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4 January 2016, 02:11 AM | #1 |
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How important to you is pristine, unpolished condition when buying used?
Is it a deal breaker to you especially on discontinued pieces? I now find myself only gravitating towards such examples.
I don't mind scratches as long as I put them there. I never used to keep watches long enough to form a connection but that's starting to change as the flipping has drastically declined. Cheers! |
4 January 2016, 02:19 AM | #2 |
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As long as they're not too deep, and they can be polished or brushed out, scratches wouldn't phase me in the least.
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4 January 2016, 02:21 AM | #3 |
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I never really care about anything except deep scratches, or gouges. Anything else could be refinished if I so chose. Besides, if there are a couple of minor marks on it, it makes the first ones I put on it less painful.
On the flip side, I do avoid overly polished watches with no lug bevels left. |
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Don't care about scratches as most watches have them and if not will soon enough. Now big nicks or gouges different story. As for a light polish no big deal either as long as watch is honest and in nice condition all good.
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4 January 2016, 04:02 AM | #6 |
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4 January 2016, 04:24 AM | #7 |
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I'd rather be the first one to polish the watch than be the first one to scratch it.
Anything that can't be taken out with a normal polishing at service becomes an issue. The other benefit is that there are so many Rolexes out there and relatively few are owned by WIS, so you can often times get a much better deal on a scratched but unpolished watch.
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4 January 2016, 04:26 AM | #9 |
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4 January 2016, 02:40 AM | #10 |
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Unpolished means nothing to me. Over polished, on the other hand, is a deal breaker.
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4 January 2016, 03:21 AM | #13 |
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I'm mostly concerned with bracelet stretch.
But I would not want anything glaring in terms of scratches either.
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4 January 2016, 05:18 AM | #14 |
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4 January 2016, 03:22 AM | #15 |
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For the right price, won't mind minor wear scratches as they are inevitable.
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4 January 2016, 03:52 AM | #16 |
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Condition should be paramount in any used watch purchase..
Expecting pristine, untouched examples is a bit extreme, but everybody should have their own criteria.
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I generally like them new but as long as there are no major dings I'm not concerned. I will scratch them anyways as I'm not the type to take my watches off.
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4 January 2016, 05:48 AM | #20 |
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It's not to me. I expect dings and Scratches. A little polish and all gone. I don't mind polished. Not sure why people are obsessed with "unpolished". No watch is unpolished. They are polished at the factory and most of the time right after the sale. It's like saying a car is hardly washed. Anyway.
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4 January 2016, 06:14 AM | #21 |
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I would only reject watches with gouges, big dings and human detritus.
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4 January 2016, 06:34 AM | #22 |
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i have zero interest in a 'polished' watch with bracelet stretch
its embarassing how many people list 'vintage' watches GMTs especially that have over polished cases and stretched bracelets. so sad. |
4 January 2016, 06:38 AM | #23 |
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I would avoid any modern Rolex with pronounced dings or deep scratches. Just as well, I don't want a watch that has been polished more Han the equivalent of one service.
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4 January 2016, 06:46 AM | #24 |
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I wouldn't necessarily expect both...
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4 January 2016, 06:50 AM | #25 |
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Most important is right watch at the right price.
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4 January 2016, 07:09 AM | #26 |
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My first Rolex was a used one. But I enjoy and appreciate the enjoyment of buying new Rolex a lot more.
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4 January 2016, 11:30 AM | #27 | |
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I'd never jump at an "unpolished" example (let alone pay any premium based on it) without a serious look to see if that condition is due to what could add up to decades of neglect and ensuring the by-products of neglect (corrosion etc) weren't too serious. I'd opt for a lightly-polished example with a service history almost every time if there was no chance beforehand to have a pro look at it's interior and guts. Especially now for the premium some are trying to ask for "unpolished, the biggest potential gouge isn't on the outside of the case, it's to one's pocketbook depending on what's found inside. Sure, someone can usually always make it right but for a price on top of the premium already paid. I also prefer my watches to look nice when I look at them, not ratty as a beat-up pair of tennis shoes, so there's that as well. |
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