Hmmmm, thast was my post in VRF....

"First, too me that dial in combination with the words "PAN AM" was always the Yeti- everyone claims he exists but noone has ever seen him. So, I was the biggest sceptical like JB and Viper when this showed up.

Second: Stefano never showed the caseback of the watch and there is still a myth.

Third: "Rinaldi-style" indeces...writing on the dial

Fourth: The "SWISS"

All these points were abolished in that way:

1. Stefano did not mention "Pan Am"
2. Still to show but here we are talking about the dial
3. Ok, as the scans proofed with the overlay and other dials
4. Same as "3"

Concerning the "ink-dripping" in the coronet I had a look in my database of the company and what did I find? (As some of you may know I am involved in plastic/carbon/ business and therefore in colours especially translucent ones)

ALL colours from that age have nearly the same chemical attitude regarding Thixotrophy!!!!! (based on the colour making ingredients) Means the thickness of the colour itself when being poured (ok, very rude and simple description)

However, BLACK is about 30% thinner (still today, if not adjusted) as black is easily to get as a colour. Assuming that the dial was printed with the same technology in a series of just 1 (?) to maybe x, using the same tampon printing process, it is possible that the black colour is more dripping and you see the result....not much time to adjust the process regarding colour quantity when you have only one dial or maybe 5 or 10- this needs to be done within the 50s or even 100s. And yes, I know what I am talking about, we use Tampon print here. New colour means new adjustment!

As a conclusion: I buy that dial....the combination of this dial and Pan Am has to be investigated further.....separate Pan AM from that dial, guys....