Thoughts on a late 60s Explorer 1016

[Javaaa]

Hi all, I'm trying to decide whether to buy this 1969 Explorer 1016. The price is fair I think (a little over 11k EUR), but the seller (private) doesn't know for sure whether the dial has been refinished. The lume looks almost too yellow? Serial number 21xxxxx.
Thanks!

[mbc]

Hard to tell authenticity with just that photo, do you have clear shots of the printing on the dial (ie, not obstructed by hands)?

Does the seller have a UV light? Plots should be dead, but tell tale signs of tritium should be there (ie, little multi colored specs)

I wouldn’t knock it out just on color of plots — dials age differently


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[Javaaa]

Thanks for looking into this! Attached a not so great screenshot and another pic (where the script is still partly blurred by the hands I'm afraid). I'll ask about the UV-light.

[Javaaa]

And this time with attachments

[Javaaa]

and the rather bad screenshot.

[roh123]

Looks like a correct frogfoot dial. AOK for 1969 imho. Not the biggest explorer fan but to my knowledge it looks nice.

[Juhuatai]

I've owned a 69 1016 and the lume was exactly the same, a little crumbly looking just like this one. I think it's fine.

[mbc]

Looks ok, here’s one of my 69s to compare




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[Javaaa]

Wow, thanks everyone! And MBC, your Explorer looks exactly the same :-) I really appreciate it your help. If the deal goes through, I'll post some pictures here!
Thanks