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Frankie or original you be the judge (need help)
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Author:  Ginza7 [ Tue Feb 25, 2020 12:46 pm ]
Post subject:  Frankie or original you be the judge (need help)
Bought at auction for 762 usd. Was not expecting a triple signed piece but was not expecting a complete Frankenstein either. I am a new born to vintage especially bretlings however i could make out that the case is original and so is the dial on the other hand to my suprise when i opened up the case back :cry: :cry: anyways it is what it is

Crystal needs a change desperately , apart from that aesthetically its near mint and its keeping better time than most. But yea whats is this watch!
Author:  davedc74 [ Tue Feb 25, 2020 12:50 pm ]
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The dial is very very much NOT original. Nor are the hands. So Franken, sadly.
Author:  Ginza7 [ Tue Feb 25, 2020 1:02 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Frankie or original you be the judge (need help)
Learn from the mistakes eh , Only if I could remember the saying if it looks to good to be true it probably is haha , thanks for the help though! Will wear this often so every time i look at it i remember not to throw cash around !
Author:  davedc74 [ Tue Feb 25, 2020 1:03 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Frankie or original you be the judge (need help)
Wear it, enjoy it!
Author:  davedc74 [ Tue Feb 25, 2020 11:25 pm ]
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Ginza- Fred corrects me and says that the dial is authentic and ok. So I stand corrected!!!!
Author:  Ginza7 [ Tue Feb 25, 2020 11:58 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Frankie or original you be the judge (need help)
What about the calibre and hands ?
Author:  Ginza7 [ Wed Feb 26, 2020 12:01 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Frankie or original you be the judge (need help)
I guess i got lucky because the dial is beautiful and so is the case , really crisp with beautiful patina
Author:  davedc74 [ Wed Feb 26, 2020 12:05 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Frankie or original you be the judge (need help)
Personally the hands looked too short to me but I think if this dial is kosher (and if Fred says it is, it is) my guess is the hands are fine. So seems watch is perfectly correct. Apologies for my mis-informed earlier message (I’ve seen a few of these dials but always assumed they were Argentina fakes).
Author:  Ginza7 [ Wed Feb 26, 2020 12:35 am ]
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Woohooo! Best 762 usd ever spent ! Haha
Author:  Ginza7 [ Wed Feb 26, 2020 12:36 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Frankie or original you be the judge (need help)
What reference etc is it any clue ?
Author:  davedc74 [ Wed Feb 26, 2020 12:47 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Frankie or original you be the judge (need help)
On the caseback: 781.
Author:  Ginza7 [ Wed Feb 26, 2020 12:48 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Frankie or original you be the judge (need help)
Aight cool, love the watch.. always smile when i look at it, using the chrono while cooking too :)
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