| Collecting vintage watches is a growing
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| | tear. Ask the vendor for a detailed
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| hobby in most parts of the western world.
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| | report on the history of servicing of the
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| Men, particularly, are attracted by the
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| | watch and its current condition. If the
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| romance and novelty of having a
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| | vendor cannot supply such information it
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| micro-engine on their wrist as both a
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| | is better to let the watch go rather than
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| time-teller and an image statement.One of
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| | experience the disappointment of
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| the most frustrating aspects of
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| | acquiring a watch that has suffered abuse
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| collecting vintage watches is the number
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| | in the past and having to deal with the
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| of fakes, frankenwatches and fraudsters
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| | ongoing symptoms of that abuse.7.
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| one encounters in pursuit of this noble,
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| | Claiming an old warrior is a handsome
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| but increasingly costly, passion.The
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| | prince. Many vendors use descriptions
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| comeback of the mechanical watch has
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| | like 'minty', '100% authentic', 'very
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| drawn out all sorts of insects from under
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| | clean', 'this one is a keeper', and so
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| their rocks. The pursuit of one's passion
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| | on. Most of these descriptions are
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| for old timepieces will inevitably lead
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| | useless if not backed up by evidence.When
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| to numerous encounters with rogue
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| | examining a good quality picture of the
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| repairers who charge house prices for
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| | watch movement, and always ask for
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| inferior work, linear decendents of horse
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| | pictures if you are buying on the
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| theives who palm off fakes as the real
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| | internet, look for any discolouration of
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| thing, Doctor Frankensteins who create
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| | the surfaces of plates and bridges. Look
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| sought-after models from parts of other
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| | for any signs of corrosion or parts of
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| watches, the usual bevy of shonks, crooks
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| | the watch that do not match in colour,
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| and tricksters out to convince the
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| | particularly rotor bridges and the part
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| gullible and the unwary to swipe their
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| | of the watch that contains the calibre or
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| well worn credit cards.In a recent seven
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| | serial numbers. Look for new additions
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| day survey and follow-up I completed on
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| | that show themselves by their shininess.
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| the listing of vintage Omega
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| | These are all indicators of
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| Constellation watches on a major on-line
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| | inauthenticity, parts swapping or at
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| trading site, more than 50 percent of all
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| | least major repairs.8. Examine the
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| listings were of watches that were
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| | movement for burred screw heads and
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| inauthentic in some way - that gives you
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| | scrapes and damage to the movement plates
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| some idea of what collectors are up
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| | or bridges, which are sure signs of
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| against.Caveat Emptor, rarity and product
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| | inexpert work, or at least indicate the
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| knowledge steer the purchasing behaviours
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| | movement was separate from the case for
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| of astute collectors in any collecting
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| | some time before a case was found to
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| field and these three principles are
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| | match. Checks for surface discoloration
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| particularly important when purchasing
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| | on the movement plates, blotches,
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| vintage watches on-line and through
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| | corrosion, or parts that don't match the
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| bricks and mortar dealers.Frankenwatches
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| | rest of the movement patina.9. Examine
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| describe the practice of taking parts
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| | the case back to determine whether the
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| from different watches of the same
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| | watch has had a hard life. Beware of
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| calibre series and 'creating' a new or
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| | excessive polishing that takes the
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| better pedigree of movement. In some
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| | sharpness away from the edges of the
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| countries of Europe they are called
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| | watch case, as that again indicates
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| 'Wedding' watches. This practice is
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| | considerable wear and tear overall and
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| especially prevalent in middle and higher
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| | devalues the watch.10. A watch that has
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| end timepieces that are most sought-after
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| | obviously had a hard life indicates
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| by collectors.In tandem with the obvious
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| | carelessness towards its maintenance and
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| deception of Frankenwatches, there are a
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| | irregularity in servicing. Generally
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| number of other intentional and
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| | speaking, mechanical watches should be
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| inadvertent frauds that occur:1. Housing
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| | serviced every three to five years, and
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| a different movement in a genuine case or
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| | it is not difficult to detect a watch
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| re-dialed model. If you are interested in
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| | that has been neglected because the signs
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| collecting a particlar brand of watch,
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| | of neglect are obvious to the naked
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| get to know the calibre numbers of
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| | eye.Badly discoloured watches with
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| movements that power particular models.
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| | scratches, gouges to the movement, highly
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| Calibre numbers are different to serial
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| | polished case backs and inexpertly
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| numbers and can best be described as the
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| | refinished dials are sure signs of the
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| engine type(similar to cars: eg.
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| | amateur watchmaker at work and should be
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| 2.5-litre DOHC V6 describing the engine
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| | avoided. They can also point to a tired
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| in a current X Type Jaguar). Some
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| | old movement jazzed up for sale and
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| calibres of a particular brand are more
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| | marketed with great hyperbole to the
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| collectible than others, so it pays to
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| | unwary Internet shopper.11. Look
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| know what's under the bonnet.2. Using a
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| | carefully at the dial to see if screws
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| similar movement series and replacing the
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| | have caused minor or major indentations
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| part that has the calibre number. This is
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| | on the dial. This indicates that
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| prevalent in watch brands that have
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| | incorrect or inauthentic screws have been
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| numerous models and where the top line
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| | used in the movement.Look for corrosion
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| models fetch higher prices that the
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| | on the dial or flakes that have come off
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| cheaper models. Often you can tell a
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| | the dial. This can indicate that a watch
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| fraud of this type through colouration
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| | has spent some or all of its life in the
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| contrasts or newness of the parts that
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| | tropics and was not serviced as regularly
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| contains the calibre number.3. Placing a
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| | as it should have been. It can also
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| high end dial and movement in the wrong
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| | indicate immersion in water.Watches that
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| case. Many of the higher end vintage
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| | are regularly serviced will have their
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| watches have case back numbers that can
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| | seals replaced at service and should show
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| be checked with serial numbers to see if
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| | few signs of moisture having entered the
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| they match.4. Replacing worn hands and
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| | case. Remember rust under a dial cannot
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| crowns with non-genuine hands and crowns
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| | be seen and flaky dials can be a sign of
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| and claiming the watch is 100 percent
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| | hidden problems underneath.12. Rust
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| authentic. A common problem with many
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| | cannot generally be removed from watches
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| vintage models that reduces the value of
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| | and at best can be neutralised. A sure
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| the watch. Before buying, build up a
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| | sign of neglect is corrosion on or near
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| library of pictures of watches that you
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| | the threads of the case back or the area
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| know are genuine and match a prospective
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| | where the case back meets the case. These
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| purchase against them. On-line forums are
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| | are signs of irregular servicing and
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| a great way to acquire and swap
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| | signify the possibility of excessive wear
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| pictures.5. Badly executed dials and
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| | of the movement.Watch collecting is a
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| re-dials. Ask for super-sized pictures so
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| | rewarding past-time for thousands of
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| you can examine the quality of the
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| | collectors worldwide. Fortunately they
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| printing and also the placement of
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| | congregate in various forums on the
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| lettering. A bad re-dial will wipe as
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| | Internet and are generally very happy to
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| much as 30 percent off the value of the
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| | share their knowledge and passion for
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| watch. Again pictures and the help of
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| | particular brands. Build up and use your
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| other collectors is invaluable in making
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| | knowledge to better determine the value
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| sure you have an authentic watch.6.
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| | of the watches you collect.An evenly
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| Replacing numerous worn parts in a
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| | coloured movement, retaining much of its
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| genuine models with genuine parts. While
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| | original sheen and showing signs of
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| this is a perfectly acceptable practice,
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| | regular service demands a higher price
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| it does indicate that at some stage in
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| | and improves its value far better than a
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| the life of the movement it was neglected
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| | poor cousin that has been through the
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| or damaged. Knowledgeable and pernickety
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| | wars.(c) Desmond Guilfoyle 2006Desmond
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| collectors look for signs of colour
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| | Guilfoyle in an award winning commentator
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| variation on the movement and often avoid
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| | on influence, persuasion and charisma. He
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| watches that are not of one colour
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| | has written three books on those subjects
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| hue.Look for scratches or gouges on the
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| | and his book 'The Charisma Effect' has
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| non-replaced parts, and look for
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| | been published in seven languages around
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| corrosion or other signs of wear and
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| | the globe.
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