Rare Watch - Terrible Condition

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Dero13

·Apr 22, 2020

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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·Apr 22, 2020

Nothing a half hour with a Sharpie couldn’t fix 😉

 

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alexei.joukovski

·Apr 22, 2020

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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JwRosenthal

·Apr 22, 2020

That’s the Carl Sagan Edition.

 

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Dero13

·Apr 22, 2020

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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NikoMartinez_SYD

·Apr 22, 2020

With parts being so scarce, i guess you need to be okay with the potential that it will never be restored fully...

 

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Shabbaz

·Apr 22, 2020

I'm not sure if you can do something with this info:

https://omegaforums.net/threads/constellation-2852-7sc-rather-rare.52458/page-2

Ptobably not but you never know.

By the way, I would pull the trigger on that one if the price is right.

 

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Rumar89

·Apr 22, 2020

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

·Apr 23, 2020

Shabbaz

I'm not sure if you can do something with this info:

https://omegaforums.net/threads/constellation-2852-7sc-rather-rare.52458/page-2

Ptobably not but you never know.

By the way, I would pull the trigger on that one if the price is right.

Price is 3000 USD so easy pass for me

 

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cristos71

·Apr 23, 2020

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

 

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Maskelyne

·Apr 23, 2020

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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Shabbaz

·Apr 23, 2020

Dero13

Price is 3000 USD so easy pass for me

Oh... 3k... nope

 

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·Apr 23, 2020

Some of my best work is done with a sharpie......

Edit: had to wait to I was home to post picture 😎

 

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BlackTalon

·Apr 23, 2020·This Space for Rent

3000 USD pennies?

 

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kyle L

·Apr 23, 2020·Grasshopper

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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Vitezi

·Apr 23, 2020

I was chasing this 28.9 (13CH) at auction last month...

 

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lpestre

·Apr 23, 2020

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Nothing a half hour with a Sharpie couldn’t fix 😉

hahaha