Watch Scratches and Value

Dear all,

Was wondering how watch scratches, dings etc. affect the 'value' of an Omega long term?

Does the watch being used dramatically reduce its value?

Interested to hear thoughts...

There’s a difference between price and value 😉. Dints, scratches affect the price, my scratches on my watches add value.
Anyway cases etc are there to protect the watch movement etc so scratches show it’s doing it’s job.
You buy a NOS vintage watch at say Christie’s you’d be scared to wear it, safe queen of little value as a time keeping device.
Buy similar scratched and dinted version, you could then wear and enjoy, making it much more of value for its intended purpose.