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Lemonvr6 · 23 May 2019, 07:56 AM

Bezel looks a bit rounded

jb335 · 23 May 2019, 08:00 AM

I am not sure about your selection. Not sure what you mean by "looks original."

It is undoubtedly been polished but it does not look killed.

DavidSw polishes all his pre-owned pieces. Most big resellers do.

thesharkfactor · 23 May 2019, 08:17 AM

Not over polished, but to the trained eye/WiS it has been polished. Looks fine.

BNA/LION · 23 May 2019, 08:20 AM

Yes, a little Overdone for my liking.

THC · 23 May 2019, 08:29 AM

Watch cannot be more than 3 or 4 years old right? How in the world has it been polished at all?

georgekart · 23 May 2019, 08:29 AM

I belive you can definitely tell the watch was polished from the photos. Whether it's too much for you or not depends on the price, because if it is priced well it might be worth it, and on whether it will or will not bother you. If you think it will bother you, don't get it. No matter what we think.

huncho · 23 May 2019, 08:41 AM

yeah it is noticeable if you compare it to this :

Mr. K · 23 May 2019, 10:02 AM

If you compare the two.... noticable difference.

Seibei · 23 May 2019, 10:08 AM

The fluted bezel has, as far as I am concerned, been wrecked. I would take a few light scratches rather than this, all day every day.
Why is it that some dealers/buyers seem to have a deadly fear of a few scratches but don't seem to mind polishing a watch to the extent that all the original sharpness is lost?

Is the watch in the original post perhaps aimed at the uneducated consumer who assumes that a watch that has no visible scratches is as good as new? It seems like that is the kind of market a watch such as this is aimed at.

hoot504 · 23 May 2019, 10:15 AM

Looks like they went to town on it with some 40 grit... sharpness definitely lost

BT1985 · 23 May 2019, 11:39 AM

If I am buying a 6 digit I generally don’t care with the case since they are so thick now it would take 10 crude polish jobs from a drunk watchmaker to lose any structural integrity. I agree the fluted bezel though I would rather have raw and up to my discretion. 5 digits however I don’t even want to be touched with a cape cod cloth.

Clearly we are in the minority though. The general buyer I have found scrutinizes every tiny scratch before buying but doesn’t seem to ever care if it’s been massacred due to a sloppy polish job. So I cant really blame dealers for cleaning them up...the masses like shiny things.

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Seibei · 23 May 2019, 02:11 PM

You do have to admire the craftsmanship that has clearly gone into consistently softening the bezel that way. It has clearly taken time, effort and skill. The result has me scratching my head though

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007timer · 23 May 2019, 02:12 PM

I personally feel that it’s over polished. Looks fine but they did go to town on it.

I would rather have the sharpness of the bezel with a few scratches rather than this. But that’s me.

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Rogdogg · 23 May 2019, 03:04 PM

Overdone for my liking but I'm a WIS and care a lot more about this because I'm more knowledgeable about it. To the lay person walking in off the street they would not care less because they probably don't know any better. I'd imagine they would be much less likely to buy it if it had scratches on the bezel and case.
It's only us total watch nerds who care so much about our sharper edges.

The person walking in off the street may too if we sat them down to discuss it but ignorance is bliss as they say.

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23 May 2019, 07:56 AM	#1
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23 May 2019, 08:20 AM	#4
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23 May 2019, 03:04 PM	#14
Rogdogg 2024 SubLV41 Pledge Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Bangkok Posts: 6,124	Overdone for my liking but I'm a WIS and care a lot more about this because I'm more knowledgeable about it. To the lay person walking in off the street they would not care less because they probably don't know any better. I'd imagine they would be much less likely to buy it if it had scratches on the bezel and case. It's only us total watch nerds who care so much about our sharper edges. The person walking in off the street may too if we sat them down to discuss it but ignorance is bliss as they say. __________________ Nil Satis Nisi Optimum

23 May 2019, 08:00 AM	#2
jb335 2024 Pledge Member Join Date: Jan 2017 Location: The States Watch: Cosmograph Daytona Posts: 7,461	I am not sure about your selection. Not sure what you mean by "looks original." It is undoubtedly been polished but it does not look killed. DavidSw polishes all his pre-owned pieces. Most big resellers do.

23 May 2019, 08:17 AM	#3
thesharkfactor "TRF" Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Scotland Watch: GMT Posts: 3,643	Not over polished, but to the trained eye/WiS it has been polished. Looks fine.

23 May 2019, 08:29 AM	#5
THC 2024 SubLV41 Pledge Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Real Name: Tom Location: Mandeville La Watch: 126333 Posts: 10,666	Watch cannot be more than 3 or 4 years old right? How in the world has it been polished at all?

23 May 2019, 08:29 AM	#6
georgekart "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2018 Location: Earth Posts: 1,550	I belive you can definitely tell the watch was polished from the photos. Whether it's too much for you or not depends on the price, because if it is priced well it might be worth it, and on whether it will or will not bother you. If you think it will bother you, don't get it. No matter what we think.

23 May 2019, 08:41 AM	#7
huncho 2024 Pledge Member Join Date: Oct 2017 Location: nyc Posts: 6,719	yeah it is noticeable if you compare it to this :

23 May 2019, 10:02 AM	#8
Mr. K "TRF" Member Join Date: May 2005 Real Name: Mark Location: Seattle-ish Posts: 6,078	If you compare the two.... noticable difference.

23 May 2019, 10:08 AM	#9
Seibei Banned Join Date: Mar 2018 Location: New Zealand Watch: 114060 Posts: 2,630	The fluted bezel has, as far as I am concerned, been wrecked. I would take a few light scratches rather than this, all day every day. Why is it that some dealers/buyers seem to have a deadly fear of a few scratches but don't seem to mind polishing a watch to the extent that all the original sharpness is lost? Is the watch in the original post perhaps aimed at the uneducated consumer who assumes that a watch that has no visible scratches is as good as new? It seems like that is the kind of market a watch such as this is aimed at.

23 May 2019, 10:15 AM	#10
hoot504 "TRF" Member Join Date: May 2019 Location: USA Posts: 40	Looks like they went to town on it with some 40 grit... sharpness definitely lost

23 May 2019, 11:39 AM	#11
BT1985 "TRF" Member Join Date: Jun 2018 Location: USA Posts: 2,911	If I am buying a 6 digit I generally don’t care with the case since they are so thick now it would take 10 crude polish jobs from a drunk watchmaker to lose any structural integrity. I agree the fluted bezel though I would rather have raw and up to my discretion. 5 digits however I don’t even want to be touched with a cape cod cloth. Clearly we are in the minority though. The general buyer I have found scrutinizes every tiny scratch before buying but doesn’t seem to ever care if it’s been massacred due to a sloppy polish job. So I cant really blame dealers for cleaning them up...the masses like shiny things. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

23 May 2019, 02:11 PM	#12
Seibei Banned Join Date: Mar 2018 Location: New Zealand Watch: 114060 Posts: 2,630	You do have to admire the craftsmanship that has clearly gone into consistently softening the bezel that way. It has clearly taken time, effort and skill. The result has me scratching my head though .

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23 May 2019, 02:12 PM	#13
007timer "TRF" Member Join Date: Sep 2017 Location: US Watch: BLNR Posts: 1,383	I personally feel that it’s over polished. Looks fine but they did go to town on it. I would rather have the sharpness of the bezel with a few scratches rather than this. But that’s me. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk