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How polished is this Daytona 16520?

  1. hugo2703 Nov 24, 2018

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    Hi chaps,

    Would be great to have your expert eye on how little/much this Dayto is polished?

    Having trouble telling and would be great to have a second opinion.

    Thank you!

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  2. ATWG Nov 24, 2018

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    Hi - can’t really tell from the 2 pictures, will need better pics of the lugs.

    Here is a shot of what mine looks like. Should have nice and sharp edge.

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  3. Millenary Watches Nov 24, 2018

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    It looks quite good at first glance, but as already mentioned, we would need pictures similar to the ones above to be able to tell.:)
     
  4. southtexas Nov 24, 2018

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    Patrizzi dial?
     
  5. hugo2703 Nov 25, 2018

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    It's T serial from 1996 - then depends how much patina qualifies for a Patrizzi
     
  6. mancio Nov 25, 2018

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    It might have been polish once. Daytonas are so sharp when unpolished that you can almost cut yourself and this is close enough.
    The bazel have lost the sharpness of the corner but just a bit.
    Overall looks a good example
     
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  7. Dan S Nov 25, 2018

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    Can't tell from those photos, they aren't at high enough magnification and there are shadows obscuring exactly what you need to see. I would not be satisfied buying based on those photos.
     
  8. Fost Nov 26, 2018

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    What an unpolished looks like for comparison ( if you can get better pics ..)
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  9. kelev_ra Nov 28, 2018

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    According to the pictures I say it definitely is not unpolished. But to say more about it we would need some better pictures.
     
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  10. hugo2703 Nov 30, 2018

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    OK thanks thats helpful and I agree with you.

    Better pictures to determine if it was OK or NOT OK polishing...