Hi there Jeff, you're original note on this watch got me interested. I was outbid in the last few seconds!! Although bidding from a laptop witha cellphone doesn't really help!! Congratulations to the new owner.

Thanks,

Nick: hi

: at last, on ebay, a correct blue dial Montreal
: with luminous markers has turned up.
: previously all blue Montreals, that i have
: seen, have had the dial with applied
: markers. this version has only existed as a
: side note in a 1973 catalogue, and did begin
: to wonder if it existed at all.

: why i should bother anyone with this small
: detail is the huge quantity of NOS Montreal
: cases with newly made dials that have been
: for sale at many watch fairs and on ebay.
: these have had luminous markers that were
: incorrectly proportioned, no frame round the
: date window and were not even the correct
: shade of blue.

: so, take your chance and check out what a blue
: Montreal should look like without applied
: markers so you can be sure you're not buying
: a frankenwatch in the future.

: by the way, all PVD cased Montreals had black
: dials and black chapter rings, all gold
: plate Montreals have champagne dials and
: chapter rings, whilst stainless cased
: Montreals could have blue and white, all
: black, black and white or white and black
: dials with matching chapter rings. hopefully
: this will be of some help if you were
: thinking of buying an NOS case.

: by the way i have no connection or interest in
: any of the ebay auctions that may have been
: mentioned.