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Originally Posted by sillo38
I wasn't even born at this point, but I have read that it wasn't unheard of for dealers to swap in the new gloss dials into old stock since it was the new thing and people love new things. This also can go in the opposite direction when dealers realized that matte dials were hot. Swap in a spare matte dial to a slightly later serial and make some $$$.
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Not only that - you also need to swap out the date wheel, bracelet, clasp and end links. Seems a lot of work for a few extra bucks (but I'm not saying it never happened!).
Also, I believe it was standard for matte dials to be replaced for gloss ones when they were sent to RSC. As with everything involving vintage watches, "buy the seller!"