Opinions please, vintage...

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Originally Posted by Richard Carver

That isn't a gilt dial, it's a gold print dial. A gilt is produced by painting the dial and then cutting the letters through the paint into the brass plate below then it's covered with lacquer. This creates lettering that is actually concave. Once you see an actual gilt you won't make that mistake again.

Fair point.. I don't care for dive watches so I've never taken the time to learn the difference.