khanmu
·I know, check first and buy next, but I did it the other way around because:
- it was a good price
- PayPal/eBay and American Express have always been good at backing me up on Frankens/returns
- sometimes, fortune favours the brave
This 7150-1 had been languishing on eBay for a while. So I made an offer for E6k, which was accepted, and here it is. My thoughts:
- the dial looks glossy though aged with correct gold lettering
- crowns look correct
- has correct “Swiss made”
but
- hour hand might be an earlier replacement - I thought the lume ought to go all along the hand
- possibly the turning bezel is also a service replacement
- case has probably been polished / prepped for sale (but doesn’t look too bad).
I’d welcome any thoughts, especially if it should be a return or a keeper
photos (movement and case back interior are from seller)
- it was a good price
- PayPal/eBay and American Express have always been good at backing me up on Frankens/returns
- sometimes, fortune favours the brave
This 7150-1 had been languishing on eBay for a while. So I made an offer for E6k, which was accepted, and here it is. My thoughts:
- the dial looks glossy though aged with correct gold lettering
- crowns look correct
- has correct “Swiss made”
but
- hour hand might be an earlier replacement - I thought the lume ought to go all along the hand
- possibly the turning bezel is also a service replacement
- case has probably been polished / prepped for sale (but doesn’t look too bad).
I’d welcome any thoughts, especially if it should be a return or a keeper
photos (movement and case back interior are from seller)







