Hi all, I recently bought a vintage Deville here on OF. It was purchased by an established member through AdamVintage one year prior. Upon receiving it, the seller held up his end of bargain. It was exactly the item in exactly the condition he stated. Great. I went to wind it. Super tight and gritty. This was a surprise given that AV had reported serviced it one year prior and gave a one year warranty of sorts. I asked the seller, and he said he never wound it. Just shook it to get it started. As his track record on OF seems to have nothing amiss, I don't doubt him. I sent it to Chandler Lindemann at CL Timeworks to eval. Nothing thankfully is broken. It's apparently quite dirty on the inside but it isn't lacking for oil. I touched base with AV and, to his credit, he wrote me back quickly. I forwarded CL's findings, and he was puzzled given that he's used the same people to services for years. Since I didn't directly purchase it from him, I can't say for sure who's at fault. So, I can only encourage anyone considering buying from AdamVintage to ask questions about who serviced it and ask for pictures of the movement.
No need for snarkiness. I would have put it there if my concerns were with the guy who sold it to me.