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Originally Posted by athom
My taste is everything original, everything matching with year production, no fake lazer blablabla and nothing from service.  |
Well, yes, you're not alone. However, the reality is that watches that are 40-50 years old very rarely meet all that criteria, especially nowadays. And when those perfect, perfect examples do come up for sale, they're very expensive.
The trick, IMHO, is to find a vintage watch that checks most of the important boxes, but might have been polished lightly (and well) in the past, or perhaps might have a service bezel insert, for example. You can ALWAYS find some issue with an old watch. That said, I'd pass on the example you posted.
You'll increase your candidates if you're a little more flexible, and also save some money.
Good luck in your search.