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Old 30 March 2020, 07:34 AM   #1
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How over polished is this and how much would it be worth?

Hello everyone,

I'm considering purchasing this watch but I'm having a hard time getting over the over polished look. Am I exaggerating?
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Old 30 March 2020, 07:55 AM   #2
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IMO it’s average for it’s age. On a 1 to 10 (10 being awful) I’d give it a 5 or 6. You might want to give us more pics of the crown guards though...
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Old 30 March 2020, 07:59 AM   #3
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IMO it’s average for it’s age. On a 1 to 10 (10 being awful) I’d give it a 5 or 6. You might want to give us more pics of the crown guards though...
Yah its the crown guards that first caught my eye..

This is the only other picture I have of them. Just a slightly closer up picture.

What would be a good deal for this? Within reason..
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Old 30 March 2020, 08:03 AM   #4
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Overpolished in my book but YMMV. I'd pass. Or factoring in having the case rebuilt.
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Old 30 March 2020, 08:27 AM   #5
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Overpolished in my book but YMMV. I'd pass. Or factoring in having the case rebuilt.
How much would that cost?

Currently looking at 7200$ USD for it which I think its quite fair.
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Old 30 March 2020, 08:35 AM   #6
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Service case from Geneva with your Serial would be $2k. At least that is the modern sub and GMT cost.
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Old 30 March 2020, 09:02 AM   #7
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Service case from Geneva with your Serial would be $2k. At least that is the modern sub and GMT cost.
I see. But that would be a new case? What about a rebuild or laser welding, wouldn't that be significantly cheaper?

As shown, isn't 7200$ USD a fair price?
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Old 30 March 2020, 09:30 AM   #8
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That's not a Sub Date bracelet.
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Old 30 March 2020, 09:48 AM   #9
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That's not a Sub Date bracelet.
It isn't! Good eye. The original bracelet was lost when the owner installed a leather strap and the one on it now is a almost new 78393A solid end link bracelet. I actually find it adds value to the watch since it is a more expensive bracelet and in the worst case, if I wanted to purchase the original one at a later date, I could sell this one and keep the difference.
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Old 30 March 2020, 10:11 AM   #10
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If the price is right...it’s a nice watch.

Personally I’m of the mind that unless it’s a $50K+ piece you want to keep as an heirloom, I’d polish any watch under that threshold.

They’re meant to be enjoyed.
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Old 30 March 2020, 11:46 AM   #11
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Thank you all for the replies. Greatly appreciated.
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Old 30 March 2020, 12:35 PM   #12
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Yes, been polished heavily, but I think if you have a good watchmaker enhance or address the top of the lugs only and leave the sides alone, then the case would look more appropriate.
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Old 30 March 2020, 10:02 PM   #13
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Why pay extra to have the case restored. Too many better conditioned watches out there. I’d pass
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Old 31 March 2020, 02:23 AM   #14
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Yes, been polished heavily, but I think if you have a good watchmaker enhance or address the top of the lugs only and leave the sides alone, then the case would look more appropriate.
Yes, I have seen an example of one LAWW did with just the tops of the lugs addressed enabling the chamfers to be re-established to a certain extent. Still retains scratches and imperfections on the sides but at a fraction of the cost of a new case. Looked damn good!
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Old 1 April 2020, 03:35 PM   #15
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I've been looking at so many other listings for this watch to compare the polish. One thing I noticed that is actually unrelated to the polish is that all of the other Serti dials have a different font and spacing between the numbers/letters. Also the first "O" in Chronometer seems to be a little too close to the "R". Am I going crazy?! Is this possibly a fake dial and/or fake watch all together?
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Old 1 April 2020, 03:37 PM   #16
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Compare that to this one, which is representative off all the Serti dials available currently on Chrono24
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