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Early eighties non-Rado Stealth Technology:
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This week, it´s my 1957 Military with 17 jw.-AS 1130 Wehrmachtswerk. It still has the older "R-line"-logo on the back. The enamelled dial looks still perfectly, the case is unfortunately a chrome plated brass one, which shows some traces of it´s age.
Mit freundlichem Gruß/With best regards
Mike
For me it's this:
Hey Mike- is that the one you got from Sinn? It looks good.
Thanks for the compliment on the Manhattan but that watch is no longer mine. I passed it on to Cindy on Tuesday.
This is my new Manhattan:
Of course, it no longer looks like that. It now looks like this:
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The case is much sharper than the old one and the dial does not have any gasket damage.
Hi Henry!
Great work on the "new" Manhattan - as usual.
"Gasket damage" - that says anything to me. 
My Manhattan is in good condition - except one corner of the dial. But I love the amber colour. Impossible to find the same dial in NOS.
Looked like yours when it arrived.
A friend of mine does spot repairs on cars and has a very fine airbrush equipment, also a colour mixing system. If we´re able to mix the right colour(which needs some tests on aluminium), I will try to refinish the small corner only, covering the rest. Hope it works.
Mit freundlichem Gruß/With best regards
Mike
I'd put up with that damage on that colour dial too. It is too nice. You did a nice job of resurrecting that one too.
I noticed I put a duplicate picture in the last post. This is the one I meant ot include:
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