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·I'll refer to the spectrum of opinion again, because some people are ok with it and others are not.
I have a few watches that I think are all original. I also have a few that I've improved - better bezel, better hands, whatever. I also have a couple that I have put together, each main part bought separately. On the ones that are not original, I experiment every now and then. As in "hmm, this bezel would look better on that watch" , or "maybe this dial would match that case better". I dont feel bad about doing this because the watches I change around are already not original in the pure sense. The ones that I think are original, I dont change because they look "complete" or "finished" , in the artistic sense. Adding or removing or changing a part would not make it better, it would make it worse. I can't say for sure if these watches are actually original, but I think they are because... hmmm... because they work, as they are.
As it pertains to the price chart, absolutely. If there's a point of reference that says: a -76 is more valuable than a -78, then people will prefer to have "better" -76s. I understand, completely.
...but I will say this... I have one watch that I am pretty certain has not been molested (well, until I had it serviced, because I wear my watches). I get a very different feeling from this watch than I do most of the others.
Does that help @Foo2rama?
As a teaser, I went through a bit of a collection crisis a while back where I was obsessed about the (lack of) (pure) originality of some of my watches. But then I rearranged them and found better arrangements and now I love them all, and I'm less concerned about the (pure) originality of these pieces. They are great watches and great looking watches. Maybe, if spacefruit allows, I will document one of them one day.
Edit: to add, Thanks for the question foo. I have thought about this topic (parts) for quite a while and it's nice to let it out.
I have a few watches that I think are all original. I also have a few that I've improved - better bezel, better hands, whatever. I also have a couple that I have put together, each main part bought separately. On the ones that are not original, I experiment every now and then. As in "hmm, this bezel would look better on that watch" , or "maybe this dial would match that case better". I dont feel bad about doing this because the watches I change around are already not original in the pure sense. The ones that I think are original, I dont change because they look "complete" or "finished" , in the artistic sense. Adding or removing or changing a part would not make it better, it would make it worse. I can't say for sure if these watches are actually original, but I think they are because... hmmm... because they work, as they are.
As it pertains to the price chart, absolutely. If there's a point of reference that says: a -76 is more valuable than a -78, then people will prefer to have "better" -76s. I understand, completely.
...but I will say this... I have one watch that I am pretty certain has not been molested (well, until I had it serviced, because I wear my watches). I get a very different feeling from this watch than I do most of the others.
Does that help @Foo2rama?
As a teaser, I went through a bit of a collection crisis a while back where I was obsessed about the (lack of) (pure) originality of some of my watches. But then I rearranged them and found better arrangements and now I love them all, and I'm less concerned about the (pure) originality of these pieces. They are great watches and great looking watches. Maybe, if spacefruit allows, I will document one of them one day.
Edit: to add, Thanks for the question foo. I have thought about this topic (parts) for quite a while and it's nice to let it out.
