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What do you think of this Speedmaster Ed White 105.003

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Yes i know pics are really crap. I asked for better pics from the seller. What i see is an overpolished case, a replaced chrono hand and crown. The rest looks authentic to me. Back case is so polished that the seamonster is no longer visible. The good point is that the dial could be ok, the bezel is in good shape and aside from the chrono hand and the crown it all looks original. I did notice that the lower chrono dial is stuck at the 2 oclock position. What is your take?

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gbesq
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Impossible to properly evaluate with these photos, but overpolished for sure. Any movement photos?
 
Davidt
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I’m struggling to find anything attractive about that watch. The case is overpolished, the hands wrong and the dial isn’t appealing at all. At best it’s dry and unattractive, at worst it’s been resumed or perhaps even repainted.
It would need to be absolutely dirt cheap for me to even look twice.
 
Dash1
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There’s every chance that dial has been refinished. I can’t see any sign of the tswisst marking for starters, but the photos are terrible. I can’t see an upside to this one unless its very, very cheap.
 
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What’s the asking price baz? At £2k there would be interest, at £4k not so much. The worry is how the photos are so bad you wonder if that is on purpose to mask issues. Based on what little I can see, I suspect a relume but the rest of the dial might be straight. I’d want to see the narrow T Swiss T to be happier but it might be hidden by the angle of the pics.
 
repoman
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Red flags galore here; terrible out of focus photos always puts me on alert; overly polished case is always a hard no for me personally, various replacement parts (crown, bracelet, who knows what else), dial looks a mess as well. So many better examples to choose from, IMHO.
 
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I'm also thinking relume, but this has the potential to be a basketcase problems.
 
pitbos
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With respect, it's pointless to comment on this watch without better photos and the asking price being disclosed. If you're getting it for a song (and I mean prime Aretha Franklin level song), then *maybe* it's worth buying. If you're buying it based on those photos alone, then you're taking on a great deal of risk and the the price has to be reflective of that.
 
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