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Jun 16, 2011,13:01 PM
Again- look at mine. The Christies one wrong!
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question about Newman Daytona at Christies
By: rlh3458 : June 15th, 2011-17:46
I was watching the Christie's watch auction today and noticed a 6239 Paul Newman cosmograph with black dial and subdial (sale 2453, lot 323). It has a "tropical" dial and the red outer ring on the dial is faded, as is the "daytona" on the dial. The peculi...
could be replaced hands..
By: Miranda : June 16th, 2011-08:12
but then 80-90% of all PN's are "after market" "refinished" if I'm being polite..
Here are 2 true examples
By: SteelerFan1965 : June 16th, 2011-12:32
Here are my 2 true examples for your comparison. Both are pristine IMHO!! Cheers....Ken...
nice! [nt]
By: playtime : June 16th, 2011-18:19
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By: SteelerFan1965 : June 16th, 2011-13:01
Again- look at mine. The Christies one wrong!
incorrect hands, that's what I thought!
By: rlh3458 : June 17th, 2011-07:53
That's what I thought. I found it very curious since functionally, it would be very hard to see a white hand on top of white subdial. Similarly, it would be hard to read a black seconds hand atop a largely black, albeit environmentally faded, black dial. ...
BE CAREFUL OF CHRISTIES
By: Grant : June 20th, 2011-05:12
hands should be opposite color (silver dial, black hands, black dial silver hands) they are probably replaced hands and not original, SO what else is tinkered with.... I have had LOTS of trouble with Christies and almost sued them.... BE CAREFUL, the Girl...