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Bad paintjob on a 1950 Tissot Pointer?

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#1 ·
Hello!
I came around this Tissot Pointer (1950 probably) on a Swedish auction site, looking nice except the numbers and hands. Could the colour on the numbers and hands be original or is it more likely to be bad paintjob?

 
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#2 ·
That's the first Tissot pointer I've seen. Its a very nice watch. But I think you are correct - bad paint job. There are one or two Tissot lovers in here that might just have another for comparison.

Here's one pinched from a dealer's site:
 

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#3 ·
It looks like a bad paint job to me. The hands I believe are incorrect. I have a Tissot Pointer Date at home and the hands are similar to the picture posted by Marrick and the dial is to dark. I believe it's a bad refinish.
 
#7 ·
Well we don't do valuations. But the one in the picture I posted is on sale for just under £1000 - not that that is a definitive value. So I suppose its a matter of what you would do with it if you bought it.
 
#10 ·
I am guessing they are guilded under that modern paint. I would buy it for 50 euros like a shot and have a go at redeeming the hands. They also look like they would take lume, which they currently do not have. Odd thing to do to a fundementally wonderful watch.

I don't know if the dial was originally available in that colour, seems in rather suspiciously good condition.
 
#11 ·
For reference, the hands on this one of mine have not been repainted... I am not so sure about the dial, however.
 
#13 ·
I must have posted it previously as it was already on my Photobucket account and I remember discussing the calibre with Dr. Ranfft. (I tend to remember exchanges with him as they are so rich with information :).)
 
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