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Duometre chronograph case back?

 

Good evening everyone. I started looking for the Duometre chronograph and was leaning towards the original yellow gold version. I found one that seems to be a good price and includes papers (somehow even dated 2020 so still under the new JLC 8 year warranty, confirmed online).
My biggest question seems to be that it appears that it was polished as the limited edition number is basically not visible anymore. The rest of the caseback still looks good to my ametur eyes. Serial numbers match up with warranty card which match up with online registration. Would this cause concern for any of you? Some of the other pics from other examples I’ve seen online seem to also have this issue but wanted to check.
Thanks in advance!



This message has been edited by India Whiskey Charlie on 2026-04-08 01:00:49

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Is it polished or just edited out in photos as it is commonly done?

 
By: als1678 : April 6th, 2026-22:21
If the number is really not visible, I would say it is a red flag. My first thought would be that someone wanted to make the watch more difficult to trace, but then on the duometre the number is also on the dial ...

Here’s a pic

 
By: 02acs : April 6th, 2026-22:28
Enter text I added the red lines. Serial number is intact, it’s just the limited number that must have been polished down. And yeah, still visible on dial without issues… ...  

Unfortunately, not.

 
By: 02acs : April 6th, 2026-23:16
Unfortunately, it wasn’t edited by him. I added the red line, but he said that the limited edition number was only visible with a magnifying glass so either worn off or gone with a refinishing.

Interesting!

 
By: India Whiskey Charlie : April 7th, 2026-00:03
Methinks if worn off or refinished, some adjacent information would also have been affected. That is a very small "specific" area for the info not to be intentionally removed.

Hmm

 
By: 02acs : April 7th, 2026-00:39
It’s a reputable seller so don’t know what to make of that. I had initially thought that it was an edit too so had asked and unfortunately that was the answer I got. Otherwise seems to be in great shape. ...  

Maybe some other spots?

 
By: 02acs : April 7th, 2026-10:36
It almost looks like the little line under “JLC” and the markings between that and 600.0.28.S And again Swiss made Are worn down a bit too…

Upon closer inspection

 
By: 02acs : April 7th, 2026-10:37
Enter text Not sure if this is better or not… ...