PPJames
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Beautiful watch!
Sep 21, 2020,04:11 AM
I do believe that it may have had some work done. The #7 marker overlaps the sub seconds dial. This is kind of a tell tale that dial work was done by somone other than Patek.
Enjoy wearing this in good health!
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re-done?
By: anaroku : September 21st, 2020-01:11
This 96A is my proud gem. A is rare and I was satisfied with it , forI thought that the dial condition is good. But an expert of vintage watchs told me that this dial might be repaired. So I enlarged it and examined. Certainly there is doubt about inscrep...
Remember this watch was made in the 1940’s The condition of the dial should
By: watch-guy.com : September 21st, 2020-03:45
Match the age Enamel looks lovely and clean I would not be surprised if the initial laquer layer has been stripped back But I am always wary to give a definitive opinion without seeing the watch in real life It is almost impossible to tell from pics Howev...
Beautiful watch!
By: PPJames : September 21st, 2020-04:11
I do believe that it may have had some work done. The #7 marker overlaps the sub seconds dial. This is kind of a tell tale that dial work was done by somone other than Patek. Enjoy wearing this in good health!
nevertheless
By: SpinnefrisstKuh : September 21st, 2020-06:42
really beautiful
beautiful watch either way
By: mblum3 : September 21st, 2020-09:03
I also hesitate to make an evaluation without seeing the piece in person. Are the concentric circles in the sub seconds sharp? Often when refinished they are there but flattened a bit. Also are there any marks on the numerals which indicate they were remo...
accent above Geneve
By: anaroku : September 21st, 2020-18:58
96A(this watch) my #565(another one) ...
oh 1417 !!
By: anaroku : September 21st, 2020-21:25
great and perfect
The lack of 'comma' after PATEK for old logo and...
By: CL : September 24th, 2020-11:46
the lack of accent above GENEVE mean that the dial has definitely being refinished. These two details are easily removed when the lacquer was removed. You can also check the side of the applied numerals for hint. Note that the placement of the 'comma' is ...
thank you
By: anaroku : September 26th, 2020-06:39
I understand what you say