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Originally Posted by themaninblack
I don't want to enter into a discussion of ethics but given the price sensitivity in the market to certain parts of watches and their originality and also given that a good part of a dealers reputation comes from their knowledge and accuracy in describing the watches they are selling then yes there is an issue when the standard is subjectively applied. If a dealer in their description lists parts which are not original to the watch largely because they have a material effect on market price then if these inserts are not an original part that should be stated.
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Precisely. If a reputable dealer advertises a "Blueberry GMT", dated anywhere from 1972 to 1979, with the description, "The watch comes with an excellent condition blueberry bezel insert" and is selling it for $20K - $30K, what is a buyer supposed to make of it? From what I can tell, it simply
comes with a blue insert.