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12 May 2019, 12:15 AM
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16750 GMT Restoration - LAWW touched up vintage restore
I bought a nice 1983 GMT last August with intentions to swap in the correct handset and servicing it. After correcting those parts it needed something else.
After a trip to LAWW recently for something minor I pulled the trigger on a “vintage restore”. They refinish the top of the lugs and fix the chamfers/bevels. They leave the case sides as they are, they don’t polish them. Then they clean the band up, adjust the clasp and fit the endlinks. I have worn it since so it has some marks...      Wrist shot with my red back insert  Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro |
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12 May 2019, 12:30 AM
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Looks great!
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12 May 2019, 01:08 AM
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That thing looks awesome. Well done LAWW.
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12 May 2019, 01:59 AM
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Love it congrats!
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12 May 2019, 02:06 AM
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That’s some nice eye candy, looks great.
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12 May 2019, 04:14 AM
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Fantastic
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12 May 2019, 05:01 AM
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Congrats!
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12 May 2019, 05:16 AM
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16750 GMT Restoration - LAWW touched up vintage restore
Thanks guys... the fresh polish helps the overall look. It takes my eyes off flaws.
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12 May 2019, 05:34 AM
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That's beautiful
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12 May 2019, 07:25 AM
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Nice one
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12 May 2019, 07:32 AM
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Looking good Chris!!!!!
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12 May 2019, 09:07 AM
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What a case refinish cost?, looks great btw
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12 May 2019, 10:36 AM
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Badass. I love a Black insert 16750!!!
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12 May 2019, 11:30 AM
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Thank you Sir! On the cost: it’s half as much the full blown recut, I’ll PM you, the full blown recut/laser weld can get expensive but it’s labor intensive. I wouldn’t do it unless your chamfers/bevels are polished out. Mine were gone but the lug tops were nice and flat... looking at Springers Instagram gave me chamfer envy. If I would have saved another $2-3k I could have bought one of his watches after all the money I spent. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro |
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12 May 2019, 10:56 PM
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That looks great Chris. Our watches look very similar.
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12 May 2019, 11:07 PM
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Looks great job well done!
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13 May 2019, 12:12 AM
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Those guys have skills, no doubt. Congrats.
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13 May 2019, 10:23 AM
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Wow. Both of these look so insanely nice!
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