George, seal is an issue, but more so is lack original pvd case is a bigger issue for authenticity, rePVD cannot match the original finish and to get PVD to take would require the case to be polished (otherwise you see the case grinding/grain) removing serials...value/authenticty suffering at this point considerably.

: It's doing amazingly well at the moment... It looks tempting I know
: it's going to be well above 7K by the time it finishes. I just
: hope like Rich say that who ever wins this one doesn't discover
: that the seals have melted... you know how nasty that stuff can
: be on the dial edges.

: ~George

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