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That's a great analogy and so true
Oct 28, 2014,14:10 PM
thanks for your kind words. Yes, Ref 2499 is quite rare, esp. with the black dial. In the catalogue, they only ever showed the white dial. Ref 2498 with date and third subdial is much more common in white and black dial. Because of the Guilloche, the white is more silver and the black has a grey shine. Very intriguing.
Ref 2499 with black dial seems to be more often found in Japan, but I never had any luck purchasing a watch from Jaoan, they never reply to any messages. Another source of the black 2499 is a special commission "Sultan of Oman" which mine is from. They come for sale every now and then. As they are so difficult to photograph, they often don't come across well in the ads and they don't generate too much interest.
The 9012 is very nice too, like the 2598 in design. There is another option which is also VERY hard to find, which is the 9014 Rattrapante with black dial. The white dial I don't like with the gold hands, but the black dial is superb.
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