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only one dial left.
I did not get the silver dial back, I am not sure what happended to it, the whole thing cost me about $1500 at the time (1994).
mP
Dial Exchange vs Redial
Guys, Here is a somewhat esoteric but real problem. Let's assume you bought a 3970 WG from Patek with a "silver" dial, but you wanted a "black" dial. So you asked Patek if they would exchange the dial. They say yes and it goes back to Geneva and comes bac...
Hello, Rollin,....
as for your first question, it's clearly a "dial exchange" on "customers request" as you may sometimes find it described (auction catalogs, etc...). Normally a "redial" would mean a "restored" or "refinished" dial. There are no further technical definitio...
Enhanced dials
From a purely collector's perspective, a refinished or "enhanced" dial will make the watch less valuable, as it is no longer "original." And again, I thought Patek no longer allowed dial exchanges that might create a "unique" watch. Would like to know if ...
Thanks for the replies
Dear Guys, Thank you so much for all your replies which were quite insightful. I hope I din't give anyone false hopes with Patek doing dial exchanges on 3970s. My question had more to do with dial exchanges on vintage annual and perpetual calanders - spec...
Dial swapped.
I own a 3970EP, bought in 1994, originally the watch came with silver dial. I requested it changed to black diamond dial. I have two certificates, one indicating silver, and the other one black with diamon. Do not know if they will still do it or not. All...