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You're right - this is bordering on ludicrous, and this is my last post on this subject.
I do not deny that your correspondence is with the official Gallet company, and I stand corrected on M. Laurence's job title. My apologies. My entire point is that because the supposed 'discussion' or claim of authenticity was made by the original seller of the watch, I think that it should not hold as much weight as you give it.
If you want further proof (accessible to most), look at the shipping location of objects of virtue, the eBay account which I claim is owned by either David Laurence or Gallet. It's in Duluth, Georgia - the exact same place that the Gallet company is located. The Gallet company provides a zip code to send repairs to on their webpage, if one is unconvinced he can check there. Coincidence? Perhaps. Unlikely. Further note that the eBay store almost exclusively sells Gallet watches, often in NOS condition. Again, coincidence? Unlikely.
If David was the seller of the watch, AND COO of the company (which now is honestly probably run by 5 people and a secretary, much like how Universal Geneve or Certina is run in the early 2000s), I fail to see how the 'claim' can be taken to be unbiased.
In short, I do hope you have an authentic Gallet in your hands, and this is probably worth a lot if it was authentic. But there's a very thin line between claiming something is unique or rare vs the object in question being a Franken or put together watch.
: As trivial and silly as this all seems, here is my email
: correspondence directly with Gallet:
: During the late 1950's to the 1970's, the great majority of both
: the MultiChron 12H (12 hour recording) and the MultiChron 45M
: (45 minute recording) were sold through our primary distributor
: in America, Jules Racine & Company. The watches were shipped
: from our Swiss factory disassembled to qualify for the lower
: import duties for watch parts versus finished watches. These
: shipments would consist of separate parcels, some containing
: cases, others containing movements, and finally dials and hands.
: The watches would then be assembled accordingly, based on the
: particular preference or requirements of the wholesale or retail
: client. Regarding the hands, 3 styles were shipped from Gallet
: Switzerland to Jules Racine in the US:
: Luminous Baton - sports, racing, military and general applications.
: This was the most common version.
: Luminous Broad Arrow - triangular broad arrow tipped minute hand
: for private, commercial, and military aviation purposes. This
: hand style offered greater visibility in the lower light cockpit
: environment.
: Luminous Dauphine or Pointex - laboratory, medical, scientific,
: geological, and time study. This style was consistent with the
: hands found on compasses or technical instrumentation and is
: more rare than the previous two types.
: I hope this information is helpful. If it is convenient, can you
: supply additional details and images of your watch as this
: information would be a nice addition to our Gallet Company
: archives.
: With our best regards,
: The Gallet Watch Company
: Tel: 855-5-GALLET (855-542-5538)
: Fax: 888-678-0669
: http://www.GalletWatch.com
: http://www.GalletWorld.com
:
: -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: Thank you so much for the detailed and timely response. Are there
: any type of records to estimate the numbers of each that were
: produced (ie: how many with Broad Arrow hands vs the # of
: Dauphine hands, etc.)? Attached is a picture of my watch.
:
: --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: Hi Aaron,
: Nice MultiChron 12H in excellent condition! This version is
: nicknamed the "Scientific" similar to the way that the
: baton hands version acquired the "Jim Clark" moniker.
: Unfortunately, we are unable to provide information on the end
: consumer or how many were assembled with different hands as
: these records were unfortunately lost when we closed the New
: York Jules Racine distributorship in 1983.
:
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: Also, please see David Laurence's profile:
: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gallet ...unless I'm mistaken he
: must be lying about his work experience as COO of the company
: for the past 14+ years.....oh and Gallet must be lying as well:
: http://www.galletwatch.com/gallet_news_museum_edition_flight_officer_chronos_magazine.html
: ...along with the Nation Clock and Watch Museum:
: http://www.nawcc.org/index.php/donor-recognition/1943-heritage-society/82-museum-library-/museumlibrary/1056-gallet-museum-edition-flight-officer
: ....but then again....I'm sure they are all working together to
: help fund the ebay profile objectsofvirtue....even if it is
: David's
: Oh well..
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