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| Author: | cruvon [ Thu Dec 22, 2011 9:48 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Tips for identifying a never polished watch |
Hi, here's a thread for anyone interested in never polished watches. Note that in seller terminology, "unpolished" is different from "never polished" whereas a collector/buyer might assume they are the same, so beware. Is best to use the term "never polished" to avoid confusion! Tip from Kurt for identifying never polished watches taken from discussion here viewtopic.php?f=11&t=35429&start=15 Quote: The best way to determine if a Navitimer has been polished on the lugs, is to move the nail of your thumb from the inside of the lug and upwards over the lug, an unpolished<<read as never polished>> case should easily scrape in your nail. and WatchFred who tried it out Quote: Took a pic of the space between the lugs, it does "scratch easily" with a toothpick or fingernail: So post your concerns about polished watches here! |
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| Author: | cruvon [ Wed Dec 28, 2011 8:40 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Tips for identifying a never polished watch |
Bump, any tips yet? |
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| Author: | Paul B [ Wed Dec 28, 2011 10:15 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Tips for identifying a never polished watch |
Get to know what an unpolished version of the watch that you are seeking looks like, then compare. Edges that should be crisp and sharp but are now rounded is always the biggest tip off for me on any watch, or any edge that should be beveled but is now rounded instead. Also areas that should have a brushed or visibly machined surface, but are now polished or different in some way. Certain factory surface finishes are very difficult to replicate by the average punter, get to know what the finish should be for that area of the watch. Differing lug thickness is also a tip-off on certain watches, if a big enough gouge has been polished out of a lug, the lug may be thinner than the others. Look at all four to see if thickness is uniform, and then also compare to a known original watch. Just keep looking at closeup pics of watches, Ebay is a good source for this. Cheers, Paul |
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| Author: | cruvon [ Thu Dec 29, 2011 6:49 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Tips for identifying a never polished watch |
Thanks for the tips Paul. I guess being able to tell that will only come with experience as you mentioned. Wondering how easy is it for the experts to get it wrong? |
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