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Hello everyone,

What do you think of this watch, That's the only picture available i know it's not much but i'll ask for more pictures. Just judging by the dial etc. what do you think?

I like because of the kind of goldy colour there is to the hands and subdials ( maybe they're just dirty but still looks good i think ^^ )

http://www.chrono24.com/en/search/index ... results=21

my initial concen would be given the state of the hands there is no way thats been serviced for a while if ever the hands almost match the dial for wear

well is it bad that it wasnt serviced? i mean does it mean the watch might not work properly?

Wouldn't touch that with a 10 foot pole.

Price is horrendous for a piece in that condition, and it clearly hasn't been loved very much. No serial number to verify date, no movement photos to verify that and an extremely rough condition. Best case scenario you are looking at $800 to clean and service that if the movement is in the same state as the dial, potentially a lot more.

And yes, failure to service is a very big deal - oil will breakdown increasing friction on moving parts and damaging the movement.

There are much better examples available for similar money.

Lol k thanks. Will keep searching then

I agree that this one is not worth more than £600 - £900 in that condition in Europe.

However, Trusted sellers from Chrono24 should be OK, other than the prices are too high. Having said that you can call them and negotiate them down.

This one is definately way overpriced, so no point.

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