

befobe

..."worm" index, often on 145 and 105.012 series...

Very strange, from my research I thought I had understood that wobbly lume was more of a 105.003 thing than other models.. for that i would have voted original, but don't count me among the venerable speedy experts

 

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befobe

·Dec 23, 2023

dootcho

Very strange, from my research I thought I had understood that wobbly lume was more of a 105.003 thing than other models.. for that i would have voted original, but don't count me among the venerable speedy experts

'm not the best expert too....

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