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·I'm not sure is the subject watch qualifies as vintage or modern, but I went with the latter, hence the post in this forum.
As I am celebrating a bit of a milestone, I have been shopping for 'something special'. For a bit of nostalgic reasons, I am drawn to the speedmaster, and specifically the panda dials. Based on proportions, and how the current professional fits, and having had the chance to try on a 2020 Tokyo panda, I am strongly considering a 3569.31.
As there haven't been any of these popping up in the usual places (OF, RF, etc.) I've begun to look at CH24 and eBay. Thanks to prior OF threads, I understand it's fairly common for CH24 to often be more expensive than eBay and certainly my research into a variety of different speedmasters as well as other specific branded watches has demonstrated that for me. This seems to be especially the case with the 3569.32. Sometimes I can attribute the difference to box & papers, or how worn something may appear, but other times...it's beyond me, which leads me to this post.
I'm presently looking at this one on eB: https://www.ebay.com/itm/315122754297
And to my novice eyes, it looks to be in very good shape, has box and warranty card, and seems to be held by a dealer with lots of positive feedback. The narrative description says it was serviced and polished recently. And thanks to spending A LOT of time with the 'learn to fish' thread, I cannot see that the edges or sides have been polished off to a degree that look different to me from number of other pieces at much higher price-points. What am I missing, do the OF-practiced eyes detect something that says 'stay away' or beware of...? Or does this seem a legitimate piece simply priced below many others?
I will add, I am not purchasing this as an investment piece. And while I'd like an original and not a mod, if it were lightly polished or worn a bit, I don't think that would bother me. At any rate, I'd welcome your thoughts on this particular piece, and if my due-diligence process is missing anything essential.
As I am celebrating a bit of a milestone, I have been shopping for 'something special'. For a bit of nostalgic reasons, I am drawn to the speedmaster, and specifically the panda dials. Based on proportions, and how the current professional fits, and having had the chance to try on a 2020 Tokyo panda, I am strongly considering a 3569.31.
As there haven't been any of these popping up in the usual places (OF, RF, etc.) I've begun to look at CH24 and eBay. Thanks to prior OF threads, I understand it's fairly common for CH24 to often be more expensive than eBay and certainly my research into a variety of different speedmasters as well as other specific branded watches has demonstrated that for me. This seems to be especially the case with the 3569.32. Sometimes I can attribute the difference to box & papers, or how worn something may appear, but other times...it's beyond me, which leads me to this post.
I'm presently looking at this one on eB: https://www.ebay.com/itm/315122754297
And to my novice eyes, it looks to be in very good shape, has box and warranty card, and seems to be held by a dealer with lots of positive feedback. The narrative description says it was serviced and polished recently. And thanks to spending A LOT of time with the 'learn to fish' thread, I cannot see that the edges or sides have been polished off to a degree that look different to me from number of other pieces at much higher price-points. What am I missing, do the OF-practiced eyes detect something that says 'stay away' or beware of...? Or does this seem a legitimate piece simply priced below many others?
I will add, I am not purchasing this as an investment piece. And while I'd like an original and not a mod, if it were lightly polished or worn a bit, I don't think that would bother me. At any rate, I'd welcome your thoughts on this particular piece, and if my due-diligence process is missing anything essential.
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