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Faz
·You absolutely need to provide a photo of your 356C!
"Correct" but not technically "Original"?
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Faz
·@vintage hab, I really miss that car even though I willingly sold her. I bought her at Monterey Car Week about 4-5 years ago when I was living there. Talk about car heaven, the Week was on overdose, and I'd take a week's vacation to attend the many events. I sold the car last year because I got nervous about the value of the car; I simply had too much money tied up in a very focused kind of car. I immediately experienced Porsche Withdrawal and bought a much lesser quality car, a 911SC Targa. I like it, but in terms of condition she doesn't hold a candle to the 356C. The photos were taken last autumn, after a move to NC.
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Faz
·@High Hope I accept donations re: "....a much lesser quality car, a 911SC Targa...."
You can make your donation at www. 911s.for jazz guitarists who happen to drive a truck for a living.com
The thread derailed in a good direction but I the passion element is very much present! There certain levels of "OCD" in collecting..it's a question of finding our own.
You can make your donation at www. 911s.for jazz guitarists who happen to drive a truck for a living.com
The thread derailed in a good direction but I the passion element is very much present! There certain levels of "OCD" in collecting..it's a question of finding our own.
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JwRosenthal
·*Drools like a damned fool over an old tire, not embarrassed one bit.* 👍
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High Hope
·I’d like to thank the enthusiasm this post has generated among you, that wasn’t my intent re the original post. Having said that, any derailment towards vintage cars, and Porsches in particular, is always a good thing.
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tikkathree
·You've prompted me to develop " a position" on watches which I think gets cloudy in that I started of from thinking that surely I'd find service parts to be acceptable over a totally original non-runner but then the monkey on my shoulder asked whether I feel the same way about cosmetic replacement service parts such as crystal, dial, hands and bezel insert, also the bracelet? Do I have any evidence of my quickly-developed position? Well I've had two Seamasters through the Omega service experience and in both cases I was clear in my instruction of "no cosmetic replacement parts" so both watches carry patinated bezels and crystals above ageing hands in cases which might look prettier if polished up. In one case the OE dealer receiving the watch was very surprised to receive the watch head only: "but where's the bracelet? Don't you want us to polish the bracelet?"
But cars? I think a car which isn't roadworthy is just a piece of mechanical construction which has no purpose. I can remember when Type Bugattis had no value and there was the apocryphal "rebuilt around the original dipstick" example. Similarly I just caught the end of the time when 356s didn't have significant collector/investor value: to my chagrin as well as yours although I was on the outside looking in.
I'm not concrete in my position on watches though.....
But cars? I think a car which isn't roadworthy is just a piece of mechanical construction which has no purpose. I can remember when Type Bugattis had no value and there was the apocryphal "rebuilt around the original dipstick" example. Similarly I just caught the end of the time when 356s didn't have significant collector/investor value: to my chagrin as well as yours although I was on the outside looking in.
I'm not concrete in my position on watches though.....
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SkunkPrince
·cosmetic replacement service parts such as crystal
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JwRosenthal
·The crystal is certainly not a "cosmetic" part. It allows you to see in while it keeps the crap out. It is critical for water resistance. Plastic crystals were and are today routinely changed at service for just that reason.
That said, I have a factory replacement on my GMT and the cracked & yellowed original I have in a baggie if my descendants ever decide to sell it after I am cold and dead.
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Archer
··Omega Qualified WatchmakerThe crystal is certainly not a "cosmetic" part. It allows you to see in while it keeps the crap out. It is critical for water resistance. Plastic crystals were and are today routinely changed at service for just that reason.
One could argue that hands are not cosmetic as they are critical to knowing the time, as well as the dial...
I think everyone has their own ideas of what are things they accept for change or not. I have some people who most definitely want to preserve the old crystal, in particularly when it has the older logo stamped in it. Others are fine to have it replaced, and the same goes with crowns, pushers, etc. To each their own...
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··Omega Qualified WatchmakerI have always looked at crystals like tires on a car, they are consumables. If a factory crystal is available then that should be used, but if not- a quality generic is fine if the factory crystal can’t be polished out without compromising it.
That said, I have a factory replacement on my GMT and the cracked & yellowed original I have in a baggie if my descendants ever decide to sell it after I am cold and dead.
With Omegas in particular, often a quality generic crystal is not suitable, due to the difference in tension rings.
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SkunkPrince
·I have some people who most definitely want to preserve the old crystal, in particularly when it has the older logo stamped in it. Others are fine to have it replaced, and the same goes with crowns, pushers, etc. To each their own...
Going to be very interesting when it's time for service, how much (if any) water resistance it will have.
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