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SUPPORT ETHICAL PRACTICES IN HOROLOGY--Keep watches original--DO NOT SWITCH, PART OUT OR "CREATE" PW abortions! |
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| While they do exist, I could probably count on 1 hand the number of CORRECT 72's I've seen with fancy dials. |
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| I agree that this is a switch. However, just out of curiosity, How would you know if a fancy dial on a 72 American was not a switch? Would you have to have a sales receipt? |
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I think I provided proof in my response earlier.
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| interstatetime wrote: | | I agree that this is a switch. However, just out of curiosity, How would you know if a fancy dial on a 72 American was not a switch? Would you have to have a sales receipt? |
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