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| Author: | cruvon [ Wed Nov 30, 2011 2:41 pm ] |
| Post subject: | A rare dial but yucky 806 example! |
Saw this, missing dial lume, damaged dial, replica sliderule, hands relumed/repainted(?)...but high expectations:) http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll ... 500wt_1413 |
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| Author: | Dracha [ Thu Dec 01, 2011 8:24 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: A rare dial but yucky 806 example! |
I am not sure that dial is original either, the print looks gilt to me which would point to a 18K gold model , not SS ? the NON-AOPA typically were much later produced but it has the slightly 'down curved wing tips' typical for V72's and I am not sure the dial feet from a 178 dial would fit a V72 movement ? strange combination |
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| Author: | cruvon [ Thu Dec 01, 2011 3:11 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: A rare dial but yucky 806 example! |
Dracha wrote: I am not sure that dial is original either, the print looks gilt to me which would point to a 18K gold model , not SS ? the NON-AOPA typically were much later produced but it has the slightly 'down curved wing tips' typical for V72's and I am not sure the dial feet from a 178 dial would fit a V72 movement ? strange combination Strange.Also true that 178 hands don't fit a V72 and they should have been matt silver plated right? Maybe they are painted? About the dial could it just be the patina instead of gilt? There is a similar rare one offcourse in excellent condition, described in Kurts article "Very rare 1955 AOPA Navitimer only sporting the AOPA wing on the dial" http://vintageure.dk/DesktopDefault.aspx?tabid=109 |
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| Author: | Dracha [ Thu Dec 01, 2011 10:11 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: A rare dial but yucky 806 example! |
cruvon wrote: "Very rare 1955 AOPA Navitimer only sporting the AOPA wing on the dial" http://vintageure.dk/DesktopDefault.aspx?tabid=109 Yes, but that one has 'AOPA' written inside the wing the one on Ebay just has the wing without AOPA , which typically did not occur until later in the 50ies and on 806's w/ 178's only , as far as I know |
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| Author: | cruvon [ Thu Dec 01, 2011 10:29 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: A rare dial but yucky 806 example! |
Dracha wrote: cruvon wrote: "Very rare 1955 AOPA Navitimer only sporting the AOPA wing on the dial" http://vintageure.dk/DesktopDefault.aspx?tabid=109 Yes, but that one has 'AOPA' written inside the wing the one on Ebay just has the wing without AOPA , which typically did not occur until later in the 50ies and on 806's w/ 178's only , as far as I know Thanks, I missed that detail:) |
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