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awful dial + "wrong" hands = No Thanks


I saw this one listed for sale on a website (with a price in the $3500 range -- ??), and at that price it was an easy "no thanks".

the "real" / pure Chronomatic Monaco is shown below. These have "Chronomatic" on the dial, and also have the square (ugly) hands. I imagine that the hands on the one that you show have been replaced. The original square hands would likely be impossible to find, so the full restoration would also be impossible.

Jeff

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: I was offered this Monaco Chronomatic last year
: and have always wondered if I should have
: bought it but I felt the seller wanted too
: high a price

: How would you value this watch with a dial like
: this assuming the movement was good - as I
: would assume an NOS Chronomatic dial would
: be impossible to find

: As a general question if you found a watch like
: this would you restore it or leave as is

: thanks for your help

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monaco chronomatic with poor dial *PIC*
awful dial + "wrong" hands = No Thanks
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