Overpolished 5164a?

[guffyboy92]

Hi everyone,

I'm a lurker on this forum but have been a member for some time. I recently purchased a 5164a from a reputable second-hand dealer. The watch was used, albeit relatively young in age, and appeared to be in excellent condition; the dealer claimed they never retouched or polished the watch when I asked. I love the watch, h owever, a couple of days ago I noticed something odd. I noticed that the top part of the watch's bezel seemed to look a little asymmetrical, almost slightly deformed and not as "angular" as I expected from this watch.


I've attached pictures of the watch and the deformity appears to be on the top right part of the bezel, between 12 and 1:06 o'clock. It's not easy to see, but if you look closely perhaps it becomes apparent..

It almost appears to slope too much compared to the other corners of the bezel. Ever since I've noticed this, I've been obsessing over it and am honestly quite choked by it. Was this a case of an over polishing by the previous owner, therefore dulling the sharp lines of the watch? Does it looked botched? Or am I just overthinking, and is in fact a natural occurrence since Patek's are hand finished? Am I crazy for obsessing over this? Or is this something you could live with and maybe not even notice? I have a self diagnosed case of OCD, especially when it comes to my watches, so little imperfections like this catch my eye...

Comments and thoughts would be appreciated.







Thank you

Guffyboy

[guffyboy92]

I've attached one more photo to explicit show what I am referring. Personally it looks just wonky to me...

[codecow]

Not sure what you’re trying to show.

[tng11]

Don't see anything wrong with it. Congratulations and enjoy!

[helloworldies]

Looks just like mine..

[AK797]

Looks fine, and now the chrono is out I really noticed the small globe again, love it!

[LitzDoc]

Don’t obsess. You got a great watch. Enjoy it. Doubt it was polished. (I have to remind myself of the same thing from time to time.)


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[HAL330]

just needs a light refinish of the top of the bezel... PP can do it for about $250.. 3-4 weeks.

[Mitch105]

I think I see what you mean. I have a 5167 but mine looks perfect. I’m not sure if it’s an illusion driving you crazy. Perhaps other 5164 owners can post some similar pics to reference. That will help restore confidence or indeed confirm a defect and then you at least can deal with it. You want 100% enjoyment so let’s figure it out.

Btw, love the your watch reference. All you 5164 guys are really getting me to think upgrading to this reference.

[tonupbklyn]

oh i see what ur saying - in fact, i think u shouldn't settle for such imperfections and i would gladly take it off ur hands at 60% of ur cost!

[Kaapu]

Looks great. I know that frustrating feeling when you have something perfect and then all of a sudden this feeling comes that there is something wrong. Don't worry - and don't overthink. Its perfect. And time will make that feeling disappear.

[coderhi]

I have a brand new 5164A and yours looks similar to mine. The design of the inner bezel / frame has some small angles that from some perspectives make them look more angular.

I think your watch is gorgeous and I hope you enjoy it a lot... I am loving mine

[guffyboy92]

Thank you everyone for your comments. Honestly, I don't think that my eyes fool me, and there may be some slight imperfection if you look REALLY close. But to echo everyone's sentiments, f**k it!! I've since slowly forgotten about it and have been enjoying the watch vigorously! In fact you'll have to excuse me as I'm about to take it skiing!

PS: Really awesome to see the 5164 have such a strong following on the forum, it has only reenforced my initial desire for the watch and I feel like I couldn't have made a better decision! Now to save up for the new chrono!

[jrs146]

Looks great!


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[fskywalker]

congrats!


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