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20 June 2021, 11:28 PM | #1 |
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Value loss due to service replacements
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I own a 1960 GMT Master (serial 620xxx) and it seems that at a service in 2009 the main hands and insert were replaced. It still has the small triangle GMT hand. All the rest is original and the watch is basically unpolished. What kind of value reduction (ballpark figure) does this make up to? I am trying to figure out if it is worth it to chase down the original parts... |
21 June 2021, 12:33 AM | #2 |
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Can you post some more images of the case and the rest to get a better idea of the condition of the watch?
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21 June 2021, 01:29 AM | #3 |
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For most collectors, the reduction in value would be closely related to the cost of the parts needed to restore it.
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21 June 2021, 02:14 AM | #4 |
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...which would be $3,000 to $4,000 based on the condition of the replacement hands and bezel insert.
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I would definitely chase down the original hands and insert if I owned a vintage GMT like this.
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22 June 2021, 07:27 PM | #6 |
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As requested, more photos
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22 June 2021, 07:29 PM | #7 |
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It's my daily wear, so she actually needs a good clean and the acrylic crystal is quite scratched...
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23 June 2021, 12:22 AM | #8 |
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could someone please remind me, is this suppose to originally come with a bakelite insert?
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23 June 2021, 12:40 AM | #9 |
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How did the previous bezel look like? What a shame to see a 50 year old bezel be taken away.
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23 June 2021, 01:02 AM | #10 |
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The difference should be not such a fat font on the 2 and a wider triangle Sent from my SM-G781B using Tapatalk |
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23 June 2021, 01:54 AM | #12 |
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So what’s interesting is they changed the insert but not the bezel. Those bezels are a pain in the ass to find (note the depth and direction of the teeth).
I have a very similar watch. |
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How can he possibly chase down the “original” hands and insert. They were removed years ago in a service. I love how vintage guys think that matchy matchy hands are “original”, when they are just another form of Frankenwatch. I’d advise the OP to just get a service dial to match your hands ... giving you back missing lume. Sell the original (maybe?) dial to these experts who can “color match” it and call it an “excellent example” while dealing with the flaking tritium for years to come. Since you can’t get it back to original only color matchy, why not at least get a functional watch out of the deal while selling your dial and pocketing some money? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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With Original everybody obviously means "Period Correct". in this case this means flat hands with tritium lume. Who in their right ming would sell a mint condition 1960 dial ?!? |
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Maybe he needs the dial.
That’s a first for this forum, sell the dial so you can match the hands to a service dial. With a little love this thing could be really nice. I hope you keep it. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro |
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