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No reason for anyone to take offence
Feb 09, 2017,19:33 PM
Hi John -
I don't think anyone should take any offence from this. Certainly from my perspective, it's a fascinating discussion. Clearly you and I have different contacts who have different perspectives on the matter. Hopefully one day there will be an official public statement, or incontrovertible provenance provided, to clear it up once and for all.
Regarding the lions, already on the filled gold 3180 there are two different types of lion - the earlier of which is very similar, though I believe not identical, to the one on my SS3180. My early carved dial/mountain hand 3180 is due to arrive tomorrow, and I plan to write something up for my blog on the lion differences in the next week or two.
Finally, it would be remiss of me not to point out that - despite all my intrigue about why and how a particular specific example of a SS3180 may or may not come to be in existence - I do acknowledge that fake ones exist. As stated in my first response, I believe the latest example to come to the market to be fake. The motivation for faking something like this is clear. What I struggle with is the rationale for doing it in a specific manner.
Kind regards,
Gerald.