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Monaco 1533B Original Vs Re-dial Pictures *PIC*

Just a quick post, we see many of these re-dial Monacos and here is a reasonable comparison to show the details that are not quite right.

This dial has been refinished very well, most are not as good, however still...

1. Perpetual 2nd hand target "cross hairs". The redial is the same size in reach but starts too close to the hole for the hand.
2. The Monaco script does not have the seriph flourishes of the original and is off centre high, the original is off centre low, so the "cross hairs" are too close to the Monaco script.
3. The paint finish whilst very close in colour does not have the grain of the original dial.
4. The Heuer badge and script are both slightly too heavily printed and without the script, albeit you need the loupe to tell.
5. The Automatic Chronograph script is wityhout seriph flourishes and too close to the date window
6. The Swiss badge is too far away from the date window, has no seriph flourishes and no dashes on either side as per original cal15 dials ( - Swiss - )
7. The markers on the sub register are too long and again without flourishes (are we beginning to get the theme here?!)
8. Lume too thick.

Of course much of this you don't spot until you get the loupe out - the most obvious easy tell being the lack of dashes either side of the Swiss script and the incorrect spacing in general of the writing "Automatic Chronograph"

Hope this proves useful.

Cheers

Rich
www.heuermonaco.co.uk

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