My apologies, I'll refrain from using it.
@AndyR The watchmakers selling on eBay from Korea have a specific approach to tarting up a watch for sale, and it truly breaks my heart.
I saw it first when shopping eBay for King Seiko/vintage Grand Seiko, and I see it now shopping for Omega. In the fashion of the watchmakers selling on eBay from India, the watchmakers selling on eBay from Korea tend to list:
- Redialed pieces, specifically in colors they must imagine are a better choice than what was original
- Polished, usually heavily, with an eye for eliminating any and all blemishes, and at the expense of case facets and facet lines. Sometimes the cases appear to have been recut/lapped, with the width of the facets the giveaway
- Unserviced, or barely serviced movements that look tired and dry. Movements end up looking, generally, like they've received the bare minimum to get them ticking and off the workshop bench
What's truly disturbing about these watches selling on eBay from Korea is that the refinishers do a truly excellent job at reproducing the fonts and logos from the original. Unlike the watches selling in eBay from India, the watches selling on eBay from Korea have been done with an eye for detail, likely with pad printing, leaving you with the startling dial colors as the single obvious clue that they've been repainted.