Are any one of these fake?

Nov 06, 2018,07:07 AM
 

Hi


I was looking at PanomaticLunar on Chrono24.com and noticed that they have different colors on the moon phase display.
This is obviously an old model of PanomaticLunar, but do you know if these different version really existed? I'm interested in one of them, but is worried if it is fake or have un original parts in it.








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Looks like oxidation to me.

 
 By: vitalsigns : November 6th, 2018-07:14
Wonder what the underside of the dial looks like (since the oxidation, if it is oxidation, doesn't appear to affect the dial itself). In any event, a decent price adjustment would be warranted given the oxidation and the presumed need for a full service a... 

As far as I know, only the non-silver dial versions ...

 
 By: Marcus Hanke : November 6th, 2018-07:51
... of the PanoMaticLunar (blue, grey, black) received the grey galvanized moonphase background. Marcus

Thats the newer version

 
 By: peroni : November 6th, 2018-09:43
of PanomaticLunar you are thinking about. These are an older version.

I am more familiar with the older versions...

 
 By: Marcus Hanke : November 6th, 2018-11:51
... since I witnessed its introduction as GO forum moderator. And I am rather sure there was no SS Lunar with grey moon background. The silver dial was first, blue came a lot later. Marcus

oh, sorry

 
 By: peroni : November 6th, 2018-12:06
It thought you meant colors of the main dial blue, grey and black versions. I read it wrong. So you mean that the two first pictures could be with changed moon phase discs?

I can't remember

 
 By: Jocke - Bad Santa : November 6th, 2018-13:48
I have seen a first editon GO PML silver dial with anything else than a blue background at the moon disc. The first ones looks bad IMHO but a better pic will help.

I found a better picture

 
 By: peroni : November 7th, 2018-06:02
Through some searching I found that the seller also has the watch for sale on eBay and there the pictures are larger. Definitely some corrosion going on. Would you call it patina? ...  

I will not call it patina.

 
 By: Jocke - Bad Santa : November 7th, 2018-06:43
I will call it lack of service and patina belongs to tool watches, not dress watches.

I don't know exactly, but

 
 By: peroni : November 7th, 2018-06:06
according to the seller, the previous owner, who he bought it from, says it was serviced in 2011, so probably at least 4-5 years older than that.

As far as I remember

 
 By: stromer : November 8th, 2018-00:31
there has been only one special edition of PanomaticLunars in SS with silver dial that did not feature a blue sky on the moon phase disc: In 2005 a run of 10 pieces was made with a verdigris moon disc background and golden mood/stars: the PanomaticLunar “...