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I love patina myself. In saying that, if you don't want mudguard eyelets, don't rush into something that isn't right. There'll be something else just round the corner. What I'm trying to say is don't feel pressured into something that isn't perfect for you i.e let everyone in the bike community know what you're after, have plenty of conversations, join the VCC if you haven't already and wait for the perfect bike to come up, it won't be long.
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Ok, so this seems as good a place as amny to ask. I'm in the market for a road/track frame 1950's or older, preferably with mudguard eyes. If you had a choice to make between a frame that doesn't entirely match these requirments (ie no mudguard eyes, more of a pure track frame, but is the right size) and is a brand you have an affinity with (ie carlron-my Dad had one and I'm from Nottinghamshire) but it has been refurbished and repainted recently, and a frame that has its lovely old original paint and decals, has mudguard eyes, but is of a make you have no real connection to otherwise (all be it still a lovely frame-a Pennine), which would you go for. The refurbed one then you have a affinity for, or the nice frame in it's original paint.?? Nice conundrum to have, admitedly...