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12 January 2024, 08:24 AM
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Has this been polished? 5513
5513 from mid 80's.
Allegedly unpolished. Any input appreciated. Difficult for me to determine, but edges look sharp. Lug holes natural? Thanks so much! |
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12 January 2024, 08:54 AM
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Crown guards look a bit buttery..
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12 January 2024, 08:55 AM
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To me it looks so, those bevels look ginormous to me. To find a 5513 unpolished from a reseller is near impossible anymore. I can tell you that the bracelet looks wrecked
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12 January 2024, 09:43 AM
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Yeah, it's a little weird. Maybe it's the photos, but the bezel chamfers and lug holes lug sharp, while the crown guard and the bezel ridges look very soft.
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12 January 2024, 09:44 AM
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The crown guards look too smooth to me & the chamfers on the lugs seem a bit too wide? I don't have enough experience in the vintage space to say anything for certain.
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12 January 2024, 01:04 PM
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Thank you all.
Very helpful! |
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12 January 2024, 02:57 PM
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Yes, of course it has been refinished, polished, worked over, restored, or whatever you prefer to call it.
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12 January 2024, 03:14 PM
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I think dealers and sellers to just get out of the habit of trying to say things have been unpolished.
They should just present the watch in the current state that it is in and make no claims about “never polished…because really in the end, it doesn’t really matter/deal breaker if it’s had a slight polishing when it’s like 30 or 40 years old? |
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12 January 2024, 04:18 PM
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Allegedly unpolished.
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12 January 2024, 04:36 PM
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This 5513 case is not "untouched".
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12 January 2024, 08:47 PM
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I would say yes, polished, might even be slightly laser welded.
Hard to judge with these pictures only.
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12 January 2024, 09:53 PM
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Given the CG’s….might have had a nice day at the watch equiv. of plastic surgeons. Bit odd they didn’t do the whole job though, if so.
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12 January 2024, 09:55 PM
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Nasty cut of the chamfers.. |
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13 January 2024, 11:10 AM
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13 January 2024, 07:17 PM
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13 January 2024, 07:19 PM
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Common consensus is a very large yes it has and poorly at that
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13 January 2024, 09:14 PM
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Might as well send a good picture of that dial.
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14 January 2024, 08:58 AM
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Has been, yes. Not the worst I’ve seen by a mile.
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14 January 2024, 03:23 PM
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This vintage truck has not been driven.
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14 January 2024, 06:19 PM
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Please pity us newbies. So many sellers lie to us Thanks for everyone's input. |
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14 January 2024, 06:23 PM
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I am waiting for you to put one up for sale, so I can finally buy one without any concerns!
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14 January 2024, 06:39 PM
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What is the dealer's asking price for this 5513? |
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15 January 2024, 01:14 AM
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15 January 2024, 01:23 AM
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I am rolling my eyes every day as I scroll through the IG listings of major dealers. Everything is "unpolished."
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15 January 2024, 11:58 PM
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