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Anovice2 · 20 February 2024, 09:24 AM

Watch is a 14k 1503 oyster date. (1972)

Bracelet has been polished. Head apparently never has been polished. It has a bit of a rose colored patina on it in certain spots.

would you polish it? Leave it?

Im not Opposed to polishing it, will it hurt anything? Value or watch itself?

geoach · 20 February 2024, 08:33 PM

the case has been polished to my eyes

1William · 20 February 2024, 10:07 PM

I would have the bracelet reworked by Rolliworks or any other competent repair person. They can advise what you should do with polishing while the watch is there.

offrdmania · 21 February 2024, 01:37 AM

That "rose" color is gold oxidation (patina). If you polish it, it will only come back in time. There are many who like the oxidation because it usually takes decades to appear.

swish77 · 21 February 2024, 01:40 AM

That case appears to have been polished already, so I'd send it to a vintage case expert to freshen it up.

yowlie · 2 March 2024, 09:32 AM

I lean strongly against polish, unless the case really needs repair. This case appears polished to me, as well, but pretty good. I would leave it. There are just soooo many watches out there that have been prettied up for retail by flippers and they just don't stand out in any way and never will to collectors. To me case condition is the same as location is to real estate. Start there. I have some great unpolished watches and I think someone is going to thank me, some day, for not trying to make these shinier in the short term. Hopefully it won't be my kids thanking me from a bail bonds place . . .

springer · 2 March 2024, 10:53 AM

I would leave it alone. It has been polished too much all ready.

Dr.Smellody · 2 March 2024, 11:11 AM

Leave it be.

996marty · 2 March 2024, 03:13 PM

Definitely leave it alone. If you get it polished over time it will come back again

Andad · 2 March 2024, 03:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Yomada

I would not polish. Like people, we are not perfect.

Give it a wipe over with a gold polishing cloth to get rid of the oxidation?

tekno · 3 March 2024, 02:30 AM

The guys that have the skill to fix these would rather do sports watches since these are probably harder to fix. Lots of flat surfaces on sports cases making them easier to recut I can imagine.

They CAN fix date/dj - then again, if you didn’t notice it was polished why do anything. Just wear it if it’s running.

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TuRo · 3 March 2024, 03:17 AM

Removal of any precious metal I'd personally avoid.

It's a soft metal so mid-case and bracelet material can get easily dented - so best to leave I'd say - rather than it becoming an ever-wearing (and decreasing) bar of soap !

indianmachine · 3 March 2024, 07:47 AM

Would just leave as is. Personally, I like the patina.

The case does not appear unpolished to me.

21 February 2024, 01:37 AM	#4
offrdmania 2024 SubLV41 Pledge Member Join Date: May 2008 Real Name: Matt Location: Wine Country, Ca Posts: 5,996	That "rose" color is gold oxidation (patina). If you polish it, it will only come back in time. There are many who like the oxidation because it usually takes decades to appear. __________________ TRF Member 11738

2 March 2024, 10:53 AM	#7
springer 2024 SubLV41 Pledge Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Real Name: jP Location: Texas Watch: GMT-MASTER Posts: 17,309	I would leave it alone. It has been polished too much all ready. __________________ Member of NAWCC since 1990. INSTAGRAM USER NAME: SPRINGERJFP Visit my Instagram page to view some of the finest vintage GMTs anywhere - as well as other vintage classics.

3 March 2024, 03:17 AM	#12
TuRo "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2022 Real Name: Paul Location: Cantabrigia - G.B Watch: ing the detectives Posts: 2,815	Removal of any precious metal I'd personally avoid. It's a soft metal so mid-case and bracelet material can get easily dented - so best to leave I'd say - rather than it becoming an ever-wearing (and decreasing) bar of soap ! __________________ Thieves and fools and long travelled soldiers, A candid light exposes their homes. Human falter, people bellowed from their homes. And houses, there's fools and long reigning pharaohs. IT BITES - Yellow Christian

20 February 2024, 08:33 PM	#2
geoach "TRF" Member Join Date: Jul 2023 Location: Detroit Watch: 18078 Posts: 538	the case has been polished to my eyes

20 February 2024, 10:07 PM	#3
1William 2024 SubLV41 Pledge Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: North Carolina Watch: Rolex/Others Posts: 47,676	I would have the bracelet reworked by Rolliworks or any other competent repair person. They can advise what you should do with polishing while the watch is there.

21 February 2024, 01:40 AM	#5
swish77 2024 Pledge Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Real Name: Aaron Location: CT/NYC Watch: ing the time! Posts: 6,988	That case appears to have been polished already, so I'd send it to a vintage case expert to freshen it up.

2 March 2024, 09:32 AM	#6
yowlie "TRF" Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Oakland Watch: 1665 Great White Posts: 154	I lean strongly against polish, unless the case really needs repair. This case appears polished to me, as well, but pretty good. I would leave it. There are just soooo many watches out there that have been prettied up for retail by flippers and they just don't stand out in any way and never will to collectors. To me case condition is the same as location is to real estate. Start there. I have some great unpolished watches and I think someone is going to thank me, some day, for not trying to make these shinier in the short term. Hopefully it won't be my kids thanking me from a bail bonds place . . .

2 March 2024, 11:11 AM	#8
Dr.Smellody "TRF" Member Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Salem, OR Posts: 5,397	Leave it be.

2 March 2024, 03:13 PM	#9
996marty "TRF" Member Join Date: May 2019 Location: Uk Watch: RolexGMT/Tudor7928 Posts: 4,181	Definitely leave it alone. If you get it polished over time it will come back again

3 March 2024, 02:30 AM	#11
tekno 2024 Pledge Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Texas Watch: Tudor Snowflake Posts: 1,100	The guys that have the skill to fix these would rather do sports watches since these are probably harder to fix. Lots of flat surfaces on sports cases making them easier to recut I can imagine. They CAN fix date/dj - then again, if you didn’t notice it was polished why do anything. Just wear it if it’s running. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

3 March 2024, 07:47 AM	#13
indianmachine "TRF" Member Join Date: Mar 2020 Location: USA Posts: 796	Would just leave as is. Personally, I like the patina. The case does not appear unpolished to me.

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