My nomination for week 23 of 2016:

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I'm surprised that the seller had the discipline to not abuse the movement now he had the Dremmel out anyway.

Feel free to try topping my candidate

 

What in the world is going on with that caseback?? Is that actually the result of a polishing attempt? And is that really the point where they stopped and thought, yeah that's the look I was after, it's perfect!!

 

Odd way to open a watch. Was he trying to dremel his way through to the dial or movement? If so, then it appears that he came fairly close to succeeding.

 

Plus he left one lonely star back there, why didn't he just obliterate all of them??

 

Pitching it at the Texan market?

 

Dremel, or can opener?

 

oooooh! shiney!

 

He even screwed that up. He should have left the biggest star untouched.

 

But "it's not showing much sign of wear" to quote the ad!
Anyway, I think this first entry has completely killed the whole competition, at least I hope so...

 

I loved that!

 

Here is one of the same sellers polishing adventures ( think he went a bit heavy on the case )

 

Lmao


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Next week he'll post a ring made with the gold scrapped from the watch

 

@ConElPueblo - I see your connie and raise you a speedy (FS from an Italian dealer) - how about them brushed lugs on a 105.002

 

I'm not convinced that it counts as a "raise", but a solid effort nonetheless! One has to be pretty daring to take sanding paper to a straight lug Speedmaster

 

Oh dear, hadn't even noticed that. I might just pass the title now...

 

Excellent work! someone have the adress so i could let him mine!!!

 

I swear there should be an Interpol task force to detect, arrest and prosecute abusers of vintage watches.