Has there ever been a glossy black Inge 666 dial?

I ask this because most of the ones I've seen are more of a matte finish. There is a 666 Inge on the fleabay site that has an almost suspiciously nice looking dial. The seller (has a decent reputation) swears it is original and unrestored. When I asked him why it looked so shiny he told me it was a glossy finish and that the dials (approximately) before 1960 were more often glossy and then more commonly matte after 1960. This dial has radium lume as well. When did tritium begin?

Anyway, could some of you experts comment on the above? Can an old black 666 have a glossy dial?

cheers,
Todd

Todd --have you read the comprehensive, and perhaps definitive, article on dial variations in early Ingenieurs? Click here.

There's a huge wealth of information that can be uncovered by searching our archives.

In fact I did read that article but perhaps skimmed or forgot the part about finishes and concentrated only on colors, fonts and styles. I will re-read and hope that therein lies the answer to my question...

thanks

Ummmmm...maybe I'm missing something big but..I did a bit of re-reading and searching and found nothing which actually discussed the use and timing of matte vs. glossy in vintage Ingenieurs.
Anybody?

cheers,
Todd

Perhaps the photos in the article can show what's shiny or matte.

I seriously doubt that any one seller has come into contact with anything close to the number of examples in the article, in order to form any meaningful generalizations.

Well said. And thanks.
Todd