Doubts on a polerouter 20217

Dsplash
Posts
705
Likes
990
Hi!

I’m fairly new to UG but have always liked and wanted a nice old polerouter.
Today I saw this one. At first it felt like a barn find with its dirt and scratches but when I looked closely, I thought the lume seemed too clean for a radium watch but most of all the hands look quite different from the other examples I saw.
Are these replacement hands? Could the lime on the dial be original? thanks! 😀
41BB3D6F-F6A2-4C5A-BA38-D51A4254B44B.jpeg CB3FCD00-3F05-4803-AA28-D6D837D8695F.jpeg 78C0CCB3-0DCC-42ED-AA25-25F104FAE00C.jpeg
 
4BE4BBAF-16D1-47F6-AC4F-10D415A79B80.jpeg
Mazoue
Posts
1,198
Likes
3,037
I've not looked at it closely but that style of hands is found on some of the later bumper models and I suspect they are completely legit. You need to check the reference and serial. You'll find the hands in the gallery below created by @CafeRacer
https://universalgenevepolerouter.com/galleries/s20217-h20217-polerouter-138ss/

Based on those photos, the lume does look clean. If I had to guess then I might say that the dial lume is original but the hands have been relumed. But then would someone relume the hands and then leave it in that state with a trashed crystal?
 
Fallout Boy
Posts
2,803
Likes
5,889
+1 ; can you check the lume (UV-light)?
If the price is OK: go ahead! (Even if the hands are relumed.... )

Old BULOVA with relumed hands under UV-light:

IMG_0911.JPG
 
Dsplash
Posts
705
Likes
990
Thanks!
The serial is 1827xxx. I asked for a uv shot but I doubt the seller can provide…

if the price is right…What would be a right offer for this? 😁
 
Dsplash
Posts
705
Likes
990
Ahah then I guess I understand why the potential reluming would not matter…😁
The seller will probably looking for about twice that amount :/
 
Fallout Boy
Posts
2,803
Likes
5,889
As I said, I would check the lume (and remove the case-back)....
 
gatorcpa
Posts
13,095
Likes
17,950
Mazoue Mazoue
But then would someone relume the hands and then leave it in that state with a trashed crystal?
The work could have been done many years ago.

My thought is that it is all original. The prices on nice, original examples of early Polerouters have risen steadily over the last few years. In this market, $1,000/EUR1,000 is not unreasonable if everything else checks out.
gatorcpa
 
Dsplash
Posts
705
Likes
990
Well, it went for almost 1200€. A little strong for me given the incertitudes…
It seemed to be a nice watch though, too bad I could not make sure the lume was original :/
 
CafeRacer
Posts
388
Likes
1,045
Dsplash Dsplash
Hi!

I’m fairly new to UG but have always liked and wanted a nice old polerouter.
Today I saw this one. At first it felt like a barn find with its dirt and scratches but when I looked closely, I thought the lume seemed too clean for a radium watch but most of all the hands look quite different from the other examples I saw.
Are these replacement hands? Could the lime on the dial be original? thanks! 😀

Theyre 182xxxx serials, should say H20217-4 on the caseback.
Here is an advertisement for one with these hands from 1958:

Hamblar.jpg
 
Dsplash
Posts
705
Likes
990
CafeRacer CafeRacer
Theyre 182xxxx serials, should say H20217-4 on the caseback.
Here is an advertisement for one with these hands from 1958:

Hamblar.jpg
That’s indeed what was engraved on the caseback 😀
 
L
Posts
68
Likes
29
Great watch at a decent price.

Seems to me the matte black dials are not nearly as susceptible to radium burn as the white?

I would have liked a better shot of the crown, seems original but it's cut off in all the pics, mysteriously?
 
lawler
Posts
209
Likes
199
It looks like it's had a hard life but for the right price could be a good buy.
 
Sign up or log in to reply...