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gminnj
·I’m with what appears to be the majority here. Cleaning dirt/gunk and servicing a movement are very different from a polish that removes (even a little) metal.
As he ‘cleans’ his 2998-1 does the value go up or down?
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Divetimer
·Agreed - I'd clean (not polish) most of the dirt and gunk. But maybe leave a small amount on the sides of the case.
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Taddyangle
·Hi All,
With reference to the recent sale of the 2998-1 for 170K in upstate New York does the owner now have a dilema on their hands?
I think best to send it to Omega. They will clean it up nicely with new hands, dial, and bezel. It will come back looking like new. Just be sure to save the old parts!
I remember meeting up with a seller that offered a 2998-6x a couple year back. He had it listed on eBay and happened to be in San Diego, so we met up at his watchmaker to see the watch. The watchmaker told me the seller asked him to paint the hands white so it looked like a real speedmaster!
Fortunately the watchmaker said no.
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dougiedude
··Carpe horologium!I can assure you that cleaning does not remove metal/wear/scratches, so a watchmaker being over-zealous is not really the concern here, but proper communication of what the client's wishes are.
Cheers, Al
I know that a watchmaker who respects the value of an original watch and listens/ respects his client's wishes would never do this, but I've had some bad experiences lately where my previous (now former) watchmaker had returned watches partially or wholly polished against my clearly stated wishes 😲!
Thank goodness my new WM is more like you, Al, and knows the value of preservation of condition, and doesn't 'accidently' polish 🙄...
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Archer
··Omega Qualified WatchmakerI guess I was projecting a bit with my statement.
I know that a watchmaker who respects the value of an original watch and listens/ respects his client's wishes would never do this, but I've had some bad experiences lately where my previous (now former) watchmaker had returned watches partially or wholly polished against my clearly stated wishes 😲!
Thank goodness my new WM is more like you, Al, and knows the value of preservation of condition, and doesn't 'accidently' polish 🙄...
No worries - sorry you had some bad experiences. We are all human and mistakes can get made, but I can't say I've ever "accidentally" polished someone's watch.
I have made the mistake of assuming that others are like minded though in this regard. I sent a solid gold Seamaster Olympic case to a company in Florida to correct a semi-crushed bezel on the watch, and it came back fully polished. 🤬
Good thing the customer wanted that done anyway...
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