If a watch has lost its chamfers?

nate168 · Feb 24, 2017

Just a quick question been looking at a vintage piece and wondering if a watch has lost all its chamfers but the lugs seem still decently thick in comparison to unpolished examples does it mean a lot of the case has been taken off?

shaun hk · Feb 24, 2017

Any chance in pictures? For me it is not the thickness of the lug that is important, more the general aesthetic.

Tony C. · Feb 24, 2017

Chamfers are the most vulnerable of lug features, and many watchmakers who polish watches don't have either the skill or sensitivity to handle them properly.

To answer your question, the loss of chamfers doesn't necessarily mean that a lot of material was lost from the rest of the case, but it does, in my view, radically and adversely change the original lines of the lugs. I have become very sensitive to the issue, and almost always walk away if the chamfers have been lost, or badly degraded.

Cheers,

Tony C.

nate168 · Feb 24, 2017

Tony C.
Chamfers are the most vulnerable of lug features, and many watchmakers who polish watches don't have either the skill or sensitivity to handle them properly.

To answer your question, the loss of chamfers doesn't necessarily mean that a lot of material was lost from the rest of the case, but it does, in my view, radically and adversely change the original lines of the lugs. I have become very sensitive to the issue, and almost always walk away if the chamfers have been lost, or badly degraded.

Cheers,

Tony C.

Thanks tony appreciate the insight!

If a watch has lost its chamfers?

nate168

shaun hk

Tony C.

nate168

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