281950092596

i don't even know what to say to this. "gold filled?" more like "lame gold paint job."

 :nosmily

good morning ,guys! believe it or not this IS an original solid GOLD bezel SEA WOLF!! it has the gold hands as it should. it USED to be a white dial but long exposure to SUN has given it the "deep bronze " color the seller describes!! I have seen this dial damage also referred to as a "tropical dial"!! :lolz;  the gold bezel is 9KT solid gold, notice the deep coin edge,it is much thicker than the chrome standard bezel. of course, the bracelet is all WRONG, the original was a JBC jubilee with gold plated links and clasp. too bad the dial is so messed up, the gold trim dial, hour markers are gold, is hard to find. a white dial would work, with silver markers, but someone who knows zodiacs would spot it quick. I would rather have an incorrect NICE dial than the nasty thing it has now.has anyone seen the collection of a bunch of black/white dials for SWs on e-bay now??  :SB:

i can believe it's possible that part of this may be original. but the bezel is painted. you can actually see silver through the brush marks near the 9 and brush marks throughout. and the bracelet is 100% painted gold.

If you are going to collect Zodiacs you should get a subscription to the Catalogs site. That is a two-tone SW from the 70's with a 10K solid gold bezel. You can tell by the shape of the edges.

i guess i'll bow to the experts, and i know there's a solid gold bezel model. but honestly, this bezel closeup (saved and cropped and posted on imgur) sure looks painted on to me. i see brush marks and silver shining through, not something i would expect with a solid gold bezel.

(https://www.vintagezodiacs.com/zforums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2F5ubCyqK.jpg&hash=5f0248ce3384a6e505f89200cd03ecb69669c625)

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