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ConElPueblo
·Nothing seems out of place to me, but you will have to consider if you can live with the case condition.
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Peemacgee
··Purrrr-veyor of luxury cat box loungersI was going to post something similar.
The dial looks nice, although it doesn’t pass the MOY test ( in focus pics of the dial would help) but the case has seen some polishing, so the lugs are quite soft.
The dial looks nice, although it doesn’t pass the MOY test ( in focus pics of the dial would help) but the case has seen some polishing, so the lugs are quite soft.
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mzzleather
·looks like a good find, lugs still have the angular cutoff
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STANDY
·Price would help as it may be a good buy or a bad buy on price alone.....
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MtV
·looks like a good find, lugs still have the angular cutoff
I would politely disagree, see the comment of @ConElPueblo
This was heavily polished. And yes, it’s visible where the sharp kink was, but barely so and it’s not sharp anymore. Also, the chamfers are completely gone.
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Wlcutter
·Regardless of price I'd advise against. One of the great charms of dogleg Connies is hinted at right there in the name, and the polishing job here has removed that charm completely. I know there's some split between dial-people and case-people, but I suspect even the most dial-loving folks would take a pass on something this polished.
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Servius
·IMHO, hard pass : case condition is everything on those dog legged references. Nothing more depressing than an angular case made soft by a barbarian.
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mzzleather
·I would politely disagree, see the comment of @ConElPueblo
This was heavily polished. And yes, it’s visible where the sharp kink was, but barely so and it’s not sharp anymore. Also, the chamfers are completely gone.
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gbesq
·Here’s a closeup photo of one of the lugs on my 1962 reference 14900. This is what an unpolished lug on a dogleg Constellation should look like.
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Shabbaz
·To give a different sound. I'm not really a case fanatic. I'm more of a dial person. If that's good I can accept a case in mediocre condition. I look at a dial, not at lugs. My eyes are getting worse anyway. As long as the price is right. Remember, only collectors think a sharp case is really important. But 99% of the people dont. So if the price is right but you get second thoughts about the case you can always sell it without a loss. Just a opinion.
So what's the price?
So what's the price?
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Shabbaz
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Karnpolarbear
·To give a different sound. I'm not really a case fanatic. I'm more of a dial person. If that's good I can accept a case in mediocre condition. I look at a dial, not at lugs. My eyes are getting worse anyway. As long as the price is right. Remember, only collectors think a sharp case is really important. But 99% of the people dont. So if the price is right but you get second thoughts about the case you can always sell it without a loss. Just a opinion.
So what's the price?
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Karnpolarbear
·The seller is asking for $4000
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wagudc
·The buyer is asking for $4000
Way too much. Cut that number in half and then it is worth considering.
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wagudc
·Here’s a closeup photo of one of the lugs on my 1962 reference 14900. This is what an unpolished lug on a dogleg Constellation should look like.
Very nice indeed. I get the argument about dial vs. case, but some cases are more acceptable in polished conditions than others. I like @Shabbaz's watch. The polished lugs look OK, but a polished dog-leg case makes the lugs look like weird little bent sticks IMO.
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Shabbaz
·The seller is asking for $4000
