Thanks Ralf! Sounds like I got a good deal if I get anything lower than USD2.5k. I thought that the patina is a good indicator of its authencity too!

Thanks for the heads up!

Best Rgds,
JW

: hi and welcome to the forum!
: watch looks good to me,
: allthough the patina around some index markers
: give it a minus regarding the conditon.
: perfect original dials are impossible to find.
: but for my taste, a nicely patined dial is also
: cool as it gives the watch the special taste
: of autenticity.
: A fair value for the watch in this condition is
: 2,5 US$. (if the dial would be mint we could
: say easily above 3 k)
: please let us know if you have further
: questions.
: best greetings,
: ralf