BGBG
·If you accept that some of these changes were made when watches came in for service, your "original" might just mean "unserviced" in this case!
If you accept that some of these changes were made when watches came in for service, your "original" might just mean "unserviced" in this case!
Hey,BGBG - just for fun let's disagree about whether or not the toilet paper should be 'over' or 'under'.
If there were parts upgrades available, most watchmakers will do them during service. I can't speak for Zenith, but I know Omega mandated certain upgrades to their Piguet based chronographs at their first service to bring them up to date with the newer & more reliable versions.
Many a Rolex "Double Red Sea Dweller" went in for factory service and came back with a plain old non-red factory service dial. You can argue about whether the watch is "original" or "factory" or what ever all you want. This is a worthless argument and is the bane of our online existence. The FACT is that the watch is worth much less because of this factory switch whether it is still original or not.
Some of these factory alterations make less of a difference than a dial switch but they are still switches which effect value. I think Lou started this conversation basically about value.
JohnCote