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Old 28 May 2011, 02:15 PM   #17
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Originally Posted by Rolex2 View Post
Agreed. I never buy a vintage with a dirty or worn dial. I also never buy a personally inscribed piece, like this one. Except the date 1946 tells you something about when the watch was made and purchased. That is an important piece of information for a collector.

If you own a half dozen watches, most are in the jewelry case most of the time.

When I do something active, I wear my G-Shock.
Look, it's one thing to have a refinished dial, but it should at least be done correctly. The one the OP showed was terrible. It's a manual wind Rolex with "Oyster Perpetual" on the dial, the coronet is off-center, and the minute track extends over the numerals. The hands are also incorrect (most likely). One shouldn't forget, however, that any refinished dial has a significant impact on the value of a Rolex (moreso than most other brands), even if a perfect replica of the original.
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