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6 December 2013, 04:22 AM | #1 |
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DRSD with Gilt dial?
A friend has put me in touch with an older gentleman, who is selling as described by him as "...a Sea Dweller with red lettering on two lines. All the rest of the lettering is in mustard golden color matching the hour markers perfectly...".
Has anyone run across a gilt DRSD dial before? he's trying to have a younger member of his family email some pics, but it may take awhile. By car, he is about three hours away. Thanks in advance mates for your advice...
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6 December 2013, 04:25 AM | #2 |
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never was a gilt DRSD.
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6 December 2013, 04:27 AM | #3 |
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If not gilt, has anyone seen such a patina on a DRSD?
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6 December 2013, 05:21 AM | #4 |
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no gilt double reds - must just be patination on hour plots - lettering should be white, unless something happened...
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6 December 2013, 05:26 AM | #5 |
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Yes...I agree. The lettering should be white as far as I know. I'm going to get (i.e., try to get) a few pics, but am leaning towards a replica.
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6 December 2013, 05:33 AM | #6 |
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i'd like to see some pics of this DRSD
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6 December 2013, 07:09 AM | #8 |
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Update: The son called me back and indicated that the watch was NOT for sale! Apparently there is some miscommunication going on at his end. I approached the son with my concerns and he was rather put off and said he would "look into it". Really don't think we are going to get a definitive answer on this one as pics are not coming. That was rather anticlimactic...
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6 December 2013, 07:53 AM | #10 |
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never know what changes may take place ,,, patience ...
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7 December 2013, 01:53 AM | #11 |
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:-) And another lead goes pfft! Keep looking, this happens to me couple times a month at least! M
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7 December 2013, 02:22 AM | #12 |
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Thanks guys...I was disappointed, but will keep on looking. Happy Holidays
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8 December 2013, 09:03 AM | #13 |
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Too bad he won't still send you a few pics just so we can get a glimpse of it! Unsubscribed. ;)
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8 December 2013, 11:51 AM | #14 |
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Gilt dial era ended 10-15 years before the Double Red started, hence improbable at best.
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9 December 2013, 01:46 AM | #15 |
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10-15? Make that 4 or so. First DRSD is from 1967.
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