Reshaped lug chamfers?

[AJDay]

Hi All,

I've been looking for a matte dial 16800 and I've seen a few examples that seem to be "polished", but where it appears to me that the lugs were ground to give an angle back to the chamfers. Am I correct about this?

Here's an example from the sales forum: https://www.rolexforums.com/showthre...ighlight=16800

Does this generally hurt value versus what presumably would have been a polished / rounded lug? Is this a common practice?

Thanks!

[Fabrice M]

Yes, it hurts the value.

[AJDay]

Thanks!

[05carbondrz]

Originally Posted by Fabrice M

Yes, it hurts the value.

It’s not always cut and dry like that,If the Watch was poorly polished over the Years and the reprofiling was done by a skilled Hand it can increase as well.Look at 7/10 of the Watches on HQmilton and Bob’s Watches,Recut cases....Would they be spending Time/Money to LOWER the value of their Watches?

[swish77]

Originally Posted by 05carbondrz

It’s not always cut and dry like that,If the Watch was poorly polished over the Years and the reprofiling was done by a skilled Hand it can increase as well.Look at 7/10 of the Watches on HQmilton and Bob’s Watches,Recut cases....Would they be spending Time/Money to LOWER the value of their Watches?

Agreed. It always depends on what the watch looked like before the latest polish/refinishing. LAWW are masters of turning bad cases into good.

[AJDay]

Thanks, so I guess the question may be better phrased as: between two otherwise equal watches, one with “normal” polishing over its lifetime (thick lugs but no chamfer) and one with re-cut chamfers, what would be the difference in value?

[Beelzy]

Looks to me like a lot of polishing was done on the top right lug.

[Alfasin]

Based on my experience, if the polishing has been light and not poorly done, it's best to just leave the watch alone. I have a 5512 that has been lightly polished and the bevels aren't as pronounced. I think leaving it alone is better than having the case cut personally.