Genève 135.070

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diegova88

·Aug 10, 2025

Hi everyone,

I have the possibility to buy an Geneve 135.070 grey sunburst dial for about 900€.

Case in good condition, all original parts but little paint damage on the lumes and dials are worn out.
Do u think the price is justified?

 

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diegova88

·Aug 10, 2025

Has also been recently fully serviced.

 

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Davidt

·Aug 10, 2025

Looks like an uncommon instance where a black dial is original but price is too high imo, particularly with the degraded dial. The Geneve is the entry level model and price should reflect that.

 

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Davidt

·Aug 10, 2025

Also, is the service documented by a known watchmaker or is the seller just saying it’s serviced.

With no evidence to back it up, I assign precisely zero value to a seller saying a watch has been serviced. With documentation it depends who did the work, what they did and how easy you could send it back for a warranty issue.

 

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diegova88

·Aug 10, 2025

Davidt

Also, is the service documented by a known watchmaker or is the seller just saying it’s serviced.

With no evidence to back it up, I assign precisely zero value to a seller saying a watch has been serviced. With documentation it depends who did the work, what they did and how easy you could send it back for a warranty issue.

It’s a sell directly from a watchmaker. He says it’s fully serviced. Seller is not respected store in the Netherlands (balancedwatches).

 

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Spruce

·Aug 10, 2025·Sunburst dial fan

The deteriorating lume would bother me and, if the watchmaker has serviced the watch, I don’t understand why he hasn’t cleaned the stainless steel hands, which is a fairly easy fix. The price isn’t cheap and I’d pass.

 

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ErichKeane

·Aug 10, 2025

Hands don't bother me, though I don't know why a watchmaker wouldn't spent 45 seconds and a polish pad just cleaning those up a little (and is that a hair around the pivot?!).

Case looks sharp and the movement looks nice. BUT those lume plots would be unacceptable to me.

In 'great' shape/good shape, this is probably a $500-650 watch at most. So $900 for this damage is way overpriced IMO.

 

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Archer

·Aug 11, 2025·Omega Qualified Watchmaker

Spruce

The deteriorating lume would bother me and, if the watchmaker has serviced the watch, I don’t understand why he hasn’t cleaned the stainless steel hands, which is a fairly easy fix. The price isn’t cheap and I’d pass.

That's most likely corrosion...very common on these vintage plated hands.