Opinions on this 16710 please?

[NickD1975]

In the interests of increasing my knowledge, and a possible purchase, does this 16710 look correct for a late 80s example? It looks fine to me, although clearly polished, but I’d be curious to know if there is anything I’ve missed.

[springer]

I believe your evaluation has summed it up fairly well.

[NickD1975]

Thanks for the confirmation - it's appreciated

[dbhak22]

Piling on to confirm your assessment is accurate. First thing I noticed was the case being "soft". It's not "overpolished" and thin by any means but the lugs/crown guards have a soft look from polishing.

[NickD1975]

Originally Posted by dbhak22

Piling on to confirm your assessment is accurate. First thing I noticed was the case being "soft". It's not "overpolished" and thin by any means but the lugs/crown guards have a soft look from polishing.

I think a certain amount of polishing is unavoidable for any watch that has gone through secondhand dealers at some point in its life. I just sold a watch (not a Rolex) with marks/scratches but no dings and the first thing the buyer is doing is polishing it!

I’d prefer it unpolished but I understand that most non enthusiast buyers want their watches to look new.

[dbhak22]

Originally Posted by NickD1975

I think a certain amount of polishing is unavoidable for any watch that has gone through secondhand dealers at some point in its life. I just sold a watch (not a Rolex) with marks/scratches but no dings and the first thing the buyer is doing is polishing it!

I’d prefer it unpolished but I understand that most non enthusiast buyers want their watches to look new.

Yes, totally up to the buyer and their preferences. Personally, I'll take dinged/unpolished over clean/polished. But there are those that would prefer the opposite.

I was just calling out what I noticed and you can take the information and considerate it for decision making. But the watch looks correct to answer your question.

[NickD1975]

Originally Posted by dbhak22

Yes, totally up to the buyer and their preferences. Personally, I'll take dinged/unpolished over clean/polished. But there are those that would prefer the opposite.

I was just calling out what I noticed and you can take the information and considerate it for decision making. But the watch looks correct to answer your question.

Thank you.

[NickD1975]

Thanks for the input - it's now mine!

[joli160]

Huge congrats

[dbhak22]

Nicely done! Congrats!