Does this piece look over-polished?

djmusicman

Yes, its overpolished but most of them are. Either you spend a long time looking for an unpolished (or less polished even) and pay the premium or you try to get a good deal on the one you are looking at. This thread will be useful to you for the sake of comparison.

https://omegaforums.net/threads/the...-lug-speedy-thread-show-us-your-facets.61910/

u35rm8

I’d also rate it as over polished. I don’t know enough to comment on its provenance but it’s a nice dual and I guess it’s case of balancing out the pros and cons.

Marsimaxam

The question is really, how much does it have to be over polished to pass on the watch and look for another?

C choon1

My perspective is this one is borderline, and the dial's condition to me probably tips it in its favour.

airansun

Wrong pushers, wrong bezel, wrong crown, over polished case and hands that have been redone in an unnatural way (although this could just be the photo).

I do like the dial, the only thing nice about this piece.

C choon1

Understand the pushers and bezel are wrong, but can you elaborate re the hands? Curious to learn for future reference.

MoclovFlop

At what price point will something like this be a worthy purchase and candidate for laser and re-lapping?

Seems like the trend on Rolex where unpolished cases are in short supply.

I don't know the cost for that service. But have always been curious about when it's a good option.

airansun

The white color just doesn’t look the correct shade that I’ve ever seen. It’s a subtle thing and could be color tampering of the image post photograph.

The whole watch looks prepared and I don’t like that.

OmegaP99

@choon1 What they mean by laser and lapping is laser welding that can bring metal to areas where it is missing or worn, and lapping is the process where the watch case is held against a spinning wheel on a machine that holds either various grades of abrasives for brushed surfaces, or smooth tin for polishing those areas that should be mirror finished. It's a method used to restore a watch case to virtually new appearance.

Here's a great example of a case lapping, and member @Archer posted a video in the same thread showing a professional setup as well: https://omegaforums.net/threads/lapping-a-speedmaster-mkii.50199/

That's the magic of collecting, you can buy what you like regardless of what others think. Always best to inform yourself as you are doing here, and make a decision from that. I will caution that sometimes early in our collecting "career" we might make some allowances for non-originality but later if we continue to collect we might regret the choice. You can always sell a watch later, and this will still probably appreciate like any other, just at a lower rate due to it's condition, but if you like it that's what matters.