takman
997
hmm some mixed responses

Here are some more photos to clear things up

Thank you for your help everyone
redone dial/legit movement?
By: takman : March 21st, 2010-00:02
Hello everyone, I am interested in this watch but lack the knowledge to tell if the dial has been redone and was hoping some experts from the forum could help me out. Here are a couple photos... Does the text seem correct for an original dial? How about t...
I don't know crowns....
By: aaronm : March 21st, 2010-16:41
but the arrangement of the crown on a long-looking stem looks kosher to me. On highly-tapered cases, there is frequently a largish cutout for the stem in the spacer, to give a but of "slop" in getting it all together. Sounds ugly, but i've seen it before ...
Entirely disagree
By: aaronm : March 21st, 2010-16:42
I've never seen a fake with a movement that correct. Not seeing the entirety of the dial or the case back I wouldn't say it real, but we have no evidence yet that it is fake. A flash on a small camera can make a movement much brighter than one is used to ...
100% correct to me
By: Clavi : March 21st, 2010-16:15
This watch is the ref 2291, and from what I can see in those pictures, it is 100% correct. In addition, this type of dial, with both positive (applied) and negative (groove) index are very difficult to re-do properly, and this would be noticeable if this ...
My take on this watch...
By: gatorcpa : March 22nd, 2010-08:44
... is that the dial has been repainted, the crown may or may not be original (could be a factory JLC replacement), and the movement is 100% correct for the watch. The printing on the logo seems a bit uneven, which would be quite unlike normal JLC quality...