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Vintage Navitimer decision: unpolished but blemished vs. polished and unblemished

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Maybe a bit of topic...
But here is also a Navitimer, but the 1806,
and it is huge, around 48 mm i diameter,
so there is no problemo reading the time....馃榿

This one is untouched with the sharp edges still present.

I would go for the nr 1 809, I think you will be looking at the case and lines on nr 2, and might regret that choice!

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I had 3 of these in the past , when nobody wanted them .... Iraqi air force . Sadam . Impressive watches , BUT: not the best choice now and in the future; movement spare parts for caliber 11 are very expensive, if you find them at all....
 
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"Checked by our watchmaker" doesn't carry much weight around here. I interpret it as has definitely NOT been serviced and Bob In The Back saw that it was running and no parts had fallen off.
If they had a timegrapher they lied or never measured it.
 
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I have only had two other vintage watches, neither of which has had parameters of this magnitude. How severe would you say these are? And is this within the scope of regulating it, or even if it is, given that the last complete service date is unknown, is a complete service really the only way to go?
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Oh, so what didn't/doesn't look good about the first photo?

I can only tell you that I always try to help.
 
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I have only had two other vintage watches, neither of which has had parameters of this magnitude. How severe would you say these are? And is this within the scope of regulating it, or even if it is, given that the last complete service date is unknown, is a complete service really the only way to go?
The parameters are not outrageous for a vintage watch, I would say. If the 36/38 seconds per day don't bother you, there's no real problem. I probably wouldn't go the regulation route (if even possible), because it might just mean masking some issues with the movement that would/should be properly addressed by having it serviced. So if it were up to me I'd go for a full service with the peace of mind that any issues would be properly sorted and it would then be good to go for years to come.
 
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Update after service for future reference: the dial "debris" and movement cleaned up beautifully, and now it's running much better of course : )
 
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Lovely watch. Wear it in good health!

By the way, my younger cousin (ref. 81600B) says hello.
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Sure, this type of dial is a challenge to read at a glance, and even with a good deal of habit it remains less than intuitive. But when it is that gorgeous, who cares if it takes a few seconds to extract the time? It just allows us to lovingly look at this watch for a bit longer...
 
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