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ErichKeane
路Agree w @ErichKeane very nice example and serviced too.
A few neophyte questions
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ErichKeane
路Do people generally still recommend taking something like this to a watchmaker after first acquiring it or could I safely assume it won't need service for a few years?
Its not a bad idea to? But if it were ME, I wouldn't bother. I'd buy it and wear it for a decade, and get it serviced then. That seller quite a bit of good feedback, and I'm sure would share more service pictures + a timegrapher result, which should be just-as-good-as.
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iosist
路Yeah, I was being a bit coy, but not much. Finding a watch in THAT condition, reliably serviced (MOST sellers who 'say' it is serviced aren't particularly reliable at it, that seller is) for THAT price is going to be tough. That service is worth ~$300 if you wanted to get it done yourself (which you'd have to/want to in most cases), so you're really risking "Can I find something THAT nice for $550 next month?".
Its not a bad idea to? But if it were ME, I wouldn't bother. I'd buy it and wear it for a decade, and get it serviced then. That seller quite a bit of good feedback, and I'm sure would share more service pictures + a timegrapher result, which should be just-as-good-as.
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AG77
路Reading this comment feels like having a loaded handgun pressed against my forehead 馃槄馃槶
See, service pictures and timegrapher results aren't even things I'd even learned enough to know about or ask for until now .. I heard an interview with this dealer Mike Nouvau who spoke about researching for a whole year before buying his first watch, and I sort of expected that was the process I was in for. Can't help but feel like it's not a responsible move to pull trig so quickly in the journey. But then again I guess I didn't make an account on a vintage luxury watch forum to learn about responsible moves... Are there any other questions you or others would suggest asking the seller?
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SOG53
路Do people generally still recommend taking something like this to a watchmaker after first acquiring it or could I safely assume it won't need service for a few years?
If you have seen the watch in pieces and he says it was serviced then I would think that is enough
You could request a service receipt describing what was done that would be helpful as documentation if you decide to sell it. After that I would just wear it.
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