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Re: Styled after the Auto-Graph / Refinished Dial ? ? ?

Hi Jeff, it's been offered to me as a trade. The buyer bought it a while ago.

My gut feeling was a refinished dial. As you say the sub dials are a mix of styles. The hour counter would probably have been 1-12 in that era rather that 3,6,9,12 and I'm sure the font used on that dial is much later.

Interesting piece, nice Valjoux 72 movement but just no sure about the dial.

: I recall seeing this one within the last few months, but I
: forget the details as to whether it was being offered for sale,
: etc.

: Looks like a refinished dial, styled after the second execution of
: the Abercrombie & Fitch Auto-Graph (shown below) . . . has a
: strange mix of type styles and designs on the three registers.
: The fact that it is missing the circles outside the hash-marks
: in the registers might be an easy clue re the refinishing. Hands
: see, to be too long for the dial / watch.

: What can you tell us about it? Offered for sale? Any description or
: details from the seller?

: Jeff

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