I bought my CK2998 new, it's three years old now. I will never allow it to be polished by a watchmaker. I will gladly post in 27 years from now a 30 year old watch that has never been repolished.
With high res pics I think you can easily conclude a level of repolish that is acceptable to a collector. So I'm not sure why one would ask this question. I guess what is obvious to most of us here is not obvious to all here. But in cases were opinions on the level of repolish are needed, this is the place to come for feedback.
Since I have no vintage Speedmasters that have not been repolished I will share this one.
I bought this used. I think it has never been repolished, but how can I know for sure? I have looked at other pics online to compare. I think my example is the best I have seen. (FYI, This is a military version of the X-33 and Omega services it free of charge for life of watch).
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