Sell the watch you no longer want, apply the purchase price of the better case, and buy the watch you want!
Terrible advice.
Everyone and their grandma knows you pay for the dial and originality; especially when it comes to 2990's which might be the most faked and frankend watch out there.
I was looking for subjective opinions on the upgrade from the case on my watch to the one in the ad.
No. That replacement case is certainly not new.- the case back shows significant wear and the front case doesn’t look new either. I hope that you didn’t spend a lot of money for the Seachero. The dial and the hands aren’t thst great for the condition.
Why bother asking for advice only to scold someone for giving you their opinion?
I was going to offer my thoughts but won’t bother.
@Canuck gave you objective advice presumably because what he offers is the logical way forward for a watch collector who would want the best example of a 100% legit watch.
If you want subjective advice then by definition you need to do what you want.
Subjectively I think your watch face is ugly and I would not waste more money on it.
I didn't imply it was new. I even implied it was a more 'honest case' meaning it shows the signs of wear you'd expect from an older watch; which is preferred over an over polished case.
I ask for an opinion on the case in question. I get an "opinion" stating I should sell my watch. That's barely advice, it's just an unnecessary comment.
Again, I didn't ask for any opinions on the dial. I know what I have, I know what it's worth and I know even if spending more money on it I'd be in a great position to sell with plenty of margin.
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So far I haven't got a single opinion on the matter in question. Perhaps I should've started by asking people who actually own the references themselves and I could've avoided the wrongly directed opinions of people who barely know what they're looking at.
I own a Ranchero and also own a Seachero, so I am very familiar with the 2990/2996 case. My gave you my opinion as to whether you should purchase that case: “No.”
Seeing as your such an expert compared to the rest of us, why don’t you share your thoughts on the pros and cons of each
If you’ve “owned and sold 10+ 2990/6’s over the past couple of years” then you don’t need any assistance from us. Interesting that you’ve only joined OF since March 19, 2025.
Well my opinion is that while the case isn’t great neither is the dial and so they match and can be assumed to be likely original.
Upgrading the case will impact the originality and if the case is barely better there’s little benefit and the negative is originality is compromised. Of the case is significantly better it won’t match the west to the dial.
So, would I change the case? No.
