What do you think of this GC case condition ?

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RoadRunner73

·Apr 3, 2023

Hello Guys !
I am offered this 168.005 GC from Japan : seems overall in good condition, but I asked for a close-up picture of the lugs to evaluate the sharpness of the edges, and this is what I got : I know close-up pics can be "over exagerating" defects which you would hardly see with bare eyes, but I am not an expert, so I would like to know if this would be acceptable, and if a VERY GENTLE polishing could improve it without destroying the edges ?

Thanks for your guidance ! 👍

 

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RoadRunner73

·Apr 3, 2023

Another shot of the dial, which to me seems OK ... considering an appropriate polishing of the crystal. But what about the case ? seems unpolished, or hardly polished, or am I wrong ?

 

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PlainVanilla

·Apr 3, 2023

Hello! Everything looks OK. The case has been slightly polished but still looking good. I think you should leave it as is.

 

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MtV

·Apr 3, 2023

A gentle wipe with a gold cloth is all I’d do tbh…

 

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Peemacgee

·Apr 3, 2023

A good looking case IMHO - will look so much better on the wrist than in a photo
is it rose gold or is that just the lighting in the image?

As above, leave alone or give a light wipe with a jewellers cloth

The dial is good with some light speckling between the centre and the date
The lume appears to have been cleaned from the indices
- nothing that would stop me buying this watch

BTW its much easier to assess a watch properly if we can see all of the available pics - not just cropped areas.

 

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RoadRunner73

·Apr 3, 2023

Valuable comments for a newbie like me ! many thanks ! 👍 from further distance, the watch looks quite smart : a '66 YG GC housing a 564 Cal.
Has nearly all I'm expecting from a Dog Leg. I'll keep you posted.

 

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Dan S

·Apr 3, 2023

Polishing will only make it worse. BTW, what is "GC?"

 

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PlainVanilla

·Apr 3, 2023

Dan S

Polishing will only make it worse. BTW, what is "GC?"

Gold cap?

 

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RoadRunner73

·Apr 3, 2023

SS = Stainless Steel
GC = Gold Capped
SG = Solid Gold (OM = Or Massif in "Omega Swiss French" 😉)
RG = Rosé Gold (Pink)
YG = Yellow Gold
😀
Asian / Japanese Sellers are experts in coding !

 

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RoadRunner73

·Apr 3, 2023

Dan S

Polishing will only make it worse. BTW, what is "GC?"

I would generally agree with you : but here (in France) I know a "very gentle polishing" technique, called "avivage", where there is (nearly) no material taken off ; this "avivage" has been used on my late Dad's Tissot pocket watch to simply get back some of the lost "mirror" effect on a 20µm gold plating : nealy no loss of gold and edges have remained very sharp.

 

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RoadRunner73

·Apr 3, 2023

The word "polishing" to me suppose that some of the material is taken away, and then the sharpness of the edges will be affected. "Avivage" is mainly meant to eliminate the oxydation, and restore as much as possible of the glance of a surface, not to eliminate all the scratches, which would be detrimental to the general shape.
This results in the eye being attracted by the "shining" effect, and hardly seeing 80% of the scratches any longer.

 

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Dan S

·Apr 3, 2023

I am familiar with that sort of polishing, but I see scratches even more when the case is polished. I think it's a matter of personal taste, but I don't like shiny cases like that.