neetstuf-4-u
Posted September 5, 2020 - 3:01pm
Well, this is an interesting one. As far as I know, no Academy Award watches were produced with a black dial. The "Z" had a gold ribbed dial with applied black numbers and black hands. The case does appear to indeed be AA"Z". It's possible the dial is either a third party replacement, or was refinished. If it was refinished, there is a good possibility that somewhere around the edge of the face there will be a "v" shaped notch that was used as a locator for a jig that held the face while it was being redone.
I will say it's a sharp looker.