Advice needed. 16718 GMT any red flags?

MarcelGuinchard

Hi OF,
Reviving this thread (again), to have your opinion on this in-much-better-condition-and-also-much-more-expensive 16718 😀 (19k€)

all pictures here: https://www.chrono24.fr/rolex/rolex...xpaper---excellent-conditions--id17219035.htm

What do you guys think? I see:
- dial looks original
- ding at 12 and 8 on the bezel
- good case: polished once at max
- high price

thanks a lot for your advice !

MarcelGuinchard

Hi OF fellow members who contributed to this thread @mbeast @asrnj77 @VintageWatchIta @Fusion @104RS @zwjk @Togri v. 2.0 @ICONO @Overgrower
... would you recommend this one or not really?
many thanks!

mbeast

Looks nice to me and agree with your assessment. No 'red flags' as such. Not sure how easy it would be to find the appropriate bracelet if that's what you'd be looking to do.

asrnj77

Looks nice but I would guess that the case has been refinished over being polished once. Doesn’t matter to me personally but something to consider. It’s nice that it has box/papers but it’s still a lot of money for not having the bracelet. Those bracelets nowadays are going to be over $10,000 so you’re almost better off finding a watch that already has one if you think you’ll want the bracelet down the road

MarcelGuinchard

Thanks @asrnj77 , what do you mean by "refinished" ? Do you mean it has not been polished, but simply replaced by a new one?