After what's done is done; Do you think this #6 endlink is original?

I'm trying to quit hunting outside my scope yet when something like this comes along, it's really hard 😀

I had a modest 375 AUD bid for this one, saw it before I went to sleep, woke up early, bracelet parts alone are that much I think and if the #6 endlink was original it would be a nice $1000 on top, winning bid was 473 AUD - the seller isn't clueless, yet the #7 endlink accompanying the #6 makes you think, he also had a 18mm watch listed that this bracelet would go on, so my guess was even if the #6 was original, it could have been filed down to 18mm

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https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/185316729376

The #6 end links are with 19mm lug widths, so even if the #6 end links were original, if they are machined to 18mm, they would be worthless.

Thanks for the feedback

But you never know, I once discovered a rare C-Case bracelet reported as around 18mm, asked the seller whether they are 19mm, he confirmed and shortly after pulled the listing after realising the value - eBay auctions are still the cheapest way of buying certain watches, but I pity sellers and pity myself while selling, as effective fees are so so high sub $1K, which is where the fun is at

In this case, I've now checked the dimensions from the images and probably the left side is filed, the #6 endlink is longer than #7 but not enough to make it 19mm

Filed #6 endlinks are still worth around $150 though, I listed one on eBay and it was sold pretty fast, if this endlink is original and it was filed evenly I suspect it would be worth more, but I suspect it's only filed on one side

I generally turn the image to get a horizontal measurement and compare it to something of known size, for example the lug to lug distance in pixels give you a cm/pixels value - for this auction I neglected to do this beforehand and in hindsight I'm glad I didn't win

Of course there is always laser welding to add 1mm.