Meh. That watch is "near-mint" relative to some vintage Ferrari barn finds that have sold for stupid money!
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Another one bashed/smashed and generally abused.. What the f**k goes on with these watches?
Acrylic crystal is whats going on.
When is a vintage watch past saving, much like cars, value of watch vs making it good.. This watch is coming up in an auction, auctioneers estimate £1000 - £2000.. It seems like it has lived an interesting life.. Used and abused and coming up for a breath of air..
You mean they run the mower over them.. FFS they survived going into space and doing spacey things..
The '64 has definitely been thoroughly used. The third party crystal is awful and the bezel looks like my dog chewed it but it tells the time and the chronograph works...don't know why they hadn't reset the hours hand...I had that down on this list of things likely wrong with it! Some quick photos below out of the box: -
What happened to the top pusher, did someone root around in their spare parts bin and stick a crown on!?
Isn't the the key thing, the part you can't see in the pictures? The movement? Can it be made whole again in such an undertaking for a reasonable cost?
continue to increase in value and with time could provide a good return on investment
