about that FS description... (polish = good/bad?)

[taxico]

"This luxurious timepiece had just been hand polished and restored to its original luster..."

"...Most importantly, no settings or alterations of any kind which lessen a watch's value has been done to this watch making it even more valuable."

(as quoted from some FS ads in the garage)

thought this would make for interesting discussion... i wonder what the other forum members feel about it...

i am always under the impression that almost any watch, once polished, loses some value...

personally i prefer a beat up watch that is untouched over one that looks pristine but has been polished/restored.

(although when i first began to collect watches, i wanted my watches to look as new as possible - these days this is not acceptable by me)

what do you guys think?

[116520]

Age by itself is a beauty...why botox it???

[newbie09]

I will look for a unpolish watch if i am buying preowned.

[zidaneong]

lol, my mum's lady dj never been serviced/polished since she bought it in 1993.

[wongcheok]

"This luxurious timepiece had just been hand polished and restored to its original luster..."

"...Most importantly, no settings or alterations of any kind which lessen a watch's value has been done to this watch making it even more valuable."

(as quoted from some FS ads in the garage)

thought this would make for interesting discussion... i wonder what the other forum members feel about it...

i am always under the impression that almost any watch, once polished, loses some value...

personally i prefer a beat up watch that is untouched over one that looks pristine but has been polished/restored.

(although when i first began to collect watches, i wanted my watches to look as new as possible - these days this is not acceptable by me)

what do you guys think?

From the first time I saw these ads by davidoff/amg/zegna/whomever, I have been thinking the exact same thing - doesn't make any sense to reconcile even a light polish with 'no alterations have been done'.

[Darkangel]

lol, my mum's lady dj never been serviced/polished since she bought it in 1993.

Same here...hehe..my mum also got hers in 93

[116520]

1993 was a good year...

Same here...hehe..my mum also got hers in 93

[zidaneong]

Same here...hehe..my mum also got hers in 93

1993 was a good year...

ya, lol.