My definition of a "New Old Stock" watch would be a watch:- that is comprised of the parts with which it was originally manufactured, with no replacement parts or modifications of the parts, and
- has never been worn, except maybe for a customer to try it on, in the dealer showroom.
According to my definition- a NOS watch may have moved from one dealer to the other, or even from one customer to another, and even been bought and sold a few times, but when it is worn by a buyer, then I would suggest that it loses the NOS status
- after sitting on the retailer's shelf for a long time, the watch may require servicing in order to run well (fresh oil, etc.); I would suggest that the watch would still qualify as NOS, even after this servicing, so long as parts are not replaced during this servicing.
Maybe other readers have different views about this definition of NOS and will share them here?
Based on this definition, this watch that you show would not appear to be NOS . . . hands seem to have been replaced; dial seems to have been relumed; etc.
Jeff
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: Plain and simple...offered as such...
: Opinions please.
: Cheers,
: David
