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Old 3 November 2024, 09:27 AM   #1
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Vignette dial check?

I know there are plenty of fakes of these nowadays - This looks right to me, but some (ok, fine, … lots) of y’all know more than I do!

Looking through old paper auction catalogs, I’ve about decided that I can’t tell anything from the color gradation itself - Among the genuine ones, I’ve seen every variation from almost all black to almost none.

Any thoughts on this 18239 dial?
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Old 3 November 2024, 06:22 PM   #2
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I'm not the best expert on these, but it looks right to me too. Color gradation, marker position, lume dots - everything excellent.

The only thing I'm not familiar with is the dial color. I remember a brighter hue of green. But I guess I'm fooled by the many YG dials I saw. It's a different dial, WG, and the almost goodwood green color is certainly suitable in this configuration. From this photo alone it's also difficult to tell if the dial has a matt finish (dial surface) or glossy (day window).

The experts will chime in and maybe give even the exact catalogue number. Nice watch by the way...
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Old 3 November 2024, 10:21 PM   #3
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I know there are plenty of fakes of these nowadays - This looks right to me, but some (ok, fine, … lots) of y’all know more than I do!

Looking through old paper auction catalogs, I’ve about decided that I can’t tell anything from the color gradation itself - Among the genuine ones, I’ve seen every variation from almost all black to almost none.

Any thoughts on this 18239 dial?
TIA
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Looks good it’s an early 18239 ?


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Old 4 November 2024, 01:17 AM   #4
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I'm not the best expert on these, but it looks right to me too. Color gradation, marker position, lume dots - everything excellent.
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The experts will chime in and maybe give even the exact catalogue number. Nice watch by the way...
Thanks! I have a *very* lo-res image of a WG dial catalogue sheet which may show this type of dial as a number S126 - ?

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Looks good it’s an early 18239 ?
Yes, pretty early, anyway - It’s listed as a 1991.


1M thanks for both your help - TRFers’ endless generosity with their time (and especially with their hard-earned expertise) is truly inspiring.

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Old 4 November 2024, 07:18 AM   #5
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It's a beautiful piece, wish I had more experience with the vignettes. I did look at a couple other's before my post. I don't see anything that would lead me to think it's not original.

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Old 4 November 2024, 08:47 AM   #6
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Looks good to me.
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Old 4 November 2024, 12:42 PM   #7
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I think this is it or a similar one.
Definitely shows well.
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Old 4 November 2024, 10:10 PM   #8
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Everything looks right - lume, diamond, markers - don't rely on colour, as the lighting of the shot or temperature can make the green look different to IRL.
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Old 5 November 2024, 01:05 AM   #9
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How much do these go for now in WG?
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