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Re: My Worthless Opinion
In Response To: My Worthless Opinion ()

: This watch has been up on eBay several times. I hate to knock
: somebody's goods but here is what I don't like about it:

: 1) It appears to have been refinished in a very heavy handed way.
: The new brushing has worn down the logo on the bracelet and the
: numbers on the caseback and the top and sides are simply too
: brushed to look authentic.
: 2) There is a lot of corrosion creeping up the inner bezel from
: between the dial and the bezel which may mean that there was
: condensation under the dial at one point.
: 3) The bezel also looks faded and off color compared to the example
: I happen to have on my wrist right now.
: 4) It does not have a Heuer marked Crown.
: 5) The authentic pushers seem to have scrape marks on their
: tops...perhaps from the heavy handed refinish job or perhaps
: from something worse.
: 6) I hate the fact that the seller has put it in a Tag box....just
: not the right thing to do in my opinion.
: 7) Wrong sweep hand (as has been mentioned) and the hands are all
: very faded looking...at least in the pictures.

: Again, all of this is just my opinion, and as such isn't worth a
: cup of coffee/tea. Hopefully what I have said will not make
: anybody mad....but what I say sometimes does...Oh Well!

: JohnCote

Your opinion - yes
Worthless - certainly not!

Appreciate the input. Think this one isn't for me.

Many thanks.

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