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Rare Watch - Terrible Condition

Dero13
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Its such a shame when I see a rare watch I'm actively looking for but in terrible condition.

I've personally never seen a black honeycomb arrowhead dial for sale with white gold markers. Finally found one but in such bad condition I cant pull the trigger.

You guys have examples of rare watches you're hunting that are in too bad condition for you to jump on?

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STANDY
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Nothing a half hour with a Sharpie couldn’t fix 😉
 
alexei.joukovski
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It's all about the price and availability.

I found a triple date moonphase in beyond terrible condition, that now has a new dial and it's lovely.
I paid less with parts included than a nice one would have cost.

Same for a couple of quartz seamasters (Black PVD Calypso being one of them) - you can't find them in 'non' terrible condition. You have to live with it/restore them.
 
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alexei.joukovski alexei.joukovski
It's all about the price and availability.

I found a triple date moonphase in beyond terrible condition, that now has a new dial and it's lovely.
I paid less with parts included than a nice one would have cost.

Same for a couple of quartz seamasters (Black PVD Calypso being one of them) - you can't find them in 'non' terrible condition. You have to live with it/restore them.
Any photos of the tdmp before and after?
 
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With parts being so scarce, i guess you need to be okay with the potential that it will never be restored fully...
 
Rumar89
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Several 13zn’s have popped up lately with knackered dials at prices that make you want to jump on them. Good luck finding a dial though.
 
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Dero13 Dero13
Price is 3000 USD so easy pass for me

What a ridiculous price with that soap bar case and trashed dial! I'd love to hear what this seller would ask for one in excellent condition
 
Maskelyne
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I would like to buy the watch for say a couple of hundreds, and then totally restore the dial to deep black lustre. A genuine watch - no, but it would look stunning!
 
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Some of my best work is done with a sharpie......
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Edit: had to wait to I was home to post picture 😎
 
kyle L
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Used to have a Synchrobeat but the watch was a project...case holes were worn, missing seconds hand and missing deadbeat components nearly impossible to find. I wasn't sure if it could ever be fixed in my lifetime and maintenance was a worry, so ultimately I decided to let it go for something else that I could actually wear.

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