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U50 S LLimited / 500 pieces
Ref. 1050.0203
· 41mm · caliber Sellita SW300-1: Swiss automatic, ETA 2892-A2 functional equivalent, 28,800bph, 42h PR, 25j
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Medium-large: suits wrists 6.5 in+ (16.5 cm+)
41 mm case. 20 mm lug width. Wears confidently on average to larger wrists. May overhang on slender builds.
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Authentication
A discontinued limited edition of 500 in German Submarine Steel with a black hard coating. The risk here is not counterfeiting but coating wear and the edition paperwork, and the dial is unusual enough to be worth understanding before viewing.
Known issues in the market
- The dial is a fully lumed hybrid ceramic surface rather than a printed dial with lume plots. It looks different in daylight from a conventional dial and that is correct, not a fault.
- The U50 S L has no date. A U50 with a date window is a different reference, not a variant of this one.
- The black finish is a hard coating over a TEGIMENT-hardened base rather than a PVD layer on soft steel, so it resists marking well; but where it has been through, it cannot be spot-repaired.
| Area | What to check | What is correct | Red flag |
|---|---|---|---|
| case | Black hard coating condition | Even matte black across case and bezel with no bright metal showing at the edges | Bare steel at the lug tips or bezel edge, which cannot be locally restored |
| dial | Fully lumed hybrid ceramic dial | The entire dial surface charges and glows, not just the markers | Glow confined to applied plots, which would indicate a conventional dial and a different reference |
| movement | Caliber SW300-1, no date | Automatic winding with hacking seconds and hand-winding; hours, minutes and seconds only | Any date indication, or a crown position that suggests a date quickset |
| crown | Screw-down crown against the 500m rating | Crown seats fully and smoothly; a 50 bar rating depends entirely on it | Rough threads or a crown that does not seat, which should be resolved before the watch goes near water |
Common legitimate replacements
- Straps and bracelets are swapped routinely on the 20mm lug width.
- Crown and caseback gaskets are ordinary service parts and should be replaced at any pressure test.
Expert resources: Sinn services its own watches and can confirm the product number and the edition. Because the coating cannot be spot-repaired, a condition report before purchase is worth more here than on an uncoated steel watch.
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Sources for this entry: sinn.de · monochrome-watches.com
Pre-purchase sheet → The numbers to check, what to look at and what to ask, on one printable page.