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Hi everyone,
Could the lume plots on 1960s Daytonas be of different sizes? Recently saw a 6240 in that condition. Thank you! HAGW |
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I can't see the photo for comparison purposes. From what I know from a few decades of ownership, lume plots are normally the same size unless they have been re-done, touched-up etc.
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Thanks John
That's what I thought. I asked for a pic.The watch is a beauty tho. The lume of the 3 o'clock is smaller and I don't think they all follow a same size |
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I wouldn't think twice about that on a 60s watch.
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Totally agree. Was curious about it. We all know back in those days they were hand made
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More likely it picked up some moisture or shed some lume material. The 7 seems more damaged but even that wouldn't bother me.
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Thanks you for your time and opinion
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In my opinion, the lume plots look fine. Buy it!!!
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I would add that any photo taken through a domed plexi crystal will give one an optical magnified and/or distorted visual appearance of vintage lume plots based on the angle of the camera. Usually being off-axis, the camera often lies.
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Vintage Daytona lume-plot size can vary slightly from watch to watch, year to year, but what you’re looking at in the photo is damage to the 3 o’clock plot.
In general, it’s common to see some Daytona plots with tritium loss, especially the 3 and 9, because that’s where the hand-removal tool rests when the watch is serviced. |
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