amanico
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My friend's TR 900 just got a new dial.
Before.... This sterile dial.
After, with the correct dial:
Much better!
Best,
Nicolas
This message has been edited by amanico on 2014-12-01 00:14:45
My friend's TR 900 just got a new dial.
Before.... This sterile dial. After, with the correct dial: Much better! Best, Nicolas This message has been edited by amanico on 2014-12-01 00:14:45...
And could we use this post to speak about the sterile dials?
I readed some very interesting information about them in some another forums, but i would like to read from our blancpain enthusiasts Thanks and... Super photos, as usual!
One thing is almost sure... They were used to replace damaged dials.
But I don't know from where they come... I found nothing certain about them. Let's see what the others found. Best, amigo. Nicolas
origin of sterile dial
I have been told first hand a batch of sterile dial tr-900's came of an military auction in Hawaii in the '90's. There is a member here who purchased one at the auction and i hope he will chime in on the auction. I am quite sure that the dials are all ori...
I would be very interested in seeing the back of these sterile dials.
The recto is not totally the same. The lack of writings ine one thing, but ther minute track is also different I Wonder if they were not made for another Watch. I really don't know... Maybe they come after, maybe they come earlier.... Interesting! Best, N...
My guess
is that there was a bunch of flooded tr-900 that the navy collected over time and the Navy had the dial repainted at the same time. There are a few examples of the sterile dial tr-900 and they are very unique. I would love to see the back of a sterile dia...
Not the same face, if you see the minute track, but that can be explained if the dial is..
Repainted! Best, Nicolas
Although I didn't mind the sterile one, the new one is indeed much better to look at..
2 short Qs be allowed: .. Does the fact, that the "sun shaped" humidity indicator looks like new, also mean, it will be starting ageing again ? - Secondly, from what time / origin ( if allowed to ask ) do the replacement ones come ? They look like NOS.. B...
They are almost NOS. ;)
As to see if the moisture indicator will age again, well, I guess its owner won't take the risk to check that... ;) Best, my friend. Nicolas
The sterile dials
that i have seen did not look new. They had some vey nice patina. If i kept my sterile dial tr-900 i might have located a replacement dial but i would have kept the sterile dial in the watch. Its became part of the history of that particular watch and the...
The Moisture Indicator
On a new dial, the Moisture Indicator would be pink on the top half and blue on the bottom half. The pink half is the reference for the amount of moisture and the blue is cobalt chloride which would turn from blue to pink/red and back again in the presenc...