Good eye! The crown is obviously not original. Is it hard to source a matching correct rose gold crown? Just curious.

 

Not impossible, but very difficult. For this one it would be a Z-in-Star, 5-6 mm in diameter. It would look something like the crown on this cal 135 (you want impossible, try finding a correct replacement crown for a cal 135, with its freakishly large tap size of around 1.2 mm. Inconceivable!)

 

I think it's a nice watch in the $2k range. The crown, meh. The wonky star bugs me a little, but only really bugs me if it's a sign of a redial... don't think so... it's more the perception of photographic deception that bugs me.

 

They can be found but they're bloody expensive.

I snapped up three 5mm rose gold crowns about 18 months ago for £150.

 

Seems this may need a [complete?] overhaul. Wondering what that may cost, approximately?

 

Great, thanks for that LouS. I'll check the threads if recommendations there for one.

 

Well, the seller said he'd been offered $750 and turned it down and prefers to let the auction run it's course.

 

... with 26 bids so far and about 23 hrs remaining, price is $811

 

C-case EP.

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A little rough around the edges but should not last long at that price, even if it were a parts watch... but it is said to be working perfectly. Buy and hold.

 

That's the same watch as stiggy has, correct? Is that a replacement crown?

 

Yes and yes. Buy and hold.

 

Oh. S long term plan to improve, like picking up the correct crown?

 

I think the right crown on this one is the one that's not hard to find. The 4pt star?

 

Thanks!

Working on it - just waiting for the seller to reply to my message.

 

Best of luck, Dennis....

 

Thanks. Lou knows how long I've been considering an EP. Every time I dip my toe in the water, some squirrel distracts me though….

 

GLWPurchase