Re: polished seamaster..
Caspar,
I have to agree with Linq (he's a pretty smart guy) when he said:
: My second concern would be that if you were to
: later try selling the watch, you would have
: a very hard time finding a buyer for it in
: its altered state.
For me, the high resale value was a MAJOR selling point. If you're considering buying a less-than-perfect watch, then, like me, you probably aren't wanting the watch to depreciate much. I paid $762 USD, which is approximately $6357.63 (DKK) at today's exchange rate (Denmark Krones for everyone else, I assume you are in Denmark, judging by your e-mail domain -- .dk). The Seamaster Professional was second-hand, but unworn, mint condition, with display box, manual, warrantee card, world-service booklet, instruction manual, warantee card holder, and original store cash register receipt (the S/N had been removed skillfully, but I wouldn't have paid more even with it... I actually should probably have paid a bit less.) I know that I could re-sell it, any time I like, for at least 85-90% of that, with above items. The SMP is a very popular, and thus common model... there are far too many out there, with all paraphernalia, and in perfect condition, to pay "almost retail" for a ruined item. Look elsewhere... there are many folks on this site that can direct you to an authorized dealer who can give you a fantastic discout, if you ask. Further, when it's time to re-sell it, a bad finish will make it look odd (read: fake), and you may not be able to unload it. Although few people are so intimately familiar with Omega, most may realize that there is something wrong with this one. -- Dan
