Think TWICE and THREE TIMES before having the watch polished. In general, I don't have my watches polished - REMEMBER - once it is polished it cannot be undone! If you refrain from polishing, you can always do it later (or leave that decision to the next owner). I avoid watches that have been polished significantly - again unless I need it for parts. I believe my no-polish rule is even more important for the omega sports watches.
Think TWICE and THREE TIMES before having the watch polished. In general, I don't have my watches polished - REMEMBER - once it is polished it cannot be undone! If you refrain from polishing, you can always do it later (or leave that decision to the next owner). I avoid watches that have been polished significantly - again unless I need it for parts. I believe my no-polish rule is even more important for the omega sports watches.
I understand why redials are detrimental to a vintage piece, they are extremely difficult to do accurately and a refinished or refurbished dial is never as good as the original. With a polishing a a case, could you please explain to me why this is such a bad idea. not that ive had it done before, but isn't it simply restoring it to it's original condition? Where a dial is never as good as the original, the same can not be said of the casing. Some wisdom would be greatly appreciated.
Huge Supply + Huge Demand + High Public Awareness + High Prices = Potential Bubble
Low Supply + Low Demand + Low Public Awareness + Low Prices = Diamond in the Rough
Low Supply + High Demand + High Public Awareness + High Prices = Polished Diamond
We've only touched on this - a collector should identify and prioritize potential purchases. The more specific your parameters, the better. Most of us have a Top xx Most Wanted list, usually somewhere between 5 and 10 watches. We know what reference number(s) and style(s) we will accept for each piece on the list, and don't deviate from that. This keeps our collection somewhat organized and following a theme. Then you can have a Target of Opportunity list where you can be a little flexible, but still acquire specimens that fit into your goals. Make less impulse purchases because they're often models that you haven't done sufficient homework on.
The result was in MHO more than satisfactory
Um…… uh….. it's not true to original. It is your watch, so if you're happy with it that's fine. If your showing it asking for opinions (which is suggested when you said it was your humble opinion) then I'm sorry to say I'd be very disatisfied with that work.
Um…… uh….. it's not true to original. It is your watch, so if your happy with it that's fine. If your showing it asking for opinions (which is suggested when you said it was your humble opinion) then I'm sorry to say I'd be very disatisfied with that work.
