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Bill Sohne
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Hi Guys... i think that they are both redials....

Hi Guys

I was staring at both watches... 


The Seamaster Script  letter forms are not the same between the two ... as an example look at the ending "er" in Seamaster .  The counter of the e  ( the shaped formed in the center of the e)  is not the same... and the shape of the "r" as well...

Now on Linen it is harder to tell this... so having both in hand and with a  loupe  would be a better vantage point.  The other thing you can do is have your watchmaker pull the diall off and see if ithas any refinishing marks.


I have seen early  Seamasters chronometres without the "Seamaster"  on the dial but still makred Chronometre...




Here is a Black dial 343.. that i thought was for sure redone , but when i got it ... i noticed the sub seconds register is engine turned... and it was super sharp ridges.. when a dial is repainted or redone, they clean and sometimes slightly sand the dial you either lose the sharp edges to the sand paper and or the paint they use is thicker and fill the groves losing the elegance of the engine turn. 

This dial it was super sharp. when serviced I asked the watchmaker if the dial was "redone" he said no...  no scribe marks on the back of the dial , no scratches from where the makres were removed and reapplied... etc...



Here is a Rose gold Subseconds...







Something to think about.

Good Hunting

Bill Sohne