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Omega Seamaster back cover. Should I polish it?
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Dan S
·The case is in rough shape, but personally I would probably just live with it. If you have it polished, most likely they will put the whole thing on a buffing wheel and ruin it.
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sufiwatch
·The case is in rough shape, but personally I would probably just live with it. If you have it polished, most likely they will put the whole thing on a buffing wheel and ruin it.
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·If you want them to get all those dents and scratches out, be prepared for the bevel edge and hippocampus to lose their sharpness, and for the finish of the inner circle to be polished. It's your choice, and maybe you just need to give it a shot and learn from trial and error.
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··Melbourne AustraliaBefore I saw the pic I was going to suggest that you just chuck it on a lathe and use a backing block with 2000 grade polishing media.
Then I saw that somebody has already done that, but must have used a chunk of gravel instead.
It's too far gone for an amatuer to attempt so just live with it.
Then I saw that somebody has already done that, but must have used a chunk of gravel instead.
It's too far gone for an amatuer to attempt so just live with it.
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··schizophrenic pizza orderer and watch collectorDepends on the front of the watch really….No use putting lipstick on a pig 😉
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·Live with it, or maybe stick a crystal caseback on it.
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·Why not search for a donor watch with a decent case back that you can swap out for the damaged one?
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·Nah, just stick the original in a drawer. If you ever want to sell it, just put it back on. Polishing rarely adds value.
My advice is to maybe wear it for a month, and then see how much it really bothers you.
It's a vintage watch that's had a bit of a hard life, but that isn't to say you can't appreciate for the tough little sonofabitch it is, and take better care of it than the previous owner.
My advice is to maybe wear it for a month, and then see how much it really bothers you.
It's a vintage watch that's had a bit of a hard life, but that isn't to say you can't appreciate for the tough little sonofabitch it is, and take better care of it than the previous owner.
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sufiwatch
·Nah, just stick the original in a drawer. If you ever want to sell it, just put it back on. Polishing rarely adds value.
My advice is to maybe wear it for a month, and then see how much it really bothers you.
It's a vintage watch that's had a bit of a hard life, but that isn't to say you can't appreciate for the tough little sonofabitch it is, and take better care of it than the previous owner.
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sufiwatch
·Why not search for a donor watch with a decent case back that you can swap out for the damaged one?
Nah, just stick the original in a drawer. If you ever want to sell it, just put it back on. Polishing rarely adds value.
My advice is to maybe wear it for a month, and then see how much it really bothers you.
It's a vintage watch that's had a bit of a hard life, but that isn't to say you can't appreciate for the tough little sonofabitch it is, and take better care of it than the previous owner.
Depends on the front of the watch really….No use putting lipstick on a pig 😉
Before I saw the pic I was going to suggest that you just chuck it on a lathe and use a backing block with 2000 grade polishing media.
Then I saw that somebody has already done that, but must have used a chunk of gravel instead.
It's too far gone for an amatuer to attempt so just live with it.
The case is in rough shape, but personally I would probably just live with it. If you have it polished, most likely they will put the whole thing on a buffing wheel and ruin it.
I had it cleaned. What do you think?
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··schizophrenic pizza orderer and watch collectorThe back of the lugs could do with a clean 😉
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·That looks like more than a clean. You’re saying that it was not refinished?
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