If watch #1 is the best with a refinished dial, I was wondering if that would be considered a frankenstein or would it still be a genuine?
Again, we're not trying to be jerks here, its just that we've all been first-time-vintage-buyers before and nearly all of us have made mistakes in vintage purchases before - in every case, it was because we didn't know as much as we thought we knew. What's more is that we get countless new threads on this forum every day from individuals just like yourself, who either already have, or are about to make the same mistakes we have. So, you came here for expert advise, but our advice is basically don't buy any of the watches you posted.
First, my suggestion would be stay away from eBay. Instead, prowl around in our sales forum here. You will find sellers here to be generally more thorough, knowledgeable, and honest. Second, nail down which references you're interested in. Try to get it down to one specific model and reference. Then, focus on learning everything you can about the the smallest details of that watch. When you think that you've completed all of these steps as thoroughly as you can, then start another thread and do exactly what you did here - first tell us what
you think about that watch, and what research led you to these thoughts, and then ask us what we think about it and if we think you have missed anything. If you follow this, you will quickly find yourself enjoying a new hobby, with many new friends that share that interest - and you will find yourself with a lot of knowledge about certain vintage watches, and will then begin helping newcomers who started the exact same kind of threads you were starting a short time ago.
At that, I think I have met my word count for the day. Best of luck and see you around.
